diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.spec.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.spec.tsx
index 4d3888494e..2c7c743576 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.spec.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
 import { QueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { act, render, screen, waitFor, within } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { act, render, screen, within } from '@testing-library/react';
 import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
 import type { ReactElement, ReactNode } from 'react';
 import { TestBootProvider } from '../../../__tests__/helpers/boot';
-import loggedUser from '../../../__tests__/fixture/loggedUser';
 import type { QuestDashboard } from '../../graphql/quests';
 import {
   QuestRewardType,
@@ -16,7 +15,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../graphql/quests';
 import { QuestButton } from './QuestButton';
 import { useClaimQuestReward } from '../../hooks/useClaimQuestReward';
-import { useMarkQuestRotationsViewed } from '../../hooks/useMarkQuestRotationsViewed';
 import { useQuestDashboard } from '../../hooks/useQuestDashboard';
 import { usePlusSubscription } from '../../hooks/usePlusSubscription';
 import useSubscription from '../../hooks/useSubscription';
@@ -40,10 +38,6 @@ jest.mock('../../hooks/useClaimQuestReward', () => ({
   useClaimQuestReward: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
-jest.mock('../../hooks/useMarkQuestRotationsViewed', () => ({
-  useMarkQuestRotationsViewed: jest.fn(),
-}));
-
 jest.mock('../icons', () => {
   const actual = jest.requireActual('../icons');
 
@@ -183,8 +177,6 @@ jest.mock('../tooltip/Tooltip', () => {
 
 const mockUseQuestDashboard = useQuestDashboard as jest.Mock;
 const mockUseClaimQuestReward = useClaimQuestReward as jest.Mock;
-const mockUseMarkQuestRotationsViewed =
-  useMarkQuestRotationsViewed as jest.Mock;
 const mockUseSubscription = useSubscription as jest.Mock;
 const mockUsePlusSubscription = usePlusSubscription as jest.Mock;
 const mockLogSubscriptionEvent = jest.fn();
@@ -199,7 +191,6 @@ const questDashboard = {
   },
   currentStreak: 0,
   longestStreak: 0,
-  hasNewQuestRotations: false,
   daily: {
     regular: [
       {
@@ -230,6 +221,7 @@ const questDashboard = {
     plus: [],
   },
   milestone: [],
+  intro: [],
 };
 
 const renderComponent = ({
@@ -237,20 +229,17 @@ const renderComponent = ({
   client = new QueryClient(),
   compact = false,
   log = {},
-  auth = {},
 }: {
   optOutLevelSystem?: boolean;
   client?: QueryClient;
   compact?: boolean;
   log?: Record<string, unknown>;
-  auth?: Record<string, unknown>;
 } = {}) =>
   render(
     <TestBootProvider
       client={client}
       settings={{ optOutLevelSystem }}
       log={log}
-      auth={auth}
     >
       <QuestButton compact={compact} />
     </TestBootProvider>,
@@ -271,10 +260,6 @@ beforeEach(() => {
     isPending: false,
     variables: undefined,
   });
-  mockUseMarkQuestRotationsViewed.mockReturnValue({
-    mutate: jest.fn(),
-    isPending: false,
-  });
   mockUseSubscription.mockReset();
   mockLogSubscriptionEvent.mockReset();
   mockUsePlusSubscription.mockReturnValue({
@@ -621,130 +606,9 @@ describe('QuestButton', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it('should not show a new indicator when the dashboard reports no new quest rotations', async () => {
+  it('should never render the new quest indicator bubble', () => {
     renderComponent();
 
-    expect(
-      screen.getByRole('button', {
-        name: /Quests, level 7, 63% progress/i,
-      }),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.queryByTestId('quest-button-new-indicator'),
-    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
-  it('should show and clear the new quest indicator after a quest rotation update', async () => {
-    const client = new QueryClient();
-    const establishedUser = {
-      ...loggedUser,
-      createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    };
-    const subscriptions: Array<{
-      query: string;
-      next?: () => unknown;
-    }> = [];
-    let questDashboardState = {
-      data: questDashboard,
-      isPending: false,
-      isError: false,
-      dataUpdatedAt: 1,
-    };
-    const markQuestRotationsViewed = jest.fn(() => {
-      questDashboardState = {
-        ...questDashboardState,
-        data: {
-          ...questDashboardState.data,
-          hasNewQuestRotations: false,
-        },
-        dataUpdatedAt: 3,
-      };
-    });
-
-    mockUseQuestDashboard.mockImplementation(() => questDashboardState);
-    mockUseMarkQuestRotationsViewed.mockReturnValue({
-      mutate: markQuestRotationsViewed,
-      isPending: false,
-    });
-    mockUseSubscription.mockImplementation(
-      (
-        request: () => { query: string },
-        callbacks: { next?: () => unknown },
-      ) => {
-        subscriptions.push({
-          query: request().query,
-          next: callbacks.next,
-        });
-      },
-    );
-
-    const view = render(
-      <TestBootProvider client={client} auth={{ user: establishedUser }}>
-        <QuestButton />
-      </TestBootProvider>,
-    );
-
-    questDashboardState = {
-      data: {
-        ...questDashboard,
-        hasNewQuestRotations: true,
-        daily: {
-          ...questDashboard.daily,
-          regular: [
-            {
-              ...questDashboard.daily.regular[0],
-              rotationId: 'daily-quest-2',
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      },
-      isPending: false,
-      isError: false,
-      dataUpdatedAt: 2,
-    };
-
-    subscriptions
-      .find(
-        (subscription) =>
-          subscription.query === QUEST_ROTATION_UPDATE_SUBSCRIPTION,
-      )
-      ?.next?.();
-
-    view.rerender(
-      <TestBootProvider client={client} auth={{ user: establishedUser }}>
-        <QuestButton />
-      </TestBootProvider>,
-    );
-
-    expect(
-      screen.getByRole('button', {
-        name: /Quests, level 7, 63% progress, new quests available/i,
-      }),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(
-      screen.getByTestId('quest-button-new-indicator'),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.getByTestId('quest-button-new-indicator')).toHaveTextContent(
-      'new',
-    );
-    expect(markQuestRotationsViewed).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-    await userEvent.click(
-      screen.getByRole('button', {
-        name: /Quests, level 7, 63% progress, new quests available/i,
-      }),
-    );
-
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(markQuestRotationsViewed).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    });
-
-    view.rerender(
-      <TestBootProvider client={client} auth={{ user: establishedUser }}>
-        <QuestButton />
-      </TestBootProvider>,
-    );
-
     expect(
       screen.queryByTestId('quest-button-new-indicator'),
     ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
@@ -1514,42 +1378,4 @@ describe('QuestButton', () => {
       exact: true,
     });
   });
-
-  it('should not show new indicator for users created less than 24 hours ago', () => {
-    mockUseQuestDashboard.mockReturnValue({
-      data: { ...questDashboard, hasNewQuestRotations: true },
-      isPending: false,
-      isError: false,
-    });
-
-    const newUser = {
-      ...loggedUser,
-      createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 12 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    };
-
-    renderComponent({ auth: { user: newUser } });
-
-    expect(
-      screen.queryByTestId('quest-button-new-indicator'),
-    ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
-
-  it('should show new indicator for users created more than 24 hours ago', () => {
-    mockUseQuestDashboard.mockReturnValue({
-      data: { ...questDashboard, hasNewQuestRotations: true },
-      isPending: false,
-      isError: false,
-    });
-
-    const establishedUser = {
-      ...loggedUser,
-      createdAt: new Date(Date.now() - 48 * 60 * 60 * 1000).toISOString(),
-    };
-
-    renderComponent({ auth: { user: establishedUser } });
-
-    expect(
-      screen.getByTestId('quest-button-new-indicator'),
-    ).toBeInTheDocument();
-  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.tsx b/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.tsx
index 8865a4d334..3420e0d1fc 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/components/quest/QuestButton.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import {
   QUEST_UPDATE_SUBSCRIPTION,
 } from '../../graphql/quests';
 import { useClaimQuestReward } from '../../hooks/useClaimQuestReward';
-import { useMarkQuestRotationsViewed } from '../../hooks/useMarkQuestRotationsViewed';
 import { useQuestDashboard } from '../../hooks/useQuestDashboard';
 import { usePlusSubscription } from '../../hooks/usePlusSubscription';
 import { useAuthContext } from '../../contexts/AuthContext';
@@ -758,7 +757,6 @@ export const QuestButton = ({
   const level = data?.level?.level ?? 1;
   const levelProgress = data?.level ? getLevelProgress(data.level) : 0;
   const showLevelSystem = !optOutLevelSystem;
-  const { mutate: markQuestRotationsViewed } = useMarkQuestRotationsViewed();
   const claimableCount = useMemo(() => {
     if (!data) {
       return 0;
@@ -813,11 +811,6 @@ export const QuestButton = ({
   const triggerVisualClassName = compact ? 'size-8' : 'size-10';
   const triggerLevelClassName = compact ? 'typo-caption2' : 'typo-caption1';
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const isAccountOlderThan24Hours =
-    !!user?.createdAt &&
-    Date.now() - new Date(user.createdAt).getTime() > 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
-  const hasNewQuestRotations =
-    (data?.hasNewQuestRotations ?? false) && isAccountOlderThan24Hours;
   const claimedStampRotationIdSet = useMemo(
     () => new Set(claimedStampRotationIds),
     [claimedStampRotationIds],
@@ -836,14 +829,6 @@ export const QuestButton = ({
   );
   const scrollFadeRef = useScrollFade<HTMLDivElement>();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!isOpen || !hasNewQuestRotations) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    markQuestRotationsViewed();
-  }, [hasNewQuestRotations, isOpen, markQuestRotationsViewed]);
-
   const clearProgressTimers = useCallback(() => {
     progressTimersRef.current.forEach((timerId) => {
       window.clearTimeout(timerId);
@@ -1228,12 +1213,8 @@ export const QuestButton = ({
                 showLevelSystem
                   ? `Quests, level ${renderedLevel}, ${Math.round(
                       renderedLevelProgress,
-                    )}% progress${
-                      hasNewQuestRotations ? ', new quests available' : ''
-                    }`
-                  : `Quests${
-                      hasNewQuestRotations ? ', new quests available' : ''
-                    }`
+                    )}% progress`
+                  : 'Quests'
               }
             >
               {showLevelSystem ? (
@@ -1292,20 +1273,6 @@ export const QuestButton = ({
                   <TourIcon size={compact ? IconSize.Small : IconSize.Large} />
                 </span>
               )}
-              {hasNewQuestRotations && !claimableCount && (
-                <Bubble
-                  aria-hidden
-                  data-testid="quest-button-new-indicator"
-                  className={classNames(
-                    'left-0 top-0 !min-h-0 !min-w-0 !py-0.5 px-1.5 !font-bold lowercase typo-caption2',
-                    compact
-                      ? '-translate-x-1.5 -translate-y-1'
-                      : '-translate-x-2 -translate-y-1.5',
-                  )}
-                >
-                  new
-                </Bubble>
-              )}
               {claimableCount > 0 && (
                 <Bubble
                   className={classNames(
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/graphql/quests.ts b/packages/shared/src/graphql/quests.ts
index 9d37b3173a..249db9a61f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/graphql/quests.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/graphql/quests.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ export interface QuestDashboard {
   level: QuestLevel;
   currentStreak: number;
   longestStreak: number;
-  hasNewQuestRotations: boolean;
   daily: QuestBucket;
   weekly: QuestBucket;
   milestone: UserQuest[];
@@ -89,23 +88,6 @@ export interface QuestUpdateData {
   questUpdate: QuestUpdate;
 }
 
-export interface QuestRotationUpdate {
-  updatedAt: Date;
-  type: QuestType;
-  periodStart: Date;
-  periodEnd: Date;
-}
-
-export interface QuestRotationUpdateData {
-  questRotationUpdate: QuestRotationUpdate;
-}
-
-export interface MarkQuestRotationsViewedData {
-  markQuestRotationsViewed: {
-    _: boolean;
-  };
-}
-
 export enum ClientQuestEventType {
   VisitExplorePage = 'visit_explore_page',
   VisitDiscussionsPage = 'visit_discussions_page',
@@ -260,7 +242,6 @@ export const QUEST_DASHBOARD_QUERY = gql`
           amount
         }
       }
-      hasNewQuestRotations
     }
   }
 `;
@@ -422,14 +403,6 @@ export const TRACK_QUEST_EVENT_MUTATION = gql`
   }
 `;
 
-export const MARK_QUEST_ROTATIONS_VIEWED_MUTATION = gql`
-  mutation MarkQuestRotationsViewed {
-    markQuestRotationsViewed {
-      _
-    }
-  }
-`;
-
 export const QUEST_UPDATE_SUBSCRIPTION = gql`
   subscription QuestUpdate {
     questUpdate {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/hooks/useMarkQuestRotationsViewed.ts b/packages/shared/src/hooks/useMarkQuestRotationsViewed.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4830c3978e..0000000000
--- a/packages/shared/src/hooks/useMarkQuestRotationsViewed.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useAuthContext } from '../contexts/AuthContext';
-import type {
-  MarkQuestRotationsViewedData,
-  QuestDashboard,
-} from '../graphql/quests';
-import { MARK_QUEST_ROTATIONS_VIEWED_MUTATION } from '../graphql/quests';
-import { generateQueryKey, RequestKey } from '../lib/query';
-import { useRequestProtocol } from './useRequestProtocol';
-
-export const useMarkQuestRotationsViewed = () => {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const { user } = useAuthContext();
-  const { requestMethod } = useRequestProtocol();
-  const questDashboardKey = generateQueryKey(RequestKey.QuestDashboard, user);
-
-  return useMutation({
-    mutationFn: async () => {
-      const result = await requestMethod<MarkQuestRotationsViewedData>(
-        MARK_QUEST_ROTATIONS_VIEWED_MUTATION,
-      );
-
-      return result.markQuestRotationsViewed;
-    },
-    onMutate: () => {
-      const previousDashboard =
-        queryClient.getQueryData<QuestDashboard>(questDashboardKey);
-
-      queryClient.setQueryData<QuestDashboard | undefined>(
-        questDashboardKey,
-        (currentDashboard) => {
-          if (!currentDashboard || !currentDashboard.hasNewQuestRotations) {
-            return currentDashboard;
-          }
-
-          return {
-            ...currentDashboard,
-            hasNewQuestRotations: false,
-          };
-        },
-      );
-
-      return previousDashboard;
-    },
-    onError: (_, __, previousDashboard) => {
-      if (previousDashboard) {
-        queryClient.setQueryData(questDashboardKey, previousDashboard);
-      }
-    },
-  });
-};
-
-export default useMarkQuestRotationsViewed;
diff --git a/packages/webapp/lib/gameCenter.spec.ts b/packages/webapp/lib/gameCenter.spec.ts
index 9ae632224d..46a2cdfa43 100644
--- a/packages/webapp/lib/gameCenter.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/webapp/lib/gameCenter.spec.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ describe('game center helpers', () => {
         xpInLevel: 150,
         xpToNextLevel: 250,
       },
-      hasNewQuestRotations: false,
       currentStreak: 4,
       longestStreak: 9,
       daily: {
@@ -132,6 +131,7 @@ describe('game center helpers', () => {
           },
         }),
       ],
+      intro: [],
     };
 
     const summary = getQuestSummary(dashboard);