diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/header.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/header.hbs
index 85056267fb5..7eec139b080 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/header.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/header.hbs
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@
               {{else}}
                 {{#if topic.errorLoading}}
                   <span class="error">{{topic.errorTitle}}</span>
-                {{else}}
-                  <span class="loading">{{i18n 'topic.loading'}}</span>
                 {{/if}}
               {{/if}}
             </h1>
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index ceca7799e20..8876766b179 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -852,7 +852,6 @@ en:
         one: '1 unread topic'
         other: '{{count}} unread topics'
       title: 'Topic'
-      loading: 'Loading topic...'
       invalid_access:
         title: "Topic is private"
         description: "Sorry, you don't have access to that topic!"