diff --git a/DESIGN.md b/DESIGN.md
index 9b038b4a..72844097 100644
--- a/DESIGN.md
+++ b/DESIGN.md
@@ -82,19 +82,10 @@ A subiquity screen consists of:
     2. a scrollable content area
     3. a stack of buttons, including "done"/"cancel" buttons for moving between
        screens
- 3. a footer
 
 The header has a summary line describing the current screen against an "ubuntu
 orange" background.
 
-The footer has a progress bar indicating how far through the install process
-the user was, a blank line and the summary area.  Currently the summary area
-contains static content for the first few screens, but there are vague plans to
-make it specific to the currently focused element. Once the install has started
-but before we get to the final screen, the summary area contains a summary of
-progress made by the installation.  Someday soon the summary area will also
-contain a button that allows you to drop to a shell at any point.
-
 The body area is where most of the action is. It follows a standard pattern
 described above, and the `subiquitycore.ui.utils.screen()` function makes it
 very easy to follow that pattern.  Many screen have "sub-dialogs" (think:
diff --git a/console_conf/controllers/identity.py b/console_conf/controllers/identity.py
index 83c4d1c2..923da686 100644
--- a/console_conf/controllers/identity.py
+++ b/console_conf/controllers/identity.py
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ class IdentityController(BaseController):
         self.model = app.base_model.identity
 
     def start_ui(self):
-        footer = ""
-        self.ui.set_footer(footer)
         self.ui.set_body(IdentityView(self.model, self))
         device_owner = get_device_owner()
         if device_owner is not None:
@@ -221,11 +219,9 @@ class IdentityController(BaseController):
             self.model.add_user(result)
             login_details_path = '.subiquity/login-details.txt'
         else:
-            self.ui.set_footer("Contacting store...")
             self.loop.draw_screen()
             cp = run_command(
                 ["snap", "create-user", "--sudoer", "--json", email])
-            self.ui.set_footer("")
             if cp.returncode != 0:
                 self.ui.body.error.set_text(
                     "Creating user failed:\n" + cp.stderr)
@@ -254,9 +250,7 @@ class IdentityController(BaseController):
 
     def login(self):
         title = "Configuration Complete"
-        footer = "View configured user and device access methods"
         self.ui.set_header(title)
-        self.ui.set_footer(footer)
 
         net_model = self.app.controller_instances['Network'].model
         ifaces = net_model.get_all_netdevs()
diff --git a/console_conf/palette.py b/console_conf/palette.py
index 5e36d1ff..861ba440 100644
--- a/console_conf/palette.py
+++ b/console_conf/palette.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ COLORS = [
 
 STYLES = [
     ('frame_header',        'fg',      'orange'),
-    ('frame_footer',        'fg',      'brand'),
     ('body',                'fg',      'bg'),
 
     ('done_button',         'fg',      'bg'),
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ STYLES = [
 
 STYLES_MONO = [
     ('frame_header',        'white',   'black'),
-    ('frame_footer',        'white',   'black'),
     ('body',                'white',   'black'),
 
     ('done_button',         'white',   'black'),
diff --git a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
index c1d84928..1099dd03 100644
--- a/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
+++ b/subiquity/controllers/installprogress.py
@@ -269,15 +269,14 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
 
     def _install_event_start(self, message):
         log.debug("_install_event_start %s", message)
-        self.footer_description.set_text(message)
         self.progress_view.add_event(self._event_indent + message)
         self._event_indent += "  "
-        self.footer_spinner.start()
+        self.progress_view.spinner.start()
 
     def _install_event_finish(self):
         self._event_indent = self._event_indent[:-2]
         log.debug("_install_event_finish %r", self._event_indent)
-        self.footer_spinner.stop()
+        self.progress_view.spinner.stop()
 
     def curtin_event(self, event):
         e = {}
@@ -340,15 +339,7 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
     def curtin_start_install(self):
         log.debug('curtin_start_install')
         self.install_state = InstallState.RUNNING
-        self.footer_description = urwid.Text(_("starting..."))
         self.progress_view = ProgressView(self)
-        self.footer_spinner = self.progress_view.spinner
-
-        self.ui.auto_footer = False
-        self.ui.set_footer(urwid.Columns(
-            [('pack', urwid.Text(_("Install in progress:"))),
-             (self.footer_description),
-             ('pack', self.footer_spinner)], dividechars=1))
 
         self.journal_listener_handle = self.start_journald_listener(
             [self._event_syslog_identifier, self._log_syslog_identifier],
@@ -369,12 +360,6 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
             return
         self.install_state = InstallState.DONE
         log.debug('After curtin install OK')
-        self.ui.progress_current += 1
-        if not self.showing:
-            self.ui.set_footer(_("Install complete"))
-        else:
-            # Re-set footer so progress bar updates.
-            self.ui.set_footer(_("Thank you for using Ubuntu!"))
         self._step_done('install')
 
     def cancel(self):
@@ -564,16 +549,12 @@ class InstallProgressController(BaseController):
     def start_ui(self):
         if self.install_state == InstallState.RUNNING:
             self.progress_view.title = _("Installing system")
-            footer = _("Thank you for using Ubuntu!")
         elif self.install_state == InstallState.DONE:
             self.progress_view.title = _("Install complete!")
-            footer = _("Thank you for using Ubuntu!")
         elif self.install_state == InstallState.ERROR:
             self.progress_view.title = (
                 _('An error occurred during installation'))
-            footer = _('Please report this error in Launchpad')
         self.ui.set_body(self.progress_view)
-        self.ui.set_footer(footer)
 
 
 uu_apt_conf = """\
diff --git a/subiquity/palette.py b/subiquity/palette.py
index bfeee758..6c7969b3 100644
--- a/subiquity/palette.py
+++ b/subiquity/palette.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ COLORS = [
 STYLES = [
     ('frame_header_fringe', 'orange',  'bg'),
     ('frame_header',        'fg',      'orange'),
-    ('frame_footer',        'fg',      'brand'),
     ('body',                'fg',      'bg'),
 
     ('done_button',         'fg',      'bg'),
@@ -71,8 +70,8 @@ STYLES = [
 
 
 STYLES_MONO = [
+    ('frame_header_fringe', 'black',   'white'),
     ('frame_header',        'white',   'black'),
-    ('frame_footer',        'white',   'black'),
     ('body',                'white',   'black'),
 
     ('done_button',         'white',   'black'),
diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/filesystem.py b/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/filesystem.py
index a65c4197..39ab533e 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/filesystem.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/filesystem.py
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ class DeviceList(WidgetWrap):
 
 class FilesystemView(BaseView):
     title = _("Filesystem setup")
-    footer = _("Select available disks to format and mount")
 
     def __init__(self, model, controller):
         self.model = model
diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/guided.py b/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/guided.py
index fc57fad7..dd9b3459 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/guided.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/filesystem/guided.py
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ review and modify the results.""")
 class GuidedFilesystemView(BaseView):
 
     title = _("Filesystem setup")
-    footer = _("Choose guided or manual partitioning")
 
     def __init__(self, controller):
         self.controller = controller
@@ -111,7 +110,6 @@ def _wrap_button_row(row):
 class GuidedDiskSelectionView(BaseView):
 
     title = _("Filesystem setup")
-    footer = (_("Choose the installation target"))
 
     def __init__(self, model, controller, method):
         self.model = model
diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py b/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py
index d3f15a3f..075d1dfb 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/keyboard.py
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ class KeyboardForm(Form):
 class KeyboardView(BaseView):
 
     title = _("Keyboard configuration")
-    footer = _("Use UP, DOWN and ENTER keys to select your keyboard.")
 
     def __init__(self, model, controller, opts):
         self.model = model
diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/welcome.py b/subiquity/ui/views/welcome.py
index c6e292f0..c688dcee 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/welcome.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/welcome.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ log = logging.getLogger("subiquity.views.welcome")
 
 class WelcomeView(BaseView):
     title = "Willkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome! Добро пожаловать! Welkom!"
-    footer = _("Use UP, DOWN and ENTER keys to select your language.")
 
     def __init__(self, model, controller):
         self.model = model
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class WelcomeView(BaseView):
             self._build_model_inputs(),
             buttons=None,
             narrow_rows=True,
-            excerpt=_("Please choose your preferred language.")))
+            excerpt=_("Use UP, DOWN and ENTER keys to select your language.")))
 
     def _build_model_inputs(self):
         btns = []
diff --git a/subiquity/ui/views/zdev.py b/subiquity/ui/views/zdev.py
index 2e9d4d07..b2a8df60 100644
--- a/subiquity/ui/views/zdev.py
+++ b/subiquity/ui/views/zdev.py
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ class ZdevList(WidgetWrap):
 
 class ZdevView(BaseView):
     title = _("Zdev setup")
-    footer = _("Activate and configure Z devices")
 
     def __init__(self, controller):
         log.debug('FileSystemView init start()')
diff --git a/subiquitycore/ui/frame.py b/subiquitycore/ui/frame.py
index b19bc9d0..2b82a07e 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/ui/frame.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/ui/frame.py
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class SubiquityCoreUI(WidgetWrap):
     def set_header(self, title=None):
         self._assign_contents(0, Header(title, self.right_icon))
 
-    def set_footer(self, message):
-        pass
-
     @property
     def body(self):
         return self.pile.contents[1][0]
diff --git a/subiquitycore/ui/utils.py b/subiquitycore/ui/utils.py
index 2d979e22..78a90fc2 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/ui/utils.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/ui/utils.py
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ STYLE_NAMES = set([
     'danger_button',
     'done_button focus',
     'done_button',
-    'frame_footer',
     'frame_header',
     'frame_header_fringe',
     'info_error',
diff --git a/subiquitycore/ui/views/network.py b/subiquitycore/ui/views/network.py
index c5f3175e..b3bda397 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/ui/views/network.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/ui/views/network.py
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ class NetworkView(BaseView):
     excerpt = _("Configure at least one interface this server can use to talk "
                 "to other machines, and which preferably provides sufficient "
                 "access for updates.")
-    footer = _("Select an interface to configure it or select Done to "
-               "continue")
 
     def __init__(self, model, controller):
         self.model = model
diff --git a/subiquitycore/view.py b/subiquitycore/view.py
index 78512102..958ad7ca 100644
--- a/subiquitycore/view.py
+++ b/subiquitycore/view.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ from subiquitycore.ui.utils import disabled
 
 class BaseView(WidgetWrap):
 
-    footer = ""
-
     def show_overlay(self, overlay_widget, **kw):
         args = dict(
             align='center',