diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
index 2e454288b47bcb934e9fe4cdcc182e9334e29dda..b08fc949fbc8a3c731469900f050bd80f9e5a063 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/static_pages/homepage.html
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@
       <div class="row">
         <div class="col-md-8">
           <p class="">
-            <span class="wrap-break">Talk proposal submissions are now open, until August 16th.</span>
+            <span class="wrap-break">Ticket Sales open soon!</span>
+            {%comment%}
             <span class="wrap-break"><a href="/speak">Submit your proposal now!</a></span>
+            {%endcomment%}
           </p>
         </div>
         <div class="col-md-4  email-signup-panel">