diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 7085e9141b..95328de84b 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Suggests:
     rmarkdown,
     shinyvalidate,
     teal.code (>= 0.3.0.9009),
-    teal.modules.general,
     testthat (>= 3.1.5),
     withr,
     yaml
diff --git a/R/init.R b/R/init.R
index 4c46a00c0e..4fdb147951 100644
--- a/R/init.R
+++ b/R/init.R
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #'   the server function must be called with [shiny::moduleServer()];
 #'   See the vignette for an example. However, [ui_teal_with_splash()]
 #'   is then preferred to this function.
-#' @param extra_server A list of elements passed to `shiny::server`.
 #'
 #' @return named list with `server` and `ui` function
 #'
@@ -101,12 +100,7 @@
 #'     )
 #'   ),
 #'   header = tags$h1("Sample App"),
-#'   footer = tags$p("Copyright 2017 - 2023"),
-#'   extra_server = teal.modules.general::landing_popup(
-#'     title = "Welcome",
-#'     text = "A place for a welcome message or a disclaimer statement.",
-#'     button = modalButton("Proceed")
-#'   )
+#'   footer = tags$p("Copyright 2017 - 2023")
 #' )
 #' if (interactive()) {
 #'   shinyApp(app$ui, app$server)
@@ -118,8 +112,7 @@ init <- function(data,
                  filter = teal_slices(),
                  header = tags$p(),
                  footer = tags$p(),
-                 id = character(0),
-                 extra_server = NULL) {
+                 id = character(0)) {
   logger::log_trace("init initializing teal app with: data ({ class(data)[1] }).")
   data <- teal.data::to_relational_data(data = data)
 
@@ -219,7 +212,6 @@ init <- function(data,
   res <- list(
     ui = ui_teal_with_splash(id = id, data = data, title = title, header = header, footer = footer),
     server = function(input, output, session) {
-      extra_server
       # copy object so that load won't be shared between the session
       data <- data$copy(deep = TRUE)
       filter <- deep_copy_filter(filter)
diff --git a/man/init.Rd b/man/init.Rd
index 0d4df7a818..234f60697f 100644
--- a/man/init.Rd
+++ b/man/init.Rd
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ init(
   filter = teal_slices(),
   header = tags$p(),
   footer = tags$p(),
-  id = character(0),
-  extra_server = NULL
+  id = character(0)
 )
 }
 \arguments{
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ module id to embed it, if provided,
 the server function must be called with \code{\link[shiny:moduleServer]{shiny::moduleServer()}};
 See the vignette for an example. However, \code{\link[=ui_teal_with_splash]{ui_teal_with_splash()}}
 is then preferred to this function.}
-
-\item{extra_server}{A list of elements passed to \code{shiny::server}.}
 }
 \value{
 named list with \code{server} and \code{ui} function
@@ -116,12 +113,7 @@ app <- init(
     )
   ),
   header = tags$h1("Sample App"),
-  footer = tags$p("Copyright 2017 - 2023"),
-  extra_server = teal.modules.general::landing_popup(
-    title = "Welcome",
-    text = "A place for a welcome message or a disclaimer statement.",
-    button = modalButton("Proceed")
-  )
+  footer = tags$p("Copyright 2017 - 2023")
 )
 if (interactive()) {
   shinyApp(app$ui, app$server)