diff --git a/packages/app-shell/README.md b/packages/app-shell/README.md
index 7c38fb6a1324433c4b2da77a74ba521906d20aa3..4cd72cc68eec5c53873fb4c397c05b8eb8a1809e 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/README.md
+++ b/packages/app-shell/README.md
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ npm i @dbp-toolkit/app-shell
     - example `<dbp-app-shell matomo-site-id="456789"></dbp-app-shell>`
 - `no-welcome-page` (optional): skips the welcome page and welcome page isn't visible in menu
     - example `<dbp-app-shell no-welcome-page></dbp-app-shell>`
-- `no-brand` (optional): disables the logo in the right upper corner of the header
-  - example `<dbp-app-shell no-brand></dbp-app-shell>`
-  
 
 ### Emitted attributes
 
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
index c53578be02a3d9d0256675bd6dddd91ec150cc45..9223afe5adf84c0baf0ff47ac893927fa3ae958d 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(AdapterLitElement) {
 
         this._attrObserver = new MutationObserver(this.onAttributeObserved);
 
-        this.noBrand = false;
         this.auth = {};
     }
 
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(AdapterLitElement) {
             matomoUrl: { type: String, attribute: "matomo-url" },
             matomoSiteId: { type: Number, attribute: "matomo-site-id" },
             noWelcomePage: { type: Boolean, attribute: "no-welcome-page" },
-            noBrand: { type: Boolean, attribute: "no-brand" },
             gitInfo: { type: String, attribute: "git-info" },
             buildUrl: { type: String, attribute: "build-url" },
             buildTime: { type: String, attribute: "build-time" },