diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 5f97c6d5..b51b1897 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -129,10 +129,6 @@ NO_URL_REWRITE_AVAILABLE=0
 # Set to 1, if Part-DB should redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS. You dont need to configure this, if your webserver already does this.
 REDIRECT_TO_HTTPS=0
 
-# Override value if you want to show to show a given text on homepage.
-# When this is empty the content of config/banner.md is used as banner
-BANNER=""
-
 # Set this to zero, if you want to disable the year 2038 bug check on 32-bit systems (it will cause errors with current 32-bit PHP versions)
 DISABLE_YEAR2038_BUG_CHECK=0
 
diff --git a/config/banner.md b/config/banner.md
index 997ca15e..1d38a3f3 100644
--- a/config/banner.md
+++ b/config/banner.md
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
-Welcome to Part-DB.
- 
-<small>If you want to change this banner, edit `config/banner.md` file or set the `BANNER` environment variable.</small>
+**Attention**:
+Since Version 2.0.0 this file is no longer used.
 
-<blockquote class="pb-0">
-<p style="font-size: 12px">
-And God said <br>
-$\nabla \cdot \vec{D} = \rho$, 
-$\nabla \cdot \vec{B} = 0$, 
-$\nabla \times \vec{E} = -\frac{\partial \vec{B}}{\partial t}$, 
-$\nabla \times \vec{H} = \vec{j} + \frac{\partial \vec{D}}{\partial t}$,  <br>
-and then there was light.
-</p>
-</blockquote>
\ No newline at end of file
+You can now set the banner text directly in the admin interface, or by setting the `BANNER` environment variable.
diff --git a/config/parameters.yaml b/config/parameters.yaml
index 311b567c..154fbd8a 100644
--- a/config/parameters.yaml
+++ b/config/parameters.yaml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ parameters:
   env(ERROR_PAGE_SHOW_HELP): 1
 
   env(DEMO_MODE): 0
-  env(BANNER): ''
 
 
   env(EMAIL_SENDER_EMAIL): 'noreply@partdb.changeme'
diff --git a/docs/upgrade/1_to_2.md b/docs/upgrade/1_to_2.md
index 44219c73..799e9ec6 100644
--- a/docs/upgrade/1_to_2.md
+++ b/docs/upgrade/1_to_2.md
@@ -24,4 +24,9 @@ easily upgrade your system to the new requirements. Otherwise, you can use the o
 ships all required dependencies and is always up to date with the latest requirements, so that you do not have to worry
 about the requirements at all.
 
-
+## Changes
+* The `config/banner.md` file that could been used to customize the banner text, was removed. You can now set the banner text
+  directly in the admin interface, or by setting the `BANNER` environment variable. If you want to keep your existing
+  banner text, you will have to copy it from the `config/banner.md` file to the admin interface or set the `BANNER`
+  environment variable.
+ 
diff --git a/src/Services/System/BannerHelper.php b/src/Services/System/BannerHelper.php
index 81925f2c..bb27158f 100644
--- a/src/Services/System/BannerHelper.php
+++ b/src/Services/System/BannerHelper.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ use App\Settings\SystemSettings\CustomizationSettings;
  */
 class BannerHelper
 {
-    public function __construct(private CustomizationSettings $customizationSettings)
+    public function __construct(private readonly CustomizationSettings $customizationSettings)
     {
 
     }
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ class BannerHelper
     {
         return $this->customizationSettings->banner ?? "";
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Settings/SystemSettings/CustomizationSettings.php b/src/Settings/SystemSettings/CustomizationSettings.php
index abfeb880..d7e92a51 100644
--- a/src/Settings/SystemSettings/CustomizationSettings.php
+++ b/src/Settings/SystemSettings/CustomizationSettings.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class CustomizationSettings
     #[SettingsParameter(
         label: new TM("settings.system.customization.banner"),
         formType: RichTextEditorType::class, formOptions: ['mode' => 'markdown-full'],
+        envVar: "BANNER", envVarMode: EnvVarMode::OVERWRITE,
     )]
     public ?string $banner = null;
 
@@ -58,4 +59,4 @@ class CustomizationSettings
     )]
     #[ValidTheme]
     public string $theme = 'bootstrap';
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}