diff --git a/src/components/structures/auth/SoftLogout.tsx b/src/components/structures/auth/SoftLogout.tsx
index d52370f789..57a39c7442 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/auth/SoftLogout.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/auth/SoftLogout.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 import React, { ChangeEvent, SyntheticEvent } from "react";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 import { Optional } from "matrix-events-sdk";
-import { SSOFlow, LoginFlow, SSOAction, MatrixError } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { LoginFlow, MatrixError, SSOAction, SSOFlow } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 
 import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler";
 import dis from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ interface IProps {
 
 interface IState {
     loginView: LoginView;
-    keyBackupNeeded: boolean;
     busy: boolean;
     password: string;
     errorText: string;
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ export default class SoftLogout extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
 
         this.state = {
             loginView: LoginView.Loading,
-            keyBackupNeeded: true, // assume we do while we figure it out (see componentDidMount)
             busy: false,
             password: "",
             errorText: "",
@@ -92,13 +90,6 @@ export default class SoftLogout extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
         }
 
         this.initLogin();
-
-        const cli = MatrixClientPeg.safeGet();
-        if (cli.isCryptoEnabled()) {
-            cli.countSessionsNeedingBackup().then((remaining) => {
-                this.setState({ keyBackupNeeded: remaining > 0 });
-            });
-        }
     }
 
     private onClearAll = (): void => {
@@ -278,41 +269,22 @@ export default class SoftLogout extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
             return <Spinner />;
         }
 
-        let introText: string | null = null; // null is translated to something area specific in this function
-        if (this.state.keyBackupNeeded) {
-            introText = _t(
-                "Regain access to your account and recover encryption keys stored in this session. Without them, you won't be able to read all of your secure messages in any session.",
-            );
-        }
-
         if (this.state.loginView === LoginView.Password) {
-            if (!introText) {
-                introText = _t("Enter your password to sign in and regain access to your account.");
-            } // else we already have a message and should use it (key backup warning)
-
-            return this.renderPasswordForm(introText);
+            return this.renderPasswordForm(_t("Enter your password to sign in and regain access to your account."));
         }
 
         if (this.state.loginView === LoginView.SSO || this.state.loginView === LoginView.CAS) {
-            if (!introText) {
-                introText = _t("Sign in and regain access to your account.");
-            } // else we already have a message and should use it (key backup warning)
-
-            return this.renderSsoForm(introText);
+            return this.renderSsoForm(_t("Sign in and regain access to your account."));
         }
 
         if (this.state.loginView === LoginView.PasswordWithSocialSignOn) {
-            if (!introText) {
-                introText = _t("Sign in and regain access to your account.");
-            }
-
             // We render both forms with no intro/error to ensure the layout looks reasonably
             // okay enough.
             //
             // Note: "mx_AuthBody_centered" text taken from registration page.
             return (
                 <>
-                    <p>{introText}</p>
+                    <p>{_t("Sign in and regain access to your account.")}</p>
                     {this.renderSsoForm(null)}
                     <h2 className="mx_AuthBody_centered">
                         {_t("%(ssoButtons)s Or %(usernamePassword)s", {
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 294f29869c..1deaf7b5b6 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -3469,7 +3469,6 @@
     "Incorrect password": "Incorrect password",
     "Failed to re-authenticate": "Failed to re-authenticate",
     "Forgotten your password?": "Forgotten your password?",
-    "Regain access to your account and recover encryption keys stored in this session. Without them, you won't be able to read all of your secure messages in any session.": "Regain access to your account and recover encryption keys stored in this session. Without them, you won't be able to read all of your secure messages in any session.",
     "Enter your password to sign in and regain access to your account.": "Enter your password to sign in and regain access to your account.",
     "Sign in and regain access to your account.": "Sign in and regain access to your account.",
     "You cannot sign in to your account. Please contact your homeserver admin for more information.": "You cannot sign in to your account. Please contact your homeserver admin for more information.",
diff --git a/test/components/structures/__snapshots__/MatrixChat-test.tsx.snap b/test/components/structures/__snapshots__/MatrixChat-test.tsx.snap
index baf1a33410..9f71bf91ce 100644
--- a/test/components/structures/__snapshots__/MatrixChat-test.tsx.snap
+++ b/test/components/structures/__snapshots__/MatrixChat-test.tsx.snap
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ exports[`<MatrixChat /> with a soft-logged-out session should show the soft-logo
         <div>
           <form>
             <p>
-              Regain access to your account and recover encryption keys stored in this session. Without them, you won't be able to read all of your secure messages in any session.
+              Enter your password to sign in and regain access to your account.
             </p>
             <div
               class="mx_Field mx_Field_input"