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diff --git a/client/src/pages/home.tsx b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
index 231679a..9b55cc2 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/home.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/home.tsx
@@ -548,27 +548,6 @@ export default function Home() {
       }
     }
 
-    const totalRows = items.length / 4;
-    const adRows = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13];
-    let adCount = 0;
-    for (const row of adRows) {
-      if (row >= totalRows) continue;
-      const rowStart = row * 4;
-      for (let col = 3; col >= 0; col--) {
-        if (items[rowStart + col] && items[rowStart + col].type === "article") {
-          items[rowStart + col] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${adCount++}` };
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (4 < totalRows) {
-      const rowStart = 4 * 4;
-      if (items[rowStart + 1] && items[rowStart + 1].type === "article") {
-        items[rowStart + 1] = { type: "ad", key: `ad-${adCount++}` };
-      }
-    }
-
     return items;
   }, [shuffled, widgets]);
 
@@ -685,11 +664,9 @@ export default function Home() {
               {row.map((item) =>
                 item.type === "widget"
                   ? <div key={item.key}>{item.widget!.el}</div>
-                  : item.type === "ad"
-                    ? <div key={item.key} className="h-full" data-testid={`ad-grid-${item.key}`}><ArticleCardAd /></div>
-                    : item.article
-                      ? <MediumCard key={item.key} article={item.article} focalPoints={focalPoints} />
-                      : null
+                  : item.article
+                    ? <MediumCard key={item.key} article={item.article} focalPoints={focalPoints} />
+                    : null
               )}
               {ri === gridRows.length - 1 && widePickedArticles.length > 0 && (
                 <div className="sm:col-span-2 lg:col-span-4 grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4">