diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/__snapshots__/invite_members_button.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/__snapshots__/invite_members_button.test.tsx.snap
index 809f40e20d..43eaebeb46 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/__snapshots__/invite_members_button.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/__snapshots__/invite_members_button.test.tsx.snap
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ exports[`components/sidebar/invite_members_button should match snapshot 1`] = `
 >
   <InviteMembersButton
     isAdmin={false}
-    onClick={[MockFunction]}
-    touchedInviteMembersButton={false}
   >
     <Connect(TeamPermissionGate)
       permissions={
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ exports[`components/sidebar/invite_members_button should match snapshot 1`] = `
             >
               <li
                 aria-label="Invite Members"
-                className="SidebarChannelNavigator__inviteMembersLhsButton SidebarChannelNavigator__inviteMembersLhsButton--untouched"
+                className="SidebarChannelNavigator__inviteMembersLhsButton"
               >
                 <i
                   className="icon-plus-box"
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.test.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.test.tsx
index 483503a6b8..e2349e7050 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.test.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.test.tsx
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ describe('components/sidebar/invite_members_button', () => {
     };
 
     const props = {
-        onClick: jest.fn(),
-        touchedInviteMembersButton: false,
         isAdmin: false,
     };
 
@@ -91,59 +89,4 @@ describe('components/sidebar/invite_members_button', () => {
         );
         expect(wrapper.find('i').exists()).toBeFalsy();
     });
-
-    test('should fire onClick prop on click', () => {
-        const mock = jest.fn();
-        const wrapper = mountWithIntl(
-            <Provider store={store}>
-                <InviteMembersButton {...{...props, onClick: mock}}/>
-            </Provider>,
-        );
-        expect(mock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        wrapper.find('i').simulate('click');
-        expect(mock).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    });
-
-    test('should not be highlighted when button has been touched/clicked', () => {
-        const wrapper = mountWithIntl(
-            <Provider store={store}>
-                <InviteMembersButton {...{...props, touchedInviteMembersButton: true}}/>
-            </Provider>,
-        );
-        expect(wrapper.find('li').prop('className')).not.toContain('untouched');
-    });
-
-    test('should be highlighted when component has not been touched/clicked and has less than 10 users', () => {
-        const lessThan10Users = {
-            ...state.entities.users,
-            stats: {
-                total_users_count: 9,
-            },
-        };
-        const lessThan10UsersState = {...state, entities: {...state.entities, users: lessThan10Users}};
-        const store = mockStore(lessThan10UsersState);
-        const wrapper = mountWithIntl(
-            <Provider store={store}>
-                <InviteMembersButton {...props}/>
-            </Provider>,
-        );
-        expect(wrapper.find('li').prop('className')).toContain('untouched');
-    });
-
-    test('should not be highlighted when component has not been touched/clicked but the workspace has more than 10 users', () => {
-        const moreThan10Users = {
-            ...state.entities.users,
-            stats: {
-                total_users_count: 11,
-            },
-        };
-        const moreThan10UsersState = {...state, entities: {...state.entities, users: moreThan10Users}};
-        const store = mockStore(moreThan10UsersState);
-        const wrapper = mountWithIntl(
-            <Provider store={store}>
-                <InviteMembersButton {...props}/>
-            </Provider>,
-        );
-        expect(wrapper.find('li').prop('className')).not.toContain('untouched');
-    });
 });
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.tsx
index 0f3f602d5f..ce36ae3dfe 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/invite_members_button.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
-import React, {useEffect} from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 
 import {useIntl, FormattedMessage} from 'react-intl';
 
-import {useSelector, useDispatch} from 'react-redux';
+import {useSelector} from 'react-redux';
 
 import {Permissions} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
 
-import {GlobalState} from 'types/store';
-
 import {getCurrentTeamId} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/teams';
-import {DispatchFunc} from 'mattermost-redux/types/actions';
-
-import {getTotalUsersStats} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
 
 import {trackEvent} from 'actions/telemetry_actions';
 
@@ -23,40 +18,22 @@ import InvitationModal from 'components/invitation_modal';
 import TeamPermissionGate from 'components/permissions_gates/team_permission_gate';
 import {getAnalyticsCategory} from 'components/onboarding_tasks';
 
-import Constants, {ModalIdentifiers} from 'utils/constants';
+import {ModalIdentifiers} from 'utils/constants';
 
 type Props = {
-    touchedInviteMembersButton: boolean;
     className?: string;
-    onClick: () => void;
     isAdmin: boolean;
 }
 
 const InviteMembersButton = (props: Props): JSX.Element | null => {
-    const dispatch = useDispatch<DispatchFunc>();
-
     const intl = useIntl();
     const currentTeamId = useSelector(getCurrentTeamId);
-    const totalUserCount = useSelector((state: GlobalState) => state.entities.users.stats?.total_users_count);
-
-    useEffect(() => {
-        if (!totalUserCount) {
-            dispatch(getTotalUsersStats());
-        }
-    }, []);
 
     const handleButtonClick = () => {
         trackEvent(getAnalyticsCategory(props.isAdmin), 'click_sidebar_invite_members_button');
-        props.onClick();
     };
 
-    let buttonClass = 'SidebarChannelNavigator__inviteMembersLhsButton';
-
-    if (!props.touchedInviteMembersButton && Number(totalUserCount) <= Constants.USER_LIMIT) {
-        buttonClass += ' SidebarChannelNavigator__inviteMembersLhsButton--untouched';
-    }
-
-    if (!currentTeamId || !totalUserCount) {
+    if (!currentTeamId) {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -74,7 +51,7 @@ const InviteMembersButton = (props: Props): JSX.Element | null => {
                 onClick={handleButtonClick}
             >
                 <li
-                    className={buttonClass}
+                    className='SidebarChannelNavigator__inviteMembersLhsButton'
                     aria-label={intl.formatMessage({id: 'sidebar_left.sidebar_channel_navigator.inviteUsers', defaultMessage: 'Invite Members'})}
                 >
                     <i className='icon-plus-box'/>
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/__snapshots__/sidebar_category.test.tsx.snap b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/__snapshots__/sidebar_category.test.tsx.snap
index bbbfd1d50a..a005df6892 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/__snapshots__/sidebar_category.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/__snapshots__/sidebar_category.test.tsx.snap
@@ -262,8 +262,6 @@ exports[`components/sidebar/sidebar_category should match snapshot when sorting
   <InviteMembersButton
     className="followingSibling"
     isAdmin={false}
-    onClick={[Function]}
-    touchedInviteMembersButton={false}
   />
 </div>
 `;
@@ -387,8 +385,6 @@ exports[`components/sidebar/sidebar_category should match snapshot when the cate
   <InviteMembersButton
     className="followingSibling"
     isAdmin={false}
-    onClick={[Function]}
-    touchedInviteMembersButton={false}
   />
 </div>
 `;
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/index.ts b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/index.ts
index 63db589841..47edbb831e 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/index.ts
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/index.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ import {setCategoryCollapsed, setCategorySorting} from 'mattermost-redux/actions
 import {GenericAction} from 'mattermost-redux/types/actions';
 import {savePreferences} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/preferences';
 import {ChannelCategory} from '@mattermost/types/channel_categories';
-import {getBool} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/preferences';
 import {getCurrentUser, getCurrentUserId} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/users';
 import {isAdmin} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/user_utils';
-import {Preferences, Touched} from 'utils/constants';
 
 import {getDraggingState, makeGetFilteredChannelIdsForCategory} from 'selectors/views/channel_sidebar';
 import {GlobalState} from 'types/store';
@@ -29,7 +27,6 @@ function makeMapStateToProps() {
         return {
             channelIds: getChannelIdsForCategory(state, ownProps.category),
             draggingState: getDraggingState(state),
-            touchedInviteMembersButton: getBool(state, Preferences.TOUCHED, Touched.INVITE_MEMBERS),
             currentUserId: getCurrentUserId(state),
             isAdmin: isAdmin(getCurrentUser(state).roles),
         };
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/sidebar_category.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/sidebar_category.tsx
index a150e7005e..f806adc90a 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/sidebar_category.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/sidebar/sidebar_category/sidebar_category.tsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {trackEvent} from 'actions/telemetry_actions';
 import OverlayTrigger from 'components/overlay_trigger';
 import Tooltip from 'components/tooltip';
 import {DraggingState} from 'types/store';
-import Constants, {A11yCustomEventTypes, DraggingStateTypes, DraggingStates, Preferences, Touched} from 'utils/constants';
+import Constants, {A11yCustomEventTypes, DraggingStateTypes, DraggingStates} from 'utils/constants';
 import {t} from 'utils/i18n';
 import {isKeyPressed} from 'utils/keyboard';
 import SidebarChannel from '../sidebar_channel';
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ type Props = {
     isNewCategory: boolean;
     draggingState: DraggingState;
     currentUserId: string;
-    touchedInviteMembersButton: boolean;
     isAdmin: boolean;
     actions: {
         setCategoryCollapsed: (categoryId: string, collapsed: boolean) => void;
@@ -325,21 +324,7 @@ export default class SidebarCategory extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
                         inviteMembersButton = (
                             <InviteMembersButton
                                 className='followingSibling'
-                                touchedInviteMembersButton={this.props.touchedInviteMembersButton}
                                 isAdmin={this.props.isAdmin}
-                                onClick={() => {
-                                    if (!this.props.touchedInviteMembersButton) {
-                                        this.props.actions.savePreferences(
-                                            this.props.currentUserId,
-                                            [{
-                                                category: Preferences.TOUCHED,
-                                                user_id: this.props.currentUserId,
-                                                name: Touched.INVITE_MEMBERS,
-                                                value: 'true',
-                                            }],
-                                        );
-                                    }
-                                }}
                             />
                         );
                     }
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/utils/constants.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/utils/constants.tsx
index 45a98bc49b..f3aa701f3d 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/utils/constants.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/utils/constants.tsx
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ export const Preferences = {
 
 // For one off things that have a special, attention-grabbing UI until you interact with them
 export const Touched = {
-    INVITE_MEMBERS: 'invite_members',
     ADD_CHANNELS_CTA: 'add_channels_cta',
 };