diff --git a/pkg/api/dashboard.go b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
index 2789b0bf51e..5959c230fb9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/dashboard.go
+++ b/pkg/api/dashboard.go
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ func addGettingStartedPanelToHomeDashboard(dash *simplejson.Json) {
 		"id":   123123,
 		"gridPos": map[string]interface{}{
 			"x": 0,
-			"y": 3,
+			"y": 0,
 			"w": 24,
 			"h": 4,
 		},
diff --git a/public/dashboards/home.json b/public/dashboards/home.json
index f2c441053bb..17795d64aa3 100644
--- a/public/dashboards/home.json
+++ b/public/dashboards/home.json
@@ -10,23 +10,6 @@
   "id": null,
   "links": [],
   "panels": [
-    {
-      "content": "<div class=\"text-center dashboard-header\">\n  <span>Home Dashboard</span>\n</div>",
-      "editable": true,
-      "id": 1,
-      "links": [],
-      "mode": "html",
-      "style": {},
-      "title": "",
-      "transparent": true,
-      "type": "text",
-      "gridPos": {
-        "w": 24,
-        "h": 3,
-        "x": 0,
-        "y": 0
-      }
-    },
     {
       "folderId": 0,
       "headings": true,
@@ -45,7 +28,7 @@
         "w": 12,
         "h": 17,
         "x": 0,
-        "y": 6
+        "y": 1
       }
     },
     {
@@ -60,7 +43,7 @@
         "w": 12,
         "h": 17,
         "x": 12,
-        "y": 6
+        "y": 1
       }
     }
   ],