diff --git a/src/containers/Dashboard/index.jsx b/src/containers/Dashboard/index.jsx
index 4c890ab5..ebdb1ef7 100644
--- a/src/containers/Dashboard/index.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/Dashboard/index.jsx
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ export const Dashboard = () => {
   hooks.useInitializeDashboard();
   const { pageTitle } = hooks.useDashboardMessages();
   const hasCourses = reduxHooks.useHasCourses();
-  const hasAvailableDashboards = reduxHooks.useHasAvailableDashboards();
   const initIsPending = reduxHooks.useRequestIsPending(RequestKeys.initialize);
   const showSelectSessionModal = reduxHooks.useShowSelectSessionModal();
 
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ export const Dashboard = () => {
       <h1 className="sr-only">{pageTitle}</h1>
       {!initIsPending && (
         <>
-          {hasAvailableDashboards && <DashboardModalSlot />}
+          <DashboardModalSlot />
           {(hasCourses && showSelectSessionModal) && <SelectSessionModal />}
         </>
       )}
diff --git a/src/containers/Dashboard/index.test.jsx b/src/containers/Dashboard/index.test.jsx
index 6080dd3a..2563cad7 100644
--- a/src/containers/Dashboard/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/Dashboard/index.test.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import Dashboard from '.';
 jest.mock('hooks', () => ({
   reduxHooks: {
     useHasCourses: jest.fn(),
-    useHasAvailableDashboards: jest.fn(),
     useShowSelectSessionModal: jest.fn(),
     useRequestIsPending: jest.fn(),
   },
@@ -38,12 +37,10 @@ describe('Dashboard', () => {
   });
   const createWrapper = ({
     hasCourses,
-    hasAvailableDashboards,
     initIsPending,
     showSelectSessionModal,
   }) => {
     reduxHooks.useHasCourses.mockReturnValueOnce(hasCourses);
-    reduxHooks.useHasAvailableDashboards.mockReturnValueOnce(hasAvailableDashboards);
     reduxHooks.useRequestIsPending.mockReturnValueOnce(initIsPending);
     reduxHooks.useShowSelectSessionModal.mockReturnValueOnce(showSelectSessionModal);
     return shallow(<Dashboard />);
@@ -80,7 +77,7 @@ describe('Dashboard', () => {
       it(`renders ${contentName}`, () => {
         testContent(contentEl);
       });
-      it(`${renderString(showEnterpriseModal)} dashbaord modal`, () => {
+      it(`${renderString(showEnterpriseModal)} dashboard modal`, () => {
         expect(wrapper.instance.findByType(DashboardModalSlot).length)
           .toEqual(showEnterpriseModal ? 1 : 0);
       });
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ describe('Dashboard', () => {
       testView({
         props: {
           hasCourses: false,
-          hasAvailableDashboards: false,
           initIsPending: true,
           showSelectSessionModal: false,
         },
@@ -102,11 +98,10 @@ describe('Dashboard', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('courses loaded, show select session modal, no available dashboards', () => {
+    describe('courses loaded, show select session modal', () => {
       testView({
         props: {
           hasCourses: true,
-          hasAvailableDashboards: false,
           initIsPending: false,
           showSelectSessionModal: true,
         },
@@ -118,11 +113,10 @@ describe('Dashboard', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('there are no courses, there ARE available dashboards', () => {
+    describe('there are no courses', () => {
       testView({
         props: {
           hasCourses: false,
-          hasAvailableDashboards: true,
           initIsPending: false,
           showSelectSessionModal: false,
         },
diff --git a/src/plugin-slots/DashboardModalSlot/README.md b/src/plugin-slots/DashboardModalSlot/README.md
index 1df0c343..d94312aa 100644
--- a/src/plugin-slots/DashboardModalSlot/README.md
+++ b/src/plugin-slots/DashboardModalSlot/README.md
@@ -4,12 +4,17 @@
 
 ## Description
 
-This slot is used for the modal on a dashboard that directs you to the enterprise dashboard if applicable. 
+This slot is used for the modal on a dashboard that appears on initial load.
 The following `env.config.jsx` will render the modal.
 
+## Example
+
+Learner dashboard will show modal on initial load
+![Screenshot of the dashboard modal](./images/widget_sidebar_slot.png)
+
 ```js
 import { DIRECT_PLUGIN, PLUGIN_OPERATIONS } from '@openedx/frontend-plugin-framework';
-import { DashboardModal } from '@edx/frontend-plugin-learner-dashboard';
+import { ModalDialog } from '@openedx/paragon';
 
 const config = {
   pluginSlots: {
@@ -21,10 +26,8 @@ const config = {
             id: 'dashboard_modal',
             type: DIRECT_PLUGIN,
             priority: 60,
-            RenderWidget: DashboardModal,
-            content: {
-              store,
-            },
+            RenderWidget: 
+              <ModalDialog title="Modal that appears on initial render of learner dashboard" />,
           },
         },
       ],
diff --git a/src/plugin-slots/DashboardModalSlot/images/widget_sidebar_slot.png b/src/plugin-slots/DashboardModalSlot/images/widget_sidebar_slot.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e5ea4ba
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