diff --git a/R/init.R b/R/init.R
index f1319828f..417d0e5c4 100644
--- a/R/init.R
+++ b/R/init.R
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@
 #'       `Iris Sepal.Length histogram` = "new_iris Species",
 #'       global_filters = "new_mtcars cyl"
 #'     )
-#'   ),
-#'   title = "App title",
-#'   header = tags$h1("Sample App"),
-#'   footer = tags$p("Sample footer")
+#'   )
 #' )
 #' if (interactive()) {
 #'   shinyApp(app$ui, app$server)
diff --git a/R/landing_popup_module.R b/R/landing_popup_module.R
index 23b4c6606..204c0e18e 100644
--- a/R/landing_popup_module.R
+++ b/R/landing_popup_module.R
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 #' Landing popup module
 #'
-#' @description Creates a landing welcome popup for `teal` applications.
+#' @description `r lifecycle::badge("deprecated")` Creates a landing welcome popup for `teal` applications.
 #'
 #' This module is used to display a popup dialog when the application starts.
 #' The dialog blocks access to the application and must be closed with a button before the application can be viewed.
+#' This function is deprecated, please use `add_landing_modal()` on the teal app object instead.
 #'
 #' @param label (`character(1)`) Label of the module.
 #' @param title (`character(1)`) Text to be displayed as popup title.
@@ -13,51 +14,19 @@
 #'
 #' @return A `teal_module` (extended with `teal_landing_module` class) to be used in `teal` applications.
 #'
-#' @examples
-#' app1 <- init(
-#'   data = teal_data(iris = iris),
-#'   modules = modules(
-#'     example_module(),
-#'     landing_popup_module(
-#'       content = "A place for the welcome message or a disclaimer statement.",
-#'       buttons = modalButton("Proceed")
-#'     )
-#'   )
-#' )
-#' if (interactive()) {
-#'   shinyApp(app1$ui, app1$server)
-#' }
-#'
-#' app2 <- init(
-#'   data = teal_data(iris = iris),
-#'   modules = modules(
-#'     example_module(),
-#'     landing_popup_module(
-#'       title = "Welcome",
-#'       content = tags$b(
-#'         "A place for the welcome message or a disclaimer statement.",
-#'         style = "color: red;"
-#'       ),
-#'       buttons = tagList(
-#'         modalButton("Proceed"),
-#'         actionButton("read", "Read more",
-#'           onclick = "window.open('http://google.com', '_blank')"
-#'         ),
-#'         actionButton("close", "Reject", onclick = "window.close()")
-#'       )
-#'     )
-#'   )
-#' )
-#'
-#' if (interactive()) {
-#'   shinyApp(app2$ui, app2$server)
-#' }
-#'
 #' @export
 landing_popup_module <- function(label = "Landing Popup",
                                  title = NULL,
                                  content = NULL,
                                  buttons = modalButton("Accept")) {
+  lifecycle::deprecate_soft(
+    when = "0.15.3",
+    what = "landing_popup_module()",
+    details = paste(
+      "landing_popup_module() is deprecated.",
+      "Use add_landing_modal() on the teal app object instead."
+    )
+  )
   checkmate::assert_string(label)
   checkmate::assert_string(title, null.ok = TRUE)
   checkmate::assert_multi_class(
diff --git a/man/init.Rd b/man/init.Rd
index d646c16d8..f142e43b4 100644
--- a/man/init.Rd
+++ b/man/init.Rd
@@ -97,10 +97,7 @@ app <- init(
       `Iris Sepal.Length histogram` = "new_iris Species",
       global_filters = "new_mtcars cyl"
     )
-  ),
-  title = "App title",
-  header = tags$h1("Sample App"),
-  footer = tags$p("Sample footer")
+  )
 )
 if (interactive()) {
   shinyApp(app$ui, app$server)
diff --git a/man/landing_popup_module.Rd b/man/landing_popup_module.Rd
index 43e15dd76..304c2cedb 100644
--- a/man/landing_popup_module.Rd
+++ b/man/landing_popup_module.Rd
@@ -25,49 +25,9 @@ Passed to \code{...} of \code{shiny::modalDialog}. See examples.}
 A \code{teal_module} (extended with \code{teal_landing_module} class) to be used in \code{teal} applications.
 }
 \description{
-Creates a landing welcome popup for \code{teal} applications.
+\ifelse{html}{\href{https://lifecycle.r-lib.org/articles/stages.html#deprecated}{\figure{lifecycle-deprecated.svg}{options: alt='[Deprecated]'}}}{\strong{[Deprecated]}} Creates a landing welcome popup for \code{teal} applications.
 
 This module is used to display a popup dialog when the application starts.
 The dialog blocks access to the application and must be closed with a button before the application can be viewed.
-}
-\examples{
-app1 <- init(
-  data = teal_data(iris = iris),
-  modules = modules(
-    example_module(),
-    landing_popup_module(
-      content = "A place for the welcome message or a disclaimer statement.",
-      buttons = modalButton("Proceed")
-    )
-  )
-)
-if (interactive()) {
-  shinyApp(app1$ui, app1$server)
-}
-
-app2 <- init(
-  data = teal_data(iris = iris),
-  modules = modules(
-    example_module(),
-    landing_popup_module(
-      title = "Welcome",
-      content = tags$b(
-        "A place for the welcome message or a disclaimer statement.",
-        style = "color: red;"
-      ),
-      buttons = tagList(
-        modalButton("Proceed"),
-        actionButton("read", "Read more",
-          onclick = "window.open('http://google.com', '_blank')"
-        ),
-        actionButton("close", "Reject", onclick = "window.close()")
-      )
-    )
-  )
-)
-
-if (interactive()) {
-  shinyApp(app2$ui, app2$server)
-}
-
+This function is deprecated, please use \code{add_landing_modal()} on the teal app object instead.
 }