diff --git a/webapp/src/Controller/API/BalloonController.php b/webapp/src/Controller/API/BalloonController.php
index c3ebd22c3d..0ef708184b 100644
--- a/webapp/src/Controller/API/BalloonController.php
+++ b/webapp/src/Controller/API/BalloonController.php
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public function listAction(
                 category: $b['data']['category'],
                 categoryid: $b['data']['categoryid'],
                 total: $b['data']['total'],
-                awards: $b['data']['awards'],
                 done: $b['data']['done'],
             );
         }
diff --git a/webapp/src/DataTransferObject/Balloon.php b/webapp/src/DataTransferObject/Balloon.php
index f9d5648373..8d8721eb7c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/DataTransferObject/Balloon.php
+++ b/webapp/src/DataTransferObject/Balloon.php
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public function __construct(
         public readonly ?int $categoryid,
         #[Serializer\Type('array<string, App\Entity\ContestProblem>')]
         public readonly array $total,
-        public readonly string $awards,
         public readonly bool $done,
     ) {}
 }
diff --git a/webapp/src/Service/BalloonService.php b/webapp/src/Service/BalloonService.php
index ff93e2fddf..eb80ffe0f7 100644
--- a/webapp/src/Service/BalloonService.php
+++ b/webapp/src/Service/BalloonService.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public function updateBalloons(
      * @return array<array{data: array{balloonid: int, time: string, problem: string, contestproblem: ContestProblem,
      *                                 team: Team, teamid: int, location: string|null, affiliation: string|null,
      *                                 affiliationid: int, category: string, categoryid: int, total: array<string, ContestProblem>,
-     *                                 awards: string, done: bool}}>
+     *                                 done: bool}}>
     */
     public function collectBalloonTable(Contest $contest, bool $todo = false): array
     {
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@ public function collectBalloonTable(Contest $contest, bool $todo = false): array
             $freezetime = $contest->getFreezeTime();
         }
 
-        // Build a list of teams and the problems they solved first.
-        $firstSolved = $em->getRepository(ScoreCache::class)->findBy(['is_first_to_solve' => 1]);
-        $firstSolvers = [];
-        foreach ($firstSolved as $scoreCache) {
-            $firstSolvers[$scoreCache->getTeam()->getTeamId()][] = $scoreCache->getProblem()->getProbid();
-        }
-
         $query = $em->createQueryBuilder()
             ->select('b', 's.submittime', 'p.probid',
                 't.teamid', 's', 't', 't.location',
@@ -125,23 +118,14 @@ public function collectBalloonTable(Contest $contest, bool $todo = false): array
             ->addOrderBy('s.submittime', 'DESC');
 
         $balloons = $query->getQuery()->getResult();
-        // Loop once over the results to get totals and awards.
-        $TOTAL_BALLOONS = $AWARD_BALLOONS = [];
+        // Loop once over the results to get totals.
+        $TOTAL_BALLOONS = [];
         foreach ($balloons as $balloonsData) {
             if ($balloonsData['color'] === null) {
                 continue;
             }
 
             $TOTAL_BALLOONS[$balloonsData['teamid']][$balloonsData['probshortname']] = $balloonsData[0]->getSubmission()->getContestProblem();
-
-            // Keep a list of balloons that were first to solve this problem;
-            // can be multiple, one for each sortorder.
-            if (in_array($balloonsData['probid'], $firstSolvers[$balloonsData['teamid']] ?? [], true)) {
-                $AWARD_BALLOONS['problem'][$balloonsData['probid']][] = $balloonsData[0]->getBalloonId();
-            }
-            // Keep overwriting this - in the end it'll
-            // contain the ID of the first balloon in this contest.
-            $AWARD_BALLOONS['contest'] = $balloonsData[0]->getBalloonId();
         }
 
         // Loop again to construct table.
@@ -182,15 +166,6 @@ public function collectBalloonTable(Contest $contest, bool $todo = false): array
             ksort($TOTAL_BALLOONS[$balloonsData['teamid']]);
             $balloondata['total'] = $TOTAL_BALLOONS[$balloonsData['teamid']];
 
-            $comments = [];
-            if ($AWARD_BALLOONS['contest'] == $balloonId) {
-                $comments[] = 'first in contest';
-            } elseif (isset($AWARD_BALLOONS['problem'][$balloonsData['probid']])
-                && in_array($balloonId, $AWARD_BALLOONS['problem'][$balloonsData['probid']], true)) {
-                $comments[] = 'first for problem';
-            }
-
-            $balloondata['awards'] = implode('; ', $comments);
             $balloondata['done'] = $done;
 
             $balloons_table[] = [
diff --git a/webapp/templates/jury/partials/balloon_list.html.twig b/webapp/templates/jury/partials/balloon_list.html.twig
index e48b61395b..4195b59bb6 100644
--- a/webapp/templates/jury/partials/balloon_list.html.twig
+++ b/webapp/templates/jury/partials/balloon_list.html.twig
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
             <th scope="col">location</th>
             <th scope="col">category</th>
             <th scope="col">total</th>
-            <th scope="col">awards</th>
             <th scope="col"></th>
         </tr>
         </thead>
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@
                     {{ totalballoon | problemBadge }}&nbsp;
                 {%- endfor -%}
                 </td>
-                <td>{{ balloon.data.awards }}</td>
                 <td>
                     {%- if not balloon.data.done -%}
                     {%- set link = path('jury_balloons_setdone', {balloonId: balloon.data.balloonid}) %}
diff --git a/webapp/tests/Unit/Controller/API/BalloonsControllerTest.php b/webapp/tests/Unit/Controller/API/BalloonsControllerTest.php
index 2780863bb5..62314bd84b 100644
--- a/webapp/tests/Unit/Controller/API/BalloonsControllerTest.php
+++ b/webapp/tests/Unit/Controller/API/BalloonsControllerTest.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public function testBalloonsNoJudgings(): void
 
     public function testMarkAsDone(): void
     {
-        $expectedBalloon = ['team'=>'t2: Example teamname', 'problem'=>'U', 'awards'=>'first in contest'];
+        $expectedBalloon = ['team'=>'t2: Example teamname', 'problem'=>'U'];
         $contestId = $this->getUnitContestId();
         $url = "/contests/$contestId/balloons?todo=1";
         $this->loadFixtures([BalloonCorrectSubmissionFixture::class,BalloonUserFixture::class]);
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function testMarkInvalidBalloonAsDone(): void
     public function testMarkAsDoneWrongContest(): void
     {
         // BalloonIDs are global so they can be marked done against other contests.
-        $expectedBalloon = ['team'=>'t2: Example teamname', 'problem'=>'U', 'awards'=>'first in contest'];
+        $expectedBalloon = ['team'=>'t2: Example teamname', 'problem'=>'U'];
         $contestId = $this->getUnitContestId();
         $url = "/contests/$contestId/balloons?todo=1";
         $this->loadFixtures([BalloonCorrectSubmissionFixture::class,BalloonUserFixture::class]);