Erroneous "Could not activate cellular network" message

I don't have a cellular plan. I did activate it for one month, then cancelled -- I only activate it when I'm traveling. I've disabled cellular in the settings. But I still occasionally get a pop up message saying "Could not activate cellular network". Well, correct, cellular is disabled and it shouldn't be trying to activate it. How can I stop this error message from popping up?

Put APN Setting
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