diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/HomeFragment.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/HomeFragment.java
index 0e2280d23..a5e87d9e1 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/HomeFragment.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/fragments/HomeFragment.java
@@ -124,23 +124,6 @@ public class HomeFragment extends AppKitFragment implements OnBackPressedListene
 		Account self=AccountSessionManager.getInstance().getAccount(accountID).self;
 		ViewImageLoader.load(tabBarAvatar, null, new UrlImageLoaderRequest(self.avatar, V.dp(28), V.dp(28)));
 
-		notificationTabIcon=content.findViewById(R.id.tab_notifications);
-
-		AccountSessionManager.getInstance()
-				.getAccount(accountID).getCacheController()
-				.getNotifications(null, 1, false, false, true, new Callback<>() {
-					@Override
-					public void onSuccess(PaginatedResponse<List<Notification>> result) {
-						notificationBadged = result.items.get(0).createdAt.isAfter(Instant.ofEpochMilli(GlobalUserPreferences.lastNotificationOpenedTime));
-						setNotificationBadge();
-					}
-
-					@Override
-					public void onError(ErrorResponse error) {
-						error.showToast(getContext());
-					}
-				});
-
 		if(savedInstanceState==null){
 			getChildFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
 					.add(R.id.fragment_wrap, homeTabFragment)
@@ -368,8 +351,4 @@ public class HomeFragment extends AppKitFragment implements OnBackPressedListene
 //		getChildFragmentManager().putFragment(outState, "notificationsFragment", notificationsFragment);
 //		getChildFragmentManager().putFragment(outState, "profileFragment", profileFragment);
 	}
-
-	private void setNotificationBadge() {
-			notificationTabIcon.setImageDrawable(getContext().getDrawable(notificationBadged ? R.drawable.ic_notifications_tab_badged : R.drawable.ic_fluent_alert_28_selector));
-	}
 }
diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notifications_tab_badged.xml b/mastodon/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notifications_tab_badged.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index c5608a960..000000000
--- a/mastodon/src/main/res/drawable/ic_notifications_tab_badged.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
-    <item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_fluent_alert_28_selector" android:left="2dp" android:right="2dp" android:top="2dp" android:bottom="2dp"/>
-    <item android:width="14dp" android:height="14dp" android:gravity="top|right">
-        <shape android:shape="oval">
-            <stroke android:color="?android:colorPrimary" android:width="2dp"/>
-            <solid android:color="?android:colorAccent"/>
-        </shape>
-    </item>
-</layer-list>
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