diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js
index 30e643363a..478e0cae45 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/streaming.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from './announcements';
 import { updateConversations } from './conversations';
 import { processNewNotificationForGroups, refreshStaleNotificationGroups, pollRecentNotifications as pollRecentGroupNotifications } from './notification_groups';
-import { updateNotifications, expandNotifications } from './notifications';
+import { updateNotifications } from './notifications';
 import { updateStatus } from './statuses';
 import {
   updateTimeline,
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ export const connectTimelineStream = (timelineId, channelName, params = {}, opti
           break;
         }
         case 'notifications_merged': {
-          const state = getState();
-          if (state.notifications.top || !state.notifications.mounted)
-            dispatch(expandNotifications({ forceLoad: true, maxId: undefined }));
           dispatch(refreshStaleNotificationGroups());
           break;
         }