diff --git a/src/controllers/authentication.js b/src/controllers/authentication.js
index 5894ff0784..78d5ef938e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/authentication.js
+++ b/src/controllers/authentication.js
@@ -92,8 +92,6 @@ function registerAndLoginUser(req, res, userData, callback) {
 
 			user.deleteInvitation(userData.email);
 
-			user.notifications.sendWelcomeNotification(uid);
-
 			plugins.fireHook('filter:register.complete', {uid: uid, referrer: req.body.referrer || nconf.get('relative_path') + '/'}, next);
 		}
 	], callback);
diff --git a/src/user/approval.js b/src/user/approval.js
index 0639286a67..a4a3981002 100644
--- a/src/user/approval.js
+++ b/src/user/approval.js
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var async = require('async'),
-	nconf = require('nconf'),
-	request = require('request'),
+var async = require('async');
+var request = require('request');
 
-	db = require('../database'),
-	meta = require('../meta'),
-	emailer = require('../emailer'),
-	notifications = require('../notifications'),
-	groups = require('../groups'),
-	translator = require('../../public/src/modules/translator'),
-	utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
+var db = require('../database');
+var meta = require('../meta');
+var emailer = require('../emailer');
+var notifications = require('../notifications');
+var groups = require('../groups');
+var translator = require('../../public/src/modules/translator');
+var utils = require('../../public/src/utils');
 
 
 module.exports = function(User) {
@@ -90,9 +89,6 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 					emailer.send('registration_accepted', uid, data, next);
 				});
 			},
-			function(next) {
-				User.notifications.sendWelcomeNotification(uid, next);
-			},
 			function(next) {
 				removeFromQueue(username, next);
 			},
diff --git a/src/user/create.js b/src/user/create.js
index d89d949912..b15226eba0 100644
--- a/src/user/create.js
+++ b/src/user/create.js
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 							function(next) {
 								groups.join('registered-users', userData.uid, next);
 							},
+							function(next) {
+								user.notifications.sendWelcomeNotification(uid, next);
+							},
 							function(next) {
 								if (userData.email) {
 									async.parallel([