diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/notifications.json b/public/language/en_GB/notifications.json
index d480d39a2e..489e0c6077 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/notifications.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/notifications.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 	"new_notification": "New Notification",
 	"you_have_unread_notifications": "You have unread notifications.",
 
-	"user_made_post": "<strong>%1</strong> made a new post",
 	"new_message_from": "New message from <strong>%1</strong>",
 	"upvoted_your_post": "<strong>%1</strong> has upvoted your post.",
 	"favourited_your_post": "<strong>%1</strong> has favourited your post.",
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 05507f4660..dde786af7e 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -33,14 +33,11 @@ SocketPosts.reply = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		}
 
 		if (postData) {
-
-			module.parent.exports.emitTopicPostStats();
-
-			var socketData = {
+			websockets.server.sockets.emit('event:new_post', {
 				posts: [postData]
-			};
+			});
 
-			websockets.server.sockets.emit('event:new_post', socketData);
+			module.parent.exports.emitTopicPostStats();
 
 			callback();
 		}
diff --git a/src/topics/create.js b/src/topics/create.js
index f597b53d7d..8b59929726 100644
--- a/src/topics/create.js
+++ b/src/topics/create.js
@@ -180,9 +180,8 @@ module.exports = function(Topics) {
 			},
 			function(data, next) {
 				postData = data;
-				threadTools.notifyFollowers(tid, postData.pid, uid);
 
-				user.notifications.sendPostNotificationToFollowers(uid, tid, postData.pid);
+				threadTools.notifyFollowers(tid, postData.pid, uid);
 
 				next();
 			},
diff --git a/src/user/notifications.js b/src/user/notifications.js
index fd6c0dab72..d949222429 100644
--- a/src/user/notifications.js
+++ b/src/user/notifications.js
@@ -148,27 +148,6 @@ var async = require('async'),
 		});
 	};
 
-	UserNotifications.sendPostNotificationToFollowers = function(uid, tid, pid) {
-		user.getUserField(uid, 'username', function(err, username) {
-			db.getSetMembers('followers:' + uid, function(err, followers) {
-				if (followers && followers.length) {
-					topics.getTopicField(tid, 'slug', function(err, slug) {
-						var message = '[[notifications:user_made_post, ' + username + ']]';
-
-						notifications.create({
-							text: message,
-							path: nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + slug + '#' + pid,
-							uniqueId: 'topic:' + tid,
-							from: uid
-						}, function(nid) {
-							notifications.push(nid, followers);
-						});
-					});
-				}
-			});
-		});
-	};
-
 	UserNotifications.pushCount = function(uid) {
 		var websockets = require('./../socket.io');
 		UserNotifications.getUnreadCount(uid, function(err, count) {