diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json
index 03fa0ac66a..da6c9680a3 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/notifications.json
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@
 	"notifications": "Notifications",
 	"welcome-notification": "Welcome Notification",
 	"welcome-notification-link": "Welcome Notification Link",
-	"welcome-notification-uid": "Welcome Notification User (UID)",
-	"notification-alert-timeout": "Notification Alert Timeout"
+	"welcome-notification-uid": "Welcome Notification User (UID)"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/src/modules/notifications.js b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
index b6e9f04fed..cdf1d15e54 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/notifications.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/notifications.js
@@ -55,32 +55,6 @@ define('notifications', ['sounds', 'translator', 'components', 'navigator', 'ben
 	};
 
 	Notifications.onNewNotification = function (notifData) {
-		// If a path is defined, show notif data, otherwise show generic data
-		var payload = {
-			alert_id: 'new_notif',
-			title: '[[notifications:new_notification]]',
-			timeout: parseInt(config.notificationAlertTimeout, 10) || 5000,
-		};
-
-		if (notifData.path) {
-			payload.message = notifData.bodyShort;
-			payload.type = 'info';
-			payload.clickfn = function () {
-				markNotification(notifData.nid, true);
-				if (notifData.path.startsWith('http') || notifData.path.startsWith('https')) {
-					window.location.href = notifData.path;
-				} else {
-					window.location.href = window.location.protocol + '//' + window.location.host + config.relative_path + notifData.path;
-				}
-			};
-		} else {
-			payload.message = '[[notifications:you_have_unread_notifications]]';
-			payload.type = 'warning';
-		}
-
-		app.alert(payload);
-		app.refreshTitle();
-
 		if (ajaxify.currentPage === 'notifications') {
 			ajaxify.refresh();
 		}
diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index fcf0e5e81e..1e52e8113f 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ apiController.loadConfig = async function (req) {
 		searchEnabled: plugins.hasListeners('filter:search.query'),
 		bootswatchSkin: meta.config.bootswatchSkin || '',
 		enablePostHistory: meta.config.enablePostHistory === 1,
-		notificationAlertTimeout: meta.config.notificationAlertTimeout || 5000,
 		timeagoCutoff: meta.config.timeagoCutoff !== '' ? Math.max(0, parseInt(meta.config.timeagoCutoff, 10)) : meta.config.timeagoCutoff,
 		timeagoCodes: languages.timeagoCodes,
 		cookies: {
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl
index 1f1af27037..3e68295699 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/notifications.tpl
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:welcome-notification]]</strong><br /> <textarea class="form-control" data-field="welcomeNotification"></textarea><br />
 			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:welcome-notification-link]]</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" data-field="welcomeLink"><br />
 			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:welcome-notification-uid]]</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" data-field="welcomeUid"><br />
-
-			<strong>[[admin/settings/notifications:notification-alert-timeout]]</strong><br /> <input type="text" class="form-control" data-field="notificationAlertTimeout" placeholder="5000"><br />
 		</form>
 	</div>
 </div>