diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 4bf25805e..2e879fd94 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -2036,22 +2036,8 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
             if (shouldShowNotification && nextNotification) {
                 let limited = this._busy || Main.layoutManager.bottomMonitor.inFullscreen;
                 let showNextNotification = (!limited || nextNotification.forFeedback || nextNotification.urgency == Urgency.CRITICAL);
-                if (showNextNotification) {
-                    let len = this._notificationQueue.length;
-                    if (len > 1) {
-                        this._notificationQueue.length = 0;
-                        let source = new SystemNotificationSource();
-                        this.add(source);
-                        let notification = new Notification(source, ngettext("%d new message", "%d new messages", len).format(len));
-                        notification.setTransient(true);
-                        notification.connect('activated', Lang.bind(this, function() {
-                            this.openTray();
-                        }));
-                        source.notify(notification);
-                    } else {
-                        this._showNotification();
-                    }
-                }
+                if (showNextNotification)
+                    this._showNotification();
             }
         } else if (this._notificationState == State.SHOWN) {
             let expired = (this._userActiveWhileNotificationShown &&