diff --git a/js/ui/calendar.js b/js/ui/calendar.js
index e048cd086..7eb451916 100644
--- a/js/ui/calendar.js
+++ b/js/ui/calendar.js
@@ -883,10 +883,6 @@ class NotificationSection extends MessageList.MessageListSection {
         });
         super.vfunc_map();
     }
-
-    _shouldShow() {
-        return !this.empty && isToday(this._date);
-    }
 });
 
 var Placeholder = GObject.registerClass(
diff --git a/js/ui/mpris.js b/js/ui/mpris.js
index 23fca91b1..3650c577a 100644
--- a/js/ui/mpris.js
+++ b/js/ui/mpris.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 const { Gio, GObject, Shell, St } = imports.gi;
 const Signals = imports.signals;
 
-const Calendar = imports.ui.calendar;
 const Main = imports.ui.main;
 const MessageList = imports.ui.messageList;
 
@@ -252,10 +251,6 @@ class MediaSection extends MessageList.MessageListSection {
                                     this._onProxyReady.bind(this));
     }
 
-    _shouldShow() {
-        return !this.empty && Calendar.isToday(this._date);
-    }
-
     get allowed() {
         return !Main.sessionMode.isGreeter;
     }