diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/App.tsx b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/App.tsx
index 871c0bddac..97784fc3e4 100644
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/App.tsx
+++ b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/App.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import {
 } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import { createNativeStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/native-stack';
 import { TamaguiProvider } from '@tloncorp/ui';
-import type { Subscription } from 'expo-notifications';
-import { addNotificationResponseReceivedListener } from 'expo-notifications';
 import { PostHogProvider } from 'posthog-react-native';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { StatusBar, Text, View } from 'react-native';
@@ -58,22 +56,9 @@ const App = ({ wer }: Props) => {
   const screenOptions = useScreenOptions();
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    let notificationTapListener: Subscription | undefined;
     if (isAuthenticated) {
-      // Start notification tap listener
-      // This only seems to get triggered on iOS. Android handles the tap and other intents in native code.
-      notificationTapListener = addNotificationResponseReceivedListener(
-        handleNotificationResponse
-      );
-
-      connectNotifications();
       syncContacts();
     }
-
-    return () => {
-      // Clean up listeners
-      notificationTapListener?.remove();
-    };
   }, [isAuthenticated]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/utils/notifications.ts b/apps/tlon-mobile/src/utils/notifications.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d5aa3d9955..0000000000
--- a/apps/tlon-mobile/src/utils/notifications.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import type { NotificationResponse } from 'expo-notifications';
-
-import { markChatRead } from '../lib/chatApi';
-
-export const handleNotificationResponse = (response: NotificationResponse) => {
-  const {
-    actionIdentifier,
-    userText,
-    notification: {
-      request: {
-        content: { data },
-      },
-    },
-  } = response;
-  if (actionIdentifier === 'markAsRead' && data.channelId) {
-    markChatRead(data.channelId);
-  } else if (actionIdentifier === 'reply' && userText) {
-    // Send reply
-  } else if (data.wer) {
-    // TODO: handle wer
-    // setUri((curr) => ({
-    //   ...curr,
-    //   uri: createUri(shipUrl, data.wer),
-    //   key: curr.key + 1,
-    // }));
-  }
-};