diff --git a/client/src/javascript/actions/FloodActions.ts b/client/src/javascript/actions/FloodActions.ts
index b8fa54f8..fa437698 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/actions/FloodActions.ts
+++ b/client/src/javascript/actions/FloodActions.ts
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ const ServerEventHandlers: Record<keyof ServerEvents, (event: unknown) => void>
 } as const;
 
 const FloodActions = {
-  clearNotifications: (options: NotificationFetchOptions) => {
+  clearNotifications: () => {
     NotificationStore.clearAll();
     return axios
       .delete(`${baseURI}api/notifications`)
       .then((json) => json.data)
       .then(
         () => {
-          FloodActions.fetchNotifications(options);
+          // do nothing.
         },
         () => {
           // do nothing.
diff --git a/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/NotificationsButton.tsx b/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/NotificationsButton.tsx
index 0abe26c5..07fc3acf 100644
--- a/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/NotificationsButton.tsx
+++ b/client/src/javascript/components/sidebar/NotificationsButton.tsx
@@ -222,11 +222,7 @@ class NotificationsButton extends Component<WrappedComponentProps, Notifications
       this.tooltipRef.dismissTooltip();
     }
 
-    FloodActions.clearNotifications({
-      id: 'notification-tooltip',
-      limit: NOTIFICATIONS_PER_PAGE,
-      start: 0,
-    });
+    FloodActions.clearNotifications();
   };
 
   handleNotificationCountChange = () => {