diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_post.php b/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_post.php
index 1e8afec3f9..139b5fabb9 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_post.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_post.php
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ class approve_post extends \phpbb\notification\type\post
 			'ignore_users'		=> array(),
 		), $options);
 
-		$users = array();
-		$users[$post['poster_id']] = $this->notification_manager->get_default_methods();
-
-		return $this->get_authorised_recipients(array_keys($users), $post['forum_id'], array_merge($options, array(
+		return $this->get_authorised_recipients(array($post['poster_id']), $post['forum_id'], array_merge($options, array(
 			'item_type'		=> static::$notification_option['id'],
 		)));
 	}
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_topic.php b/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_topic.php
index f0bbf3f6b0..0c343646ee 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_topic.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/notification/type/approve_topic.php
@@ -78,10 +78,7 @@ class approve_topic extends \phpbb\notification\type\topic
 			'ignore_users'		=> array(),
 		), $options);
 
-		$users = array();
-		$users[$post['poster_id']] = $this->notification_manager->get_default_methods();
-
-		return $this->get_authorised_recipients(array_keys($users), $post['forum_id'], array_merge($options, array(
+		return $this->get_authorised_recipients(array($post['poster_id']), $post['forum_id'], array_merge($options, array(
 			'item_type'		=> static::$notification_option['id'],
 		)));
 	}