diff --git a/phpBB/common.php b/phpBB/common.php
index 52879deb9c..281eb88c4d 100644
--- a/phpBB/common.php
+++ b/phpBB/common.php
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ if (!$config['use_system_cron'])
 	$cron = $phpbb_container->get('cron.manager');
 }
 
-// Load notifications
-$phpbb_notifications = $phpbb_container->get('notifications');
-
 /**
 * Main event which is triggered on every page
 *