diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte
index 8a270aef..f8edc540 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/NotificationBell.svelte
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ function relativeTime(isoString: string): string {
 }
 
 onMount(() => {
-	fetchNotifications();
 	fetchUnreadCount();
 	eventSource = new EventSource('/api/notifications/stream');
 	eventSource.addEventListener('notification', (e) => {