diff --git a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
index 48d467c59..37ddc0b03 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/notification.ex
@@ -361,36 +361,33 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
     end
   end
 
-  @spec create_notifications(Activity.t(), keyword()) :: {:ok, [Notification.t()] | []}
-  def create_notifications(activity, options \\ [])
+  @spec create_notifications(Activity.t()) :: {:ok, [Notification.t()] | []}
+  def create_notifications(activity)
 
-  def create_notifications(%Activity{data: %{"to" => _, "type" => "Create"}} = activity, options) do
+  def create_notifications(%Activity{data: %{"to" => _, "type" => "Create"}} = activity) do
     object = Object.normalize(activity, fetch: false)
 
     if object && object.data["type"] == "Answer" do
       {:ok, []}
     else
-      do_create_notifications(activity, options)
+      do_create_notifications(activity)
     end
   end
 
-  def create_notifications(%Activity{data: %{"type" => type}} = activity, options)
+  def create_notifications(%Activity{data: %{"type" => type}} = activity)
       when type in ["Follow", "Like", "Announce", "Move", "EmojiReact", "Flag", "Update"] do
-    do_create_notifications(activity, options)
+    do_create_notifications(activity)
   end
 
-  def create_notifications(_, _), do: {:ok, []}
-
-  defp do_create_notifications(%Activity{} = activity, options) do
-    do_send = Keyword.get(options, :do_send, true)
+  def create_notifications(_), do: {:ok, []}
 
+  defp do_create_notifications(%Activity{} = activity) do
     {enabled_receivers, disabled_receivers} = get_notified_from_activity(activity)
     potential_receivers = enabled_receivers ++ disabled_receivers
 
     notifications =
       Enum.map(potential_receivers, fn user ->
-        do_send = do_send && user in enabled_receivers
-        create_notification(activity, user, do_send: do_send)
+        create_notification(activity, user)
       end)
       |> Enum.reject(&is_nil/1)
 
@@ -450,7 +447,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
 
   # TODO move to sql, too.
   def create_notification(%Activity{} = activity, %User{} = user, opts \\ []) do
-    do_send = Keyword.get(opts, :do_send, true)
     type = Keyword.get(opts, :type, type_from_activity(activity))
 
     unless skip?(activity, user, opts) do
@@ -465,11 +461,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
         |> Marker.multi_set_last_read_id(user, "notifications")
         |> Repo.transaction()
 
-      if do_send do
-        Streamer.stream(["user", "user:notification"], notification)
-        Push.send(notification)
-      end
-
       notification
     end
   end
@@ -748,4 +739,14 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Notification do
     )
     |> Repo.update_all(set: [seen: true])
   end
+
+  @spec send(list(Notification.t())) :: :ok
+  def send(notifications) do
+    Enum.each(notifications, fn notification ->
+      unless Notification.skip?(notification.activity, notification.user) do
+        Streamer.stream(["user", "user:notification"], notification)
+        Push.send(notification)
+      end
+    end)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
index a12438f56..e38c14be2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/activity_pub.ex
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.ActivityPub do
   end
 
   def notify_and_stream(activity) do
-    Notification.create_notifications(activity)
+    {:ok, notifications} = Notification.create_notifications(activity)
+    Notification.send(notifications)
 
     original_activity =
       case activity do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
index 8d0ae6ef9..2a5c7edb7 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/side_effects.ex
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Builder
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Pipeline
   alias Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.Utils
-  alias Pleroma.Web.Push
   alias Pleroma.Web.Streamer
   alias Pleroma.Workers.PollWorker
 
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
         nil
     end
 
-    {:ok, notifications} = Notification.create_notifications(object, do_send: false)
+    {:ok, notifications} = Notification.create_notifications(object)
 
     meta =
       meta
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
   def handle(%{data: %{"type" => "Create"}} = activity, meta) do
     with {:ok, object, meta} <- handle_object_creation(meta[:object_data], activity, meta),
          %User{} = user <- User.get_cached_by_ap_id(activity.data["actor"]) do
-      {:ok, notifications} = Notification.create_notifications(activity, do_send: false)
+      {:ok, notifications} = Notification.create_notifications(activity)
       {:ok, _user} = ActivityPub.increase_note_count_if_public(user, object)
       {:ok, _user} = ActivityPub.update_last_status_at_if_public(user, object)
 
@@ -587,10 +586,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.ActivityPub.SideEffects do
 
   defp send_notifications(meta) do
     Keyword.get(meta, :notifications, [])
-    |> Enum.each(fn notification ->
-      Streamer.stream(["user", "user:notification"], notification)
-      Push.send(notification)
-    end)
+    |> Notification.send()
 
     meta
   end