diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/desktop-notifications.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/desktop-notifications.js.es6
index a0e2cc7d2..641b721cf 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/desktop-notifications.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/desktop-notifications.js.es6
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ function setupNotifications() {
   if (document) {
     document.addEventListener("scroll", resetIdle);
   }
-  window.addEventListener("mouseover", resetIdle);
   PageTracker.on("change", resetIdle);
 }