diff --git a/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee b/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
index be5495b8d..af85ad18f 100644
--- a/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
+++ b/src/Monitoring/Unread.coffee
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ Unread =
       Unread.openNotification post
       return
   openNotification: (post) ->
-    return unless d.hidden and Header.areNotificationsEnabled
+    return unless Header.areNotificationsEnabled
     name = if Conf['Anonymize']
       'Anonymous'
     else
diff --git a/src/Posting/QR.coffee b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
index e9c1e2924..31407b2e0 100644
--- a/src/Posting/QR.coffee
+++ b/src/Posting/QR.coffee
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ QR =
       QR.captcha.nodes.input.focus()
     notice = new Notice 'warning', el
     QR.notifications.push notice
-    return unless d.hidden and Header.areNotificationsEnabled
+    return unless Header.areNotificationsEnabled
     notif = new Notification 'Quick reply warning',
       body: el.textContent
       icon: Favicon.logo