diff --git a/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/components/NotificationImage.jsx b/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/components/NotificationImage.jsx
index 9bea14c4e..f6975e3c9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/components/NotificationImage.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/src/components/Navigation/components/NotificationImage.jsx
@@ -41,8 +41,4 @@ const NotificationImage = ({className, type, avatar}: Props) => {
   );
 };
 
-NotificationImage.defaultProps = {
-  avatar: ''
-};
-
 export default NotificationImage;