diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 54c454875..8027b044e 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   has_many :hidden_repository_cell_reminders, dependent: :destroy
 
   before_validation :downcase_email!
-  before_destroy :destroy_notifications
 
   def name
     full_name
@@ -635,25 +634,6 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
     self.email = email.downcase
   end
 
-  def destroy_notifications
-    # Find all notifications where user is the only reference
-    # on the notification, and destroy all such notifications
-    # (user_notifications are destroyed when notification is
-    # destroyed). We try to do this efficiently (hence in_groups_of).
-    nids_all = notifications.pluck(:id)
-    nids_all.in_groups_of(1000, false) do |nids|
-      Notification
-        .where(id: nids)
-        .joins(:user_notifications)
-        .group('notifications.id')
-        .having('count(notification_id) <= 1')
-        .destroy_all
-    end
-
-    # Now, simply destroy all user notification relations left
-    user_notifications.destroy_all
-  end
-
   def clear_view_cache
     Rails.cache.delete_matched(%r{^views\/users\/#{id}-})
   end