diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
index f1f468466..1b0ce5a76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
@@ -921,10 +921,6 @@ public class FossilHRWatchAdapter extends FossilWatchAdapter {
     public void onDeleteNotification(int id) {
         super.onDeleteNotification(id);
 
-        if (connectionMode == CONNECTION_MODE.NOT_AUTHENTICATED) {
-            return;
-        }
-
         // send notification dismissal message to watch
         try {
             queueWrite(new DismissTextNotificationRequest(id, this));