diff --git a/app/models/reaction.rb b/app/models/reaction.rb
index 142a79fd1..cbba6b6eb 100644
--- a/app/models/reaction.rb
+++ b/app/models/reaction.rb
@@ -65,10 +65,8 @@ class Reaction < ApplicationRecord
   # - reaction is negative
   # - receiver is the same user as the one who reacted
   # - receive_notification is disabled
-  def skip_notification_for?(receiver)
-    points.negative? ||
-      (user_id == reactable.user_id) ||
-      (receiver.is_a?(User) && reactable.receive_notifications == false)
+  def skip_notification_for?(_receiver)
+    points.negative? || (user_id == reactable.user_id)
   end
 
   def vomit_on_user?
diff --git a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
index bc09e40ed..8cac58f5e 100644
--- a/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/notification_spec.rb
@@ -344,13 +344,13 @@ RSpec.describe Notification, type: :model do
         end.to change(user.notifications, :count).by(0)
       end
 
-      it "does not send a notification to the author of an article" do
+      it "does send a notification to the author of an article" do
         article.update(receive_notifications: false)
         reaction = create(:reaction, reactable: article, user: user2)
 
         expect do
           described_class.send_reaction_notification_without_delay(reaction, reaction.reactable.user)
-        end.to change(user.notifications, :count).by(0)
+        end.to change(user.notifications, :count).by(1)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb b/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb
index 3cdca3529..96216f1fe 100644
--- a/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/reaction_spec.rb
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@ RSpec.describe Reaction, type: :model do
         reaction.reactable.user_id = user_id
         expect(reaction.skip_notification_for?(user)).to be(true)
       end
-
-      it "is true when the receive_notifications is false" do
-        reaction.reactable.receive_notifications = false
-        expect(reaction.skip_notification_for?(receiver)).to be(true)
-      end
     end
   end