diff --git a/src/omemo/omemo.c b/src/omemo/omemo.c
index 54dba460..4ba048a3 100644
--- a/src/omemo/omemo.c
+++ b/src/omemo/omemo.c
@@ -729,17 +729,6 @@ omemo_start_device_session(const char* const jid, uint32_t device_id,
         }
     } else {
         log_debug("[OMEMO] session with %s device %d exists", jid, device_id);
-        if (omemo_ctx.notifying) {
-            ProfChatWin* chatwin = wins_get_chat(jid);
-            if (chatwin) {
-                win_println((ProfWin*)chatwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "OMEMO session with %s (device %u) already exists.", jid, device_id);
-            } else {
-                ProfMucWin* mucwin = wins_get_muc(jid);
-                if (mucwin) {
-                    win_println((ProfWin*)mucwin, THEME_DEFAULT, "!", "OMEMO session with %s (device %u) already exists.", jid, device_id);
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 
 out: