diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/custom-notification-item.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/custom-notification-item.js.es6
index 7eebb36bc89..5d27b59a3f3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/custom-notification-item.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/custom-notification-item.js.es6
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ createWidgetFrom(DefaultNotificationItem, "custom-notification-item", {
     return data.title ? I18n.t(data.title) : "";
   },
 
-  text(notificationType, notificationName) {
+  text(notificationName) {
     const { attrs } = this;
     const data = attrs.data;
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/default-notification-item.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/default-notification-item.js.es6
index 52c96a5aadc..5fd51877fcc 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/default-notification-item.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/default-notification-item.js.es6
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const DefaultNotificationItem =
       return Ember.isEmpty(description) ? "" : escapeExpression(description);
     },
 
-    text(notificationType, notificationName) {
+    text(notificationName) {
       const { attrs } = this;
       const data = attrs.data;
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export const DefaultNotificationItem =
       const notificationName = lookup[notificationType];
 
       let { data } = attrs;
-      let text = emojiUnescape(this.text(notificationType, notificationName));
+      let text = emojiUnescape(this.text(notificationName));
       let icon = this.icon(notificationName, data);
 
       const title = this.title(notificationName, data);
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/group-message-summary-notification-item.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/group-message-summary-notification-item.js.es6
index 8cf0d3c53f8..05037d88083 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/group-message-summary-notification-item.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/group-message-summary-notification-item.js.es6
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { createWidgetFrom } from "discourse/widgets/widget";
 import { DefaultNotificationItem } from "discourse/widgets/default-notification-item";
 
 createWidgetFrom(DefaultNotificationItem, "group-message-summary-notification-item", {
-  text(notificationType, notificationName) {
+  text(notificationName) {
     const { attrs } = this;
     const data = attrs.data;
     const count = data.inbox_count;
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/liked-notification-item.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/liked-notification-item.js.es6
index 00c61b5c41f..3bde6159407 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/liked-notification-item.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/widgets/liked-notification-item.js.es6
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DefaultNotificationItem } from "discourse/widgets/default-notification-
 import { formatUsername } from "discourse/lib/utilities";
 
 createWidgetFrom(DefaultNotificationItem, "liked-notification-item", {
-  text(notificationType, notificationName) {
+  text(notificationName) {
     const { attrs } = this;
     const data = attrs.data;