diff --git a/lib/post_action_creator.rb b/lib/post_action_creator.rb
index 5d7d92aee17..120ee3a4560 100644
--- a/lib/post_action_creator.rb
+++ b/lib/post_action_creator.rb
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ private
       post_action.recover!
       action_attrs.each { |attr, val| post_action.public_send("#{attr}=", val) }
       post_action.save
-      PostActionNotifier.post_action_created(post_action)
     else
       post_action = PostAction.create(where_attrs.merge(action_attrs))
       if post_action && post_action.errors.count == 0
diff --git a/spec/components/post_action_creator_spec.rb b/spec/components/post_action_creator_spec.rb
index ab0d2d8c8df..74031a639a4 100644
--- a/spec/components/post_action_creator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/post_action_creator_spec.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,20 @@ describe PostActionCreator do
       result = PostActionCreator.new(user, nil, like_type_id).perform
       expect(result.failed?).to eq(true)
     end
+
+    it 'does not create a double like notification' do
+      PostActionNotifier.enable
+      post.user.user_option.update!(like_notification_frequency: UserOption.like_notification_frequency_type[:always])
+
+      expect(PostActionCreator.new(user, post, like_type_id).perform.success).to eq(true)
+      expect(PostActionDestroyer.new(user, post, like_type_id).perform.success).to eq(true)
+      expect(PostActionCreator.new(user, post, like_type_id).perform.success).to eq(true)
+
+      notification = Notification.last
+      notification_data = JSON.parse(notification.data)
+      expect(notification_data['display_username']).to eq(user.username)
+      expect(notification_data['username2']).to eq(nil)
+    end
   end
 
   context "flags" do