diff --git a/test/api/v3/unit/models/group.test.js b/test/api/v3/unit/models/group.test.js
index fa87d2e6fe..04b545d45e 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/unit/models/group.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/unit/models/group.test.js
@@ -219,37 +219,6 @@ describe('Group Model', () => {
           expect(updatedUndecidedMember.stats.hp).to.eql(50);
         });
 
-        it('doesn\'t notify the user when the boss damage is 0', async () => {
-          progress.down = 0;
-          await Group.processQuestProgress(participatingMember, progress);
-
-          let updatedLeader = await User.findById(questLeader._id);
-
-          expect(updatedLeader.stats.hp).to.eql(50);
-          expect(updatedLeader.notifications.length).to.eql(0);
-        });
-
-        it('notifies user of boss damage', async () => {
-          await Group.processQuestProgress(participatingMember, progress);
-
-          let updatedLeader = await User.findById(questLeader._id);
-
-          expect(updatedLeader.stats.hp).to.eql(42.5);
-          expect(updatedLeader.notifications[0].type).to.eql('BOSS_DAMAGE');
-          expect(updatedLeader.notifications[0].data).to.eql({damageTaken: -7.5});
-        });
-
-        it('combines boss damage notifications across multiple updates', async () => {
-          await Group.processQuestProgress(participatingMember, progress);
-          await Group.processQuestProgress(participatingMember, progress);
-
-          let updatedLeader = await User.findById(participatingMember._id);
-
-          expect(updatedLeader.stats.hp).to.eql(35);
-          expect(updatedLeader.notifications[0].type).to.eql('BOSS_DAMAGE');
-          expect(updatedLeader.notifications[0].data).to.eql({damageTaken: -15});
-        });
-
         it('applies damage only to participating members of party even under buggy conditions', async () => {
           // stops unfair damage from mbugs like https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitrpg/issues/7653
           party.quest.members = {
diff --git a/website/client-old/js/controllers/notificationCtrl.js b/website/client-old/js/controllers/notificationCtrl.js
index 4f9f83edec..9f1679150f 100644
--- a/website/client-old/js/controllers/notificationCtrl.js
+++ b/website/client-old/js/controllers/notificationCtrl.js
@@ -149,9 +149,6 @@ habitrpg.controller('NotificationCtrl',
           case 'LOGIN_INCENTIVE':
             Notification.showLoginIncentive(User.user, notification.data, Social.loadWidgets);
             break;
-          case 'BOSS_DAMAGE':
-            Notification.bossDamage(notification.data.damageTaken);
-            break;
           default:
             if (notification.data.headerText && notification.data.bodyText) {
               var modalScope = $rootScope.$new();
diff --git a/website/client-old/js/services/notificationServices.js b/website/client-old/js/services/notificationServices.js
index 9e86e6ec8e..edb08cd4cc 100644
--- a/website/client-old/js/services/notificationServices.js
+++ b/website/client-old/js/services/notificationServices.js
@@ -78,13 +78,6 @@ angular.module("habitrpg").factory("Notification",
     _notify(_sign(val) + " " + _round(val) + " " + window.env.t('health'), 'hp', 'glyphicon glyphicon-heart');
   }
 
-  function bossDamage(val) {
-    var data = {
-      val: _round(val),
-    };
-    _notify(window.env.t('bossDamageDone', data), 'hp', 'glyphicon glyphicon-heart');
-  }
-
   function lvl(){
     _notify(window.env.t('levelUp'), 'lvl', 'glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-up');
   }
@@ -183,6 +176,5 @@ angular.module("habitrpg").factory("Notification",
     text: text,
     quest: quest,
     showLoginIncentive: showLoginIncentive,
-    bossDamage: bossDamage,
   };
 }]);
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/quests.json b/website/common/locales/en/quests.json
index 0eda3fc50a..366451d5d9 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/quests.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/quests.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "collected": "Collected",
     "collectionItems": "<%= number %> <%= items %>",
     "itemsToCollect": "Items to Collect",
-    "bossDamageDone": "Damage from Boss: - <%= val %> Health",
     "bossDmg1": "Each completed Daily and To-Do and each positive Habit hurts the boss. Hurt it more with redder tasks or Brutal Smash and Burst of Flames. The boss will deal damage to every quest participant for every Daily you've missed (multiplied by the boss's Strength) in addition to your regular damage, so keep your party healthy by completing your Dailies! <strong>All damage to and from a boss is tallied on cron (your day roll-over).</strong>",
     "bossDmg2": "Only participants will fight the boss and share in the quest loot.",
     "bossDmg1Broken": "Each completed Daily and To-Do and each positive Habit hurts the boss... Hurt it more with redder tasks or Brutal Smash and Burst of Flames... The boss will deal damage to every quest participant for every Daily you've missed (multiplied by the boss's Strength) in addition to your regular damage, so keep your party healthy by completing your Dailies... <strong>All damage to and from a boss is tallied on cron (your day roll-over)...</strong>",
diff --git a/website/server/models/group.js b/website/server/models/group.js
index 5e1277cc97..88fe3a598f 100644
--- a/website/server/models/group.js
+++ b/website/server/models/group.js
@@ -709,26 +709,12 @@ schema.methods._processBossQuest = async function processBossQuest (options) {
     }
   }
 
-  let promises = [];
-
   // Everyone takes damage
-  if (down !== 0) {
-    let members = await User.find({
-      _id: {$in: this.getParticipatingQuestMembers()},
-    }).select('notifications stats.hp');
-
-    _.each(members, (member) => {
-      member.stats.hp += down;
-      let bossNotification = _.find(member.notifications, {type: 'BOSS_DAMAGE'});
-      if (bossNotification) {
-        bossNotification.data.damageTaken += down;
-        bossNotification.markModified('data.damageTaken');
-      } else {
-        member.addNotification('BOSS_DAMAGE', {damageTaken: down});
-      }
-      promises.push(member.save());
-    });
-  }
+  await User.update({
+    _id: {$in: this.getParticipatingQuestMembers()},
+  }, {
+    $inc: {'stats.hp': down},
+  }, {multi: true}).exec();
   // Apply changes the currently cronning user locally so we don't have to reload it to get the updated state
   // TODO how to mark not modified? https://github.com/Automattic/mongoose/pull/1167
   // must be notModified or otherwise could overwrite future changes: if the user is saved it'll save
@@ -740,11 +726,10 @@ schema.methods._processBossQuest = async function processBossQuest (options) {
     group.sendChat(`\`You defeated ${quest.boss.name('en')}! Questing party members receive the rewards of victory.\``);
 
     // Participants: Grant rewards & achievements, finish quest
-    promises.push(group.finishQuest(shared.content.quests[group.quest.key]));
+    await group.finishQuest(shared.content.quests[group.quest.key]);
   }
 
-  promises.push(group.save());
-  return await Bluebird.all(promises);
+  return await group.save();
 };
 
 schema.methods._processCollectionQuest = async function processCollectionQuest (options) {
diff --git a/website/server/models/userNotification.js b/website/server/models/userNotification.js
index 38b0bee5b4..1fec849c35 100644
--- a/website/server/models/userNotification.js
+++ b/website/server/models/userNotification.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ const NOTIFICATION_TYPES = [
   'GROUP_TASK_APPROVED',
   'LOGIN_INCENTIVE',
   'GROUP_INVITE_ACCEPTED',
-  'BOSS_DAMAGE',
   'SCORED_TASK',
 ];