diff --git a/test/api/unit/models/user.test.js b/test/api/unit/models/user.test.js
index 84a10e80e3..b637b84753 100644
--- a/test/api/unit/models/user.test.js
+++ b/test/api/unit/models/user.test.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('User Model', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  context.only('notifications', () => {
+  context('notifications', () => {
     it('can add notifications without data', () => {
       const user = new User();
 
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/notifications.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/notifications.js
index 16a0410511..8ded24d5eb 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/notifications.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/notifications.js
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ import {
 import {
   model as User,
 } from '../../models/user';
-import {
-  model as UserNotification,
-} from '../../models/userNotification';
 
 const api = {};
 
@@ -49,7 +46,7 @@ api.readNotification = {
       $pull: { notifications: { id: req.params.notificationId } },
     }).exec();
 
-    res.respond(200, UserNotification.convertNotificationsToSafeJson(user.notifications));
+    res.respond(200, user.notifications);
   },
 };
 
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ api.readNotifications = {
     // See https://github.com/HabitRPG/habitica/pull/9321#issuecomment-354187666 for more info
     user._v += 1;
 
-    res.respond(200, UserNotification.convertNotificationsToSafeJson(user.notifications));
+    res.respond(200, user.notifications);
   },
 };
 
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ api.seeNotifications = {
 
     await user.save();
 
-    res.respond(200, UserNotification.convertNotificationsToSafeJson(user.notifications));
+    res.respond(200, user.notifications);
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/website/server/middlewares/response.js b/website/server/middlewares/response.js
index 945cf19dea..3190214cd2 100644
--- a/website/server/middlewares/response.js
+++ b/website/server/middlewares/response.js
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 import packageInfo from '../../../package.json';
-import {
-  model as UserNotification,
-} from '../models/userNotification';
 
 export default function responseHandler (req, res, next) {
   // Only used for successful responses
@@ -16,7 +13,7 @@ export default function responseHandler (req, res, next) {
     if (message) response.message = message;
 
     if (user) {
-      response.notifications = UserNotification.convertNotificationsToSafeJson(user.notifications);
+      response.notifications = user.notifications;
       response.userV = user._v;
     }