diff --git a/core/base/global.go b/core/base/global.go
index 3a37d18f..0414a4f2 100644
--- a/core/base/global.go
+++ b/core/base/global.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/safing/portbase/info"
 	"github.com/safing/portbase/modules"
 	"github.com/safing/portbase/modules/subsystems"
-	"github.com/safing/portbase/notifications"
 )
 
 // Default Values (changeable for testing)
@@ -67,9 +66,6 @@ func globalPrep() error {
 	// set api listen address
 	api.SetDefaultAPIListenAddress(DefaultAPIListenAddress)
 
-	// set notification persistence
-	notifications.SetPersistenceBasePath("core:notifications")
-
 	// set subsystem status dir
 	subsystems.SetDatabaseKeySpace("core:status/subsystems")