diff --git a/panels/notification/center/notifystagingmodel.cpp b/panels/notification/center/notifystagingmodel.cpp
index 620952267..eb3aba686 100644
--- a/panels/notification/center/notifystagingmodel.cpp
+++ b/panels/notification/center/notifystagingmodel.cpp
@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@ void NotifyStagingModel::doEntityReceived(qint64 id)
 
 void NotifyStagingModel::onEntityClosed(qint64 id)
 {
-    auto entity = m_accessor->fetchEntity(id);
-    if (!entity.isValid())
-        return;
-    id = entity.bubbleId();
     remove(id);
 }