diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 2d06893ca0..e1a2e79694 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@
                 <action android:name="android.service.chooser.ChooserTargetService" />
             </intent-filter>
         </service>
-        <service android:name="org.thoughtcrime.securesms.service.GenericForegroundService" />
         <receiver
             android:name="org.thoughtcrime.securesms.notifications.MarkReadReceiver"
             android:enabled="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/GenericForegroundService.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/GenericForegroundService.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 52a259d5be..0000000000
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/service/GenericForegroundService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.service;
-
-
-import android.app.PendingIntent;
-import android.app.Service;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.os.IBinder;
-
-import androidx.annotation.DrawableRes;
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
-import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
-
-import org.session.libsignal.utilities.Log;
-import org.session.libsignal.utilities.guava.Preconditions;
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.home.HomeActivity;
-import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.notifications.NotificationChannels;
-
-import network.loki.messenger.R;
-
-public class GenericForegroundService extends Service {
-
-  private static final String TAG = GenericForegroundService.class.getSimpleName();
-
-  private static final int    NOTIFICATION_ID  = 827353982;
-  private static final String EXTRA_TITLE      = "extra_title";
-  private static final String EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID = "extra_channel_id";
-  private static final String EXTRA_ICON_RES   = "extra_icon_res";
-
-  private static final String ACTION_START = "start";
-  private static final String ACTION_STOP  = "stop";
-
-  private int    foregroundCount;
-  private String activeTitle;
-  private String activeChannelId;
-  private int    activeIconRes;
-
-  @Override
-  public void onCreate() {
-
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) {
-    synchronized (GenericForegroundService.class) {
-      if      (intent != null && ACTION_START.equals(intent.getAction())) handleStart(intent);
-      else if (intent != null && ACTION_STOP.equals(intent.getAction()))  handleStop();
-      else                                                                throw new IllegalStateException("Action needs to be START or STOP.");
-
-      return START_NOT_STICKY;
-    }
-  }
-
-
-  private void handleStart(@NonNull Intent intent) {
-    String title     = Preconditions.checkNotNull(intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_TITLE));
-    String channelId = Preconditions.checkNotNull(intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID));
-    int    iconRes   = intent.getIntExtra(EXTRA_ICON_RES, R.drawable.ic_notification);
-
-    Log.i(TAG, "handleStart() Title: " + title + "  ChannelId: " + channelId);
-
-    foregroundCount++;
-
-    if (foregroundCount == 1) {
-      Log.d(TAG, "First request. Title: " + title + "  ChannelId: " + channelId);
-      activeTitle     = title;
-      activeChannelId = channelId;
-      activeIconRes   = iconRes;
-    }
-
-    postObligatoryForegroundNotification(activeTitle, activeChannelId, activeIconRes);
-  }
-
-  private void handleStop() {
-    Log.i(TAG, "handleStop()");
-
-    postObligatoryForegroundNotification(activeTitle, activeChannelId, activeIconRes);
-
-    foregroundCount--;
-
-    if (foregroundCount == 0) {
-      Log.d(TAG, "Last request. Ending foreground service.");
-      stopForeground(true);
-      stopSelf();
-    }
-  }
-
-  private void postObligatoryForegroundNotification(String title, String channelId, @DrawableRes int iconRes) {
-     startForeground(NOTIFICATION_ID, new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, channelId)
-                                                           .setSmallIcon(iconRes)
-                                                           .setContentTitle(title)
-                                                           .setContentIntent(PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, new Intent(this, HomeActivity.class), PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE))
-                                                           .build());
-  }
-
-  @Nullable
-  @Override
-  public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) {
-    return null;
-  }
-
-  public static void startForegroundTask(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull String task) {
-    startForegroundTask(context, task, NotificationChannels.OTHER);
-  }
-
-  public static void startForegroundTask(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull String task, @NonNull String channelId) {
-    startForegroundTask(context, task, channelId, R.drawable.ic_notification);
-  }
-
-  public static void startForegroundTask(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull String task, @NonNull String channelId, @DrawableRes int iconRes) {
-    Intent intent = new Intent(context, GenericForegroundService.class);
-    intent.setAction(ACTION_START);
-    intent.putExtra(EXTRA_TITLE, task);
-    intent.putExtra(EXTRA_CHANNEL_ID, channelId);
-    intent.putExtra(EXTRA_ICON_RES, iconRes);
-
-    ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent);
-  }
-
-  public static void stopForegroundTask(@NonNull Context context) {
-    Intent intent = new Intent(context, GenericForegroundService.class);
-    intent.setAction(ACTION_STOP);
-
-    ContextCompat.startForegroundService(context, intent);
-  }
-}