diff --git a/SessionMessagingKit/Utilities/OWSIdentityManager.m b/SessionMessagingKit/Utilities/OWSIdentityManager.m
index 82b9b3c26..17b041673 100644
--- a/SessionMessagingKit/Utilities/OWSIdentityManager.m
+++ b/SessionMessagingKit/Utilities/OWSIdentityManager.m
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ NSString *const kNSNotificationName_IdentityStateDidChange = @"kNSNotificationNa
     _dbConnection = primaryStorage.newDatabaseConnection;
     self.dbConnection.objectCacheEnabled = NO;
 
-    [self observeNotifications];
-
     return self;
 }
 
@@ -85,14 +83,6 @@ NSString *const kNSNotificationName_IdentityStateDidChange = @"kNSNotificationNa
 
 #pragma mark -
 
-- (void)observeNotifications
-{
-    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
-                                             selector:@selector(applicationDidBecomeActive:)
-                                                 name:UIApplicationDidBecomeActiveNotification
-                                               object:nil];
-}
-
 - (void)generateNewIdentityKeyPair
 {
     ECKeyPair *keyPair = [Curve25519 generateKeyPair];