diff --git a/frontend/src/upload.js b/frontend/src/upload.js
index a65cde85..022c922e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/upload.js
+++ b/frontend/src/upload.js
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     const fileSender = new FileSender(file);
     $('#cancel-upload').click(() => {
       fileSender.cancel();
-      location.reload();
-      document.l10n.formatValue('uploadCancelNotification').then(str => {
-        notify(str);
-      });
       storage.referrer = 'cancelled-upload';
 
       // record upload-stopped (cancelled) by sender
@@ -195,6 +191,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         cd1: event.type === 'drop' ? 'drop' : 'click',
         cd2: 'cancelled'
       });
+      location.reload();
     });
 
     fileSender.on('progress', progress => {
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils.js b/frontend/src/utils.js
index d338b7c9..d9222718 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils.js
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ function hexToArray(str) {
 }
 
 function notify(str) {
+  return str;
+  /* TODO: enable once we have an opt-in ui element
   if (!('Notification' in window)) {
     return;
   } else if (Notification.permission === 'granted') {
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ function notify(str) {
       if (permission === 'granted') new Notification(str);
     });
   }
+  */
 }
 
 function gcmCompliant() {