diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
index d0551320fd..ef581a70b7 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/pull.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/git"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
 	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
 	issue_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/issue"
@@ -316,8 +315,6 @@ func CreatePullRequest(ctx *context.APIContext, form api.CreatePullRequestOption
 		return
 	}
 
-	notification.NotifyNewPullRequest(pr)
-
 	log.Trace("Pull request created: %d/%d", repo.ID, prIssue.ID)
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, pr.APIFormat())
 }