diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index e3d5835e35..7ab87e549a 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -1032,20 +1032,6 @@ def notify_subscriptions_added(user_profile, sub_pairs, stream_emails, no_log=Fa
                  subscriptions=payload)
     send_event(event, [user_profile.id])
 
-def notify_for_streams_by_default(user_profile):
-    # For users in older realms and CUSTOMER19, do not generate notifications
-    # for stream messages by default. Everyone else uses the setting on the
-    # user_profile.
-
-    if (user_profile.realm.domain in ["customer19.invalid", "customer25.invalid"] or
-        user_profile.realm.date_created <= datetime.datetime(2013, 9, 24,
-                                                             tzinfo=timezone.utc)):
-        return False
-
-    return user_profile.default_desktop_notifications
-
-
-
 def bulk_add_subscriptions(streams, users):
     recipients_map = bulk_get_recipients(Recipient.STREAM, [stream.id for stream in streams])
     recipients = [recipient.id for recipient in recipients_map.values()]
@@ -1169,7 +1155,7 @@ def do_add_subscription(user_profile, stream, no_log=False):
         (subscription, created) = Subscription.objects.get_or_create(
             user_profile=user_profile, recipient=recipient,
             defaults={'active': True, 'color': color,
-                      'notifications': notify_for_streams_by_default(user_profile)})
+                      'notifications': user_profile.default_desktop_notifications})
         did_subscribe = created
         if not subscription.active:
             did_subscribe = True
diff --git a/zerver/views/__init__.py b/zerver/views/__init__.py
index 03c5258422..c3ed332737 100644
--- a/zerver/views/__init__.py
+++ b/zerver/views/__init__.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import bulk_remove_subscriptions, do_change_password, \
     user_email_is_unique, do_invite_users, do_refer_friend, compute_mit_user_fullname, \
     do_add_alert_words, do_remove_alert_words, do_set_alert_words, get_subscriber_emails, \
     do_set_muted_topics, do_rename_stream, clear_followup_emails_queue, \
-    notify_for_streams_by_default, do_change_enable_offline_push_notifications, \
+    do_change_enable_offline_push_notifications, \
     do_deactivate_stream, do_change_autoscroll_forever, do_make_stream_public, \
     do_add_default_stream, do_change_default_all_public_streams, \
     do_change_default_desktop_notifications, \
@@ -1084,7 +1084,6 @@ def home(request):
         realm_filters         = register_ret['realm_filters'],
         is_admin              = user_profile.is_admin(),
         can_create_streams    = user_profile.can_create_streams(),
-        notify_for_streams_by_default = notify_for_streams_by_default(user_profile),
         name_changes_disabled = name_changes_disabled(user_profile.realm),
         has_mobile_devices    = num_push_devices_for_user(user_profile) > 0,
         autoscroll_forever = user_profile.autoscroll_forever,