diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js
index 64eca97c8..f84e7d392 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/notifications/notificationsMiddleware.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ const postAuthorOfComment = async (commentId, { context }) => {
 }
 
 const notifyUsersOfMention = async (label, id, idsOfUsers, reason, context) => {
-  if (!(idsOfUsers && idsOfUsers.length)) return []
   await validateNotifyUsers(label, reason)
   let mentionedCypher
   switch (reason) {