diff --git a/src/notification-preferences/NotificationPreferenceApp.jsx b/src/notification-preferences/NotificationPreferenceApp.jsx
index 1ab67b030..e7c0da546 100644
--- a/src/notification-preferences/NotificationPreferenceApp.jsx
+++ b/src/notification-preferences/NotificationPreferenceApp.jsx
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   selectUpdatePreferencesStatus,
 } from './data/selectors';
 import NotificationPreferenceRow from './NotificationPreferenceRow';
-import { updateAppPreferenceToggle, updateChannelPreferenceToggle } from './data/thunks';
+import { updatePreferenceToggle } from './data/thunks';
 import { LOADING_STATUS } from '../constants';
 import NOTIFICATION_CHANNELS from './data/constants';
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const NotificationPreferenceApp = ({ appId }) => {
       (preference) => preference[notificationChannel] && !isPreferenceNonEditable(preference),
     );
 
-    dispatch(updateChannelPreferenceToggle(courseId, appId, notificationChannel, !hasActivePreferences));
+    dispatch(updatePreferenceToggle(courseId, appId, notificationChannel, !hasActivePreferences));
   }, [appId, appPreferences, courseId, dispatch, nonEditable]);
 
   const preferences = useMemo(() => (
diff --git a/src/notification-preferences/data/thunks.js b/src/notification-preferences/data/thunks.js
index 222201b52..641bd6b50 100644
--- a/src/notification-preferences/data/thunks.js
+++ b/src/notification-preferences/data/thunks.js
@@ -149,15 +149,3 @@ export const updatePreferenceToggle = (
     }
   }
 );
-
-export const updateChannelPreferenceToggle = (courseId, notificationApp, notificationChannel, value) => (
-  async (dispatch) => {
-    try {
-      const data = await patchChannelPreferenceToggle(courseId, notificationApp, notificationChannel, value);
-      const normalizedData = normalizePreferences(camelCaseObject(data));
-      dispatch(fetchNotificationPreferenceSuccess(courseId, normalizedData));
-    } catch (errors) {
-      dispatch(fetchNotificationPreferenceFailed());
-    }
-  }
-);