diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 117fa141cb..ee255b98c0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -5041,7 +5041,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "canister_tracing_macros",
  "constants",
  "cycles_dispenser_canister",
- "fire_and_forget_handler",
  "futures",
  "http_request",
  "human_readable",
diff --git a/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/Cargo.toml b/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/Cargo.toml
index d237242aea..e2f33fb1be 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ canister_state_macros = { path = "../../../libraries/canister_state_macros" }
 canister_tracing_macros = { path = "../../../libraries/canister_tracing_macros" }
 constants = { path = "../../../libraries/constants" }
 cycles_dispenser_canister = { path = "../../cycles_dispenser/api" }
-fire_and_forget_handler = { path = "../../../libraries/fire_and_forget_handler" }
 futures = { workspace = true }
 http_request = { path = "../../../libraries/http_request" }
 human_readable = { path = "../../../libraries/human_readable" }
diff --git a/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/lib.rs b/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/lib.rs
index ced9400ba7..8c0a00ebdb 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/lib.rs
+++ b/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use crate::model::notifications_canister::NotificationsCanister;
 use crate::model::subscriptions::Subscriptions;
 use candid::Principal;
 use canister_state_macros::canister_state;
-use fire_and_forget_handler::FireAndForgetHandler;
 use notifications_index_canister::{NotificationsIndexEvent, SubscriptionAdded, SubscriptionRemoved};
 use principal_to_user_id_map::PrincipalToUserIdMap;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -132,8 +131,6 @@ struct Data {
     pub notifications_canister_wasm_for_upgrades: CanisterWasm,
     pub canisters_requiring_upgrade: CanistersRequiringUpgrade,
     pub notifications_index_event_sync_queue: CanisterEventSyncQueue<NotificationsIndexEvent>,
-    #[serde(default)]
-    pub fire_and_forget_handler: FireAndForgetHandler,
     pub rng_seed: [u8; 32],
     pub test_mode: bool,
 }
@@ -161,7 +158,6 @@ impl Data {
             notifications_canister_wasm_for_upgrades: notifications_canister_wasm,
             canisters_requiring_upgrade: CanistersRequiringUpgrade::default(),
             notifications_index_event_sync_queue: CanisterEventSyncQueue::default(),
-            fire_and_forget_handler: FireAndForgetHandler::default(),
             rng_seed: [0; 32],
             test_mode,
         }
diff --git a/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/updates/add_notifications_canister.rs b/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/updates/add_notifications_canister.rs
index 57143ef3fa..c9889812cb 100644
--- a/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/updates/add_notifications_canister.rs
+++ b/backend/canisters/notifications_index/impl/src/updates/add_notifications_canister.rs
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ fn commit(canister_id: CanisterId, wasm_version: BuildVersion, state: &mut Runti
             );
         }
 
-        state.data.fire_and_forget_handler.send_candid(
-            state.data.cycles_dispenser_canister_id,
-            "add_canister",
-            cycles_dispenser_canister::add_canister::Args { canister_id },
-        );
-
         Success
     } else {
         AlreadyAdded