diff --git a/services/notifications/app.js b/services/notifications/app.js
index b776d87110..f83d7f0282 100644
--- a/services/notifications/app.js
+++ b/services/notifications/app.js
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ const methodOverride = require('method-override')
 const bodyParser = require('body-parser')
 const errorHandler = require('errorhandler')
 const controller = require('./app/js/NotificationsController')
-const mongojs = require('mongojs')
-const db = mongojs(Settings.mongo.url, ['notifications'])
-const Path = require('path')
 
 metrics.memory.monitor(logger)
 
diff --git a/services/notifications/app/js/Notifications.js b/services/notifications/app/js/Notifications.js
index ae4bdb677d..d808ecb2c5 100644
--- a/services/notifications/app/js/Notifications.js
+++ b/services/notifications/app/js/Notifications.js
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ module.exports = Notifications = {
       }
       return db.notifications.update(
         { user_id: doc.user_id, key: notification.key },
-        { $set: { ...doc } },
+        { $set: doc },
         { upsert: true },
         callback
       )
diff --git a/services/notifications/config/settings.defaults.js b/services/notifications/config/settings.defaults.js
index 0343132d42..136aa3a594 100644
--- a/services/notifications/config/settings.defaults.js
+++ b/services/notifications/config/settings.defaults.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-let Settings
-module.exports = Settings = {
+module.exports = {
   internal: {
     notifications: {
       port: 3042,