--- a/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/base.py	2018-01-11 21:17:05.000000000 +0100
+++ b/python/mozbuild/mozbuild/base.py.new	2018-01-29 17:25:13.077760760 +0100
@@ -502,15 +502,6 @@
                 self.run_process([notifier, '-title',
                     'Mozilla Build System', '-group', 'mozbuild',
                     '-message', msg], ensure_exit_code=False)
-            elif sys.platform.startswith('linux'):
-                try:
-                    notifier = which.which('notify-send')
-                except which.WhichError:
-                    raise Exception('Install notify-send (usually part of '
-                        'the libnotify package) to get a notification when '
-                        'the build finishes.')
-                self.run_process([notifier, '--app-name=Mozilla Build System',
-                    'Mozilla Build System', msg], ensure_exit_code=False)
             elif sys.platform.startswith('win'):
                 from ctypes import Structure, windll, POINTER, sizeof
                 from ctypes.wintypes import DWORD, HANDLE, WINFUNCTYPE, BOOL, UINT