diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index b1feaa4400..0dfdf138f4 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -23,16 +23,6 @@ module Openfoodnetwork
       end
     end
 
-    config.after_initialize do
-      ActiveSupport::Notifications.subscribe(/^spree\./) do |*args|
-        event_name, _start_time, _end_time, _id, payload = args
-        Activator.active.event_name_starts_with(event_name).each do |activator|
-          payload[:event_name] = event_name
-          activator.activate(payload)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-
     initializer "spree.environment", before: :load_config_initializers do |app|
       app.config.spree = Spree::Core::Environment.new
       Spree::Config = app.config.spree.preferences # legacy access