diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/JobItem.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/JobItem.qml
index 63e1c172f..b5fd17f1f 100644
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/JobItem.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/JobItem.qml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ ColumnLayout {
     property alias suspendable: suspendButton.visible
     property alias killable: killButton.visible
 
-    property bool hovered
     property QtObject jobDetails
 
     readonly property int totalFiles: jobItem.jobDetails && jobItem.jobDetails.totalFiles || 0
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
index 1d195b379..9102df78f 100644
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationItem.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import org.kde.notificationmanager 1.0 as NotificationManager
 ColumnLayout {
     id: notificationItem
 
-    property bool hovered: false
     property int maximumLineCount: 0
     property alias bodyCursorShape: bodyLabel.cursorShape
 
@@ -293,8 +292,6 @@ ColumnLayout {
 
                 onOpenUrl: notificationItem.openUrl(url)
                 onFileActionInvoked: notificationItem.fileActionInvoked(action)
-
-                hovered: notificationItem.hovered
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
index 0f8f76d27..311960fab 100644
--- a/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
+++ b/applets/notifications/package/contents/ui/NotificationPopup.qml
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ PlasmaCore.Dialog {
                 y: closable || dismissable || configurable ? -notificationPopup.margins.top : 0
                 headingRightPadding: -notificationPopup.margins.right
                 width: parent.width
-                hovered: area.containsMouse
                 maximumLineCount: 8
                 bodyCursorShape: notificationPopup.hasDefaultAction ? Qt.PointingHandCursor : 0