diff --git a/native/push/push-handler.react.js b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
--- a/native/push/push-handler.react.js
+++ b/native/push/push-handler.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 import * as Haptics from 'expo-haptics';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { AppRegistry, Platform, Alert, LogBox } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  AppRegistry,
+  Platform,
+  Alert,
+  LogBox,
+  NativeModules,
+} from 'react-native';
 import type { RemoteMessage, NotificationOpen } from 'react-native-firebase';
 import { Notification as InAppNotification } from 'react-native-in-app-message';
 import NotificationsIOS from 'react-native-notifications';
@@ -41,10 +47,7 @@
 import { activeMessageListSelector } from '../navigation/nav-selectors';
 import { NavContext } from '../navigation/navigation-context';
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from '../navigation/root-navigator.react';
-import {
-  recordNotifPermissionAlertActionType,
-  clearAndroidNotificationsActionType,
-} from '../redux/action-types';
+import { recordNotifPermissionAlertActionType } from '../redux/action-types';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils';
 import { RootContext, type RootContextType } from '../root-context';
 import type { EventSubscription } from '../types/react-native';
@@ -294,10 +297,9 @@
         ),
       );
     } else if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
-      this.props.dispatch({
-        type: clearAndroidNotificationsActionType,
-        payload: { threadID: activeThread },
-      });
+      NativeModules.CommAndroidNotifications.removeAllActiveNotificationsForThread(
+        activeThread,
+      );
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/native/push/reducer.js b/native/push/reducer.js
--- a/native/push/reducer.js
+++ b/native/push/reducer.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
   rescindAndroidNotificationActionType,
   type Action,
 } from '../redux/action-types';
-import { getFirebase } from './firebase';
 
 type RecordAndroidNotificationPayload = {
   +threadID: string,
@@ -62,11 +61,6 @@
     if (!state[action.payload.threadID]) {
       return state;
     }
-    for (const notifID of state[action.payload.threadID]) {
-      getFirebase()
-        .notifications()
-        .android.removeDeliveredNotificationsByTag(notifID);
-    }
     return {
       ...state,
       [action.payload.threadID]: [],