diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.spec.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.spec.ts
index e24069a9fbe..bf834e8dd93 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.spec.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.spec.ts
@@ -225,9 +225,10 @@ describe("NotificationsService", () => {
   });
 
   it.each([
-    { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked },
-    { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked },
-    { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked },
+    // Temporarily rolling back notifications being connected while locked
+    // { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked },
+    // { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked },
+    // { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Locked },
     { initialStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked, updatedStatus: AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked },
   ])(
     "does not re-connect when the user transitions from $initialStatus to $updatedStatus",
@@ -252,7 +253,11 @@ describe("NotificationsService", () => {
     },
   );
 
-  it.each([AuthenticationStatus.Locked, AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked])(
+  it.each([
+    // Temporarily disabling notifications connecting while in a locked state
+    // AuthenticationStatus.Locked,
+    AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked,
+  ])(
     "connects when a user transitions from logged out to %s",
     async (newStatus: AuthenticationStatus) => {
       emitActiveUser(mockUser1);
diff --git a/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.ts b/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.ts
index f0586e37ff7..fc505b018ce 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/platform/notifications/internal/default-notifications.service.ts
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@ export class DefaultNotificationsService implements NotificationsServiceAbstract
     );
   }
 
+  // This method name is a lie currently as we also have an access token
+  // when locked, this is eventually where we want to be but it increases load
+  // on signalR so we are rolling back until we can move the load of browser to
+  // web push.
   private hasAccessToken$(userId: UserId) {
     return this.authService.authStatusFor$(userId).pipe(
-      map(
-        (authStatus) =>
-          authStatus === AuthenticationStatus.Locked ||
-          authStatus === AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked,
-      ),
+      map((authStatus) => authStatus === AuthenticationStatus.Unlocked),
       distinctUntilChanged(),
     );
   }