diff --git a/src/notify.py b/src/notify.py
index b0675057f..68c843073 100644
--- a/src/notify.py
+++ b/src/notify.py
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ class DesktopNotification:
 				dbus.UInt32(0),						# replaces_id (uint)
 				ntype,									# event_id (string)
 				dbus.String(gajim_icon),			# app_icon (string)
-				dbus.String(_('')),					# summary (string)
+				dbus.String(''),						# summary (string)
 				dbus.String(notification_text),	# body (string)
 				# actions (stringlist)
 				(dbus.String('default'), dbus.String(self.event_type),