diff --git a/config.xml b/config.xml
index 9273808..e2c5b0e 100644
--- a/config.xml
+++ b/config.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     <engine name="android" spec="^6.4.0" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing" spec="git+https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin.git" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-appavailability" spec="git+https://github.com/ohh2ahh/AppAvailability.git" />
-    <plugin name="de.appplant.cordova.plugin.local-notification" spec="^0.8.5" />
     <plugin name="phonegap-plugin-push" spec="^1.10.5" />
     <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" spec="^1.3.3" />
 </widget>
diff --git a/hooks/after_platform_add/010_install_plugins.js b/hooks/after_platform_add/010_install_plugins.js
index c83cca7..139825e 100755
--- a/hooks/after_platform_add/010_install_plugins.js
+++ b/hooks/after_platform_add/010_install_plugins.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ var plugins = {
   'com.ohh2ahh.plugins.appavailability': 'https://github.com/ohh2ahh/AppAvailability.git',
   'com.ionic.keyboard': 'com.ionic.keyboard',
   'com.phonegap.plugins.PushPlugin': 'phonegap-plugin-push@2.0.0',
-  'de.appplant.cordova.plugin.local-notification': 'de.appplant.cordova.plugin.local-notification',
   'nl.x-services.plugins.socialsharing': 'https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin.git',
   'org.apache.cordova.device': 'org.apache.cordova.device',
   'org.apache.cordova.statusbar': 'org.apache.cordova.statusbar',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 79a81aa..64f5e93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "cordova-plugin-device": "^1.1.7",
     "cordova-plugin-whitelist": "^1.3.3",
     "cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing": "git+https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin.git",
-    "de.appplant.cordova.plugin.local-notification": "^0.8.5",
     "es6-promise-plugin": "^4.1.0",
     "express": "4.8.1",
     "ionic-native": "^2.9.0",
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@
     "plugins": {
       "cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing": {},
       "cordova-plugin-appavailability": {},
-      "de.appplant.cordova.plugin.local-notification": {},
       "phonegap-plugin-push": {},
       "cordova-plugin-whitelist": {}
     }
diff --git a/www/js/services/push.js b/www/js/services/push.js
index 1e8c99b..bead2af 100644
--- a/www/js/services/push.js
+++ b/www/js/services/push.js
@@ -40,14 +40,6 @@ var PushNotificationService = function (
             'sound': 'true',
             'alert': 'true'
           });
-        } else if (platform === 'ANDROID') {
-          // Android uses the local notification interface to pop up notifications, so register the click
-          // handler here.
-          window.plugin.notification.local.onclick = function (id, state, json) {
-            if (id === pushConstants.PUSH_RECEIVED_FOREGROUND_NOTIFICATION_ID) {
-              $state.go('acm.homeTabs.home', {}, {reload: true});
-            }
-          };
         }
 
         pushConfig.vibrate = true;
diff --git a/www/js/services/push/gcm.js b/www/js/services/push/gcm.js
index 0e14ca3..d1354ab 100644
--- a/www/js/services/push/gcm.js
+++ b/www/js/services/push/gcm.js
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@ var GCMNotificationService = function (
       var message = acmUserDefaults.getUserDefault(acmUserDefaults.keys.ACTION);
       message = acmPushNotificationHelpers.truncateString(message, 140);
 
-      // parameter documentation:
-      // https://github.com/katzer/cordova-plugin-local-notifications#further-informations-1
-      window.plugin.notification.local.add({
-        smallIcon: 'res://notification_icon',
-        id: constants.PUSH_RECEIVED_FOREGROUND_NOTIFICATION_ID,
-        title: acmUserDefaults.getUserDefault(acmUserDefaults.keys.ACTION_TITLE),
-        message: message,
-        autoCancel: true
-      });
       $state.go('acm.homeTabs.home', {}, {reload: true});
     } else {
       // If the app's backgrounded, any push notification received redirects the user to the action