diff --git a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
index 18ad4a5d5b9..47bfd9907ad 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/ElectronPlatform.js
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ function platformFriendlyName() {
 
 export default class ElectronPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     setNotificationCount(count: number) {
-        if (this.notificationCount === number) return;
         super.setNotificationCount(count);
         // this sometimes throws because electron is made of fail:
         // https://github.com/electron/electron/issues/7351
diff --git a/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js b/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js
index dda22f3c04c..2029822b612 100644
--- a/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js
+++ b/src/vector/platform/WebPlatform.js
@@ -60,13 +60,11 @@ export default class WebPlatform extends VectorBasePlatform {
     }
 
     setNotificationCount(count: number) {
-        if (this.notificationCount === number) return;
         super.setNotificationCount(count);
         this._updateFavicon();
     }
 
     setErrorStatus(errorDidOccur: boolean) {
-        if (this.errorDidOccur === errorDidOccur) return;
         super.setErrorStatus(errorDidOccur);
         this._updateFavicon();
     }