diff --git a/platform/external-system-api/api-dump.txt b/platform/external-system-api/api-dump.txt
index fbd51c9e556f..0111bf14fd22 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-api/api-dump.txt
+++ b/platform/external-system-api/api-dump.txt
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.autolink.ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware
 - linkAndLoadProject(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,java.lang.String):V
 - linkAndLoadProjectAsync(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,java.lang.String,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
 - bs:linkAndLoadProjectAsync$suspendImpl(com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.autolink.ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware,com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,java.lang.String,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
-- notificationShouldBeShown(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project):Z
 - a:subscribe(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.autolink.ExternalSystemProjectLinkListener,com.intellij.openapi.Disposable):V
 - unlinkProject(com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,java.lang.String,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
 - bs:unlinkProject$suspendImpl(com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.autolink.ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware,com.intellij.openapi.project.Project,java.lang.String,kotlin.coroutines.Continuation):java.lang.Object
diff --git a/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware.kt b/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware.kt
index 36a0969830d1..72de2b67241d 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware.kt
+++ b/platform/external-system-api/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.application.EDT
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.extensions.ExtensionPointName
 import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.model.ProjectSystemId
-import com.intellij.openapi.externalSystem.util.ExternalSystemApiUtil.getManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.progress.blockingContext
 import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile
@@ -44,11 +43,6 @@ interface ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware {
 
   fun subscribe(project: Project, listener: ExternalSystemProjectLinkListener, parentDisposable: Disposable)
 
-  fun notificationShouldBeShown(project: Project): Boolean {
-    val manager = getManager(systemId) ?: return true
-    return manager.getSettingsProvider().`fun`(project).linkedProjectsSettings.isEmpty()
-  }
-
   companion object {
 
     val EP_NAME: ExtensionPointName<ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware> = ExtensionPointName.create<ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware>("com.intellij.externalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware")
diff --git a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/UnlinkedProjectStartupActivity.kt b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/UnlinkedProjectStartupActivity.kt
index b5875fa2a7d4..ac8e1533949c 100644
--- a/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/UnlinkedProjectStartupActivity.kt
+++ b/platform/external-system-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/externalSystem/autolink/UnlinkedProjectStartupActivity.kt
@@ -214,8 +214,6 @@ class UnlinkedProjectStartupActivity : ProjectActivity {
     extension: ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware
   ) {
     blockingContext {
-      if (!extension.notificationShouldBeShown(project))
-        return@blockingContext
       val extensionDisposable = EP_NAME.createExtensionDisposable(extension, project)
       UnlinkedProjectNotificationAware.getInstance(project)
         .notificationNotify(extension.createProjectId(externalProjectPath)) {
diff --git a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenUnlinkedProjectAware.kt b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenUnlinkedProjectAware.kt
index 5465b1475017..cf0dc8130591 100644
--- a/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenUnlinkedProjectAware.kt
+++ b/plugins/maven/src/main/java/org/jetbrains/idea/maven/project/MavenUnlinkedProjectAware.kt
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ internal class MavenUnlinkedProjectAware : ExternalSystemUnlinkedProjectAware {
     mavenProjectsManager.addProjectsTreeListener(ProjectsTreeListener(project, listener), parentDisposable)
   }
 
-  override fun notificationShouldBeShown(project: Project): Boolean {
-    return MavenProjectsManager.getInstance(project).projects.isEmpty()
-  }
-
   override suspend fun linkAndLoadProjectAsync(project: Project, externalProjectPath: String) {
     MavenOpenProjectProvider().linkToExistingProjectAsync(externalProjectPath, project)
   }