diff --git a/python/servo/build_commands.py b/python/servo/build_commands.py
index 4214fdc225e..1f08caaefce 100644
--- a/python/servo/build_commands.py
+++ b/python/servo/build_commands.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ import sys
 from time import time
 from typing import Optional, List, Dict
 
-import notifypy
-
 from mach.decorators import (
     CommandArgument,
     CommandProvider,
@@ -33,7 +31,7 @@ import servo.platform.macos
 import servo.util
 import servo.visual_studio
 
-from servo.command_base import BuildType, CommandBase, call, check_call
+from servo.command_base import BuildType, CommandBase, check_call
 from servo.gstreamer import windows_dlls, windows_plugins, package_gstreamer_dylibs
 from servo.platform.build_target import BuildTarget
 
@@ -189,12 +187,10 @@ class MachCommands(CommandBase):
                 except ImportError:
                     pass
 
-        # Generate Desktop Notification if elapsed-time > some threshold value
-
+        # Print how long the build took
         elapsed = time() - build_start
         elapsed_delta = datetime.timedelta(seconds=int(elapsed))
         build_message = f"{'Succeeded' if status == 0 else 'Failed'} in {elapsed_delta}"
-        self.notify("Servo build", build_message)
         print(build_message)
 
         return status
@@ -287,56 +283,6 @@ class MachCommands(CommandBase):
             env["TARGET_CFLAGS"] += " -fsanitize=thread"
             env["TARGET_CXXFLAGS"] += " -fsanitize=thread"
 
-    def notify(self, title: str, message: str):
-        """Generate desktop notification when build is complete and the
-        elapsed build time was longer than 30 seconds.
-
-        If notify-command is set in the [tools] section of the configuration,
-        that is used instead."""
-        notify_command = self.config["tools"].get("notify-command")
-
-        # notifypy does not know how to send transient notifications, so we use a custom
-        # notifier on Linux. If transient notifications are not used, then notifications
-        # pile up in the notification center and must be cleared manually.
-        class LinuxNotifier(notifypy.BaseNotifier):
-            def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-                pass
-
-            def send_notification(self, **kwargs):
-                try:
-                    import dbus
-
-                    bus = dbus.SessionBus()
-                    notify_obj = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.Notifications", "/org/freedesktop/Notifications")
-                    method = notify_obj.get_dbus_method("Notify", "org.freedesktop.Notifications")
-                    method(
-                        kwargs.get("application_name"),
-                        0,  # Don't replace previous notification.
-                        kwargs.get("notification_icon", ""),
-                        kwargs.get("notification_title"),
-                        kwargs.get("notification_subtitle"),
-                        [],  # actions
-                        {"transient": True},  # hints
-                        -1,  # timeout
-                    )
-                except Exception as exception:
-                    print(f"[Warning] Could not generate notification: {exception}", file=sys.stderr)
-                return True
-
-        if notify_command:
-            if call([notify_command, title, message]) != 0:
-                print(f"[Warning] Could not generate notification: Could not run '{notify_command}'.", file=sys.stderr)
-        else:
-            try:
-                notifier = LinuxNotifier if sys.platform.startswith("linux") else None
-                notification = notifypy.Notify(use_custom_notifier=notifier)
-                notification.title = title
-                notification.message = message
-                notification.icon = path.join(self.get_top_dir(), "resources", "servo_64.png")
-                notification.send(block=False)
-            except notifypy.exceptions.UnsupportedPlatform as e:
-                print(f"[Warning] Could not generate notification: {e}", file=sys.stderr)
-
 
 def copy_windows_dlls_to_build_directory(servo_binary: str, target: BuildTarget) -> bool:
     servo_exe_dir = os.path.dirname(servo_binary)
diff --git a/servobuild.example b/servobuild.example
index 8efc1e2907a..a43894a9e96 100644
--- a/servobuild.example
+++ b/servobuild.example
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 # Tool options
 [tools]
 
-# If uncommented, this command is used instead of the platform’s default
-# to notify at the end of a compilation that took a long time.
-# This is the name or path of an executable called with two arguments:
-# the summary and content of the notification.
-#notify-command = "notify-send"
-
 [build]
 # Set "mode = dev" or use `mach build --dev` to build the project with warning.
 # or Set "mode = release" or use `mach build --release` for optimized build.
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 74a5dd4511b..c6f3f6f9673 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (androidEnvironment // {
     # Ensure the Python version is same as the one in `.python-version` file so
     # that `uv` will just symlink to the one in nix store. Otherwise `uv` will
     # download a pre-built binary that won't work on nix.
-    # FIXME: dbus python module needs to be installed into the virtual environment.
     python311
     uv