diff --git a/app/services/notification_service.rb b/app/services/notification_service.rb
index af61a94a175c9ac28f85ebea4943d023ad007f7c..c32ece50885f4a307613b16f2e201e74405f5df7 100644
--- a/app/services/notification_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/notification_service.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class NotificationService
   def merge_mr(merge_request, current_user)
     recipients = reject_muted_users([merge_request.author, merge_request.assignee], merge_request.target_project)
     recipients = recipients.concat(project_watchers(merge_request.target_project)).uniq
-    recipients.delete(merge_request.merge_event.author) if merge_request.merged?
+    recipients.delete(current_user)
 
     recipients.each do |recipient|
       mailer.merged_merge_request_email(recipient.id, merge_request.id, current_user.id)