diff --git a/aider/args.py b/aider/args.py
index 21c12b69c..2a55b4d28 100644
--- a/aider/args.py
+++ b/aider/args.py
@@ -795,12 +795,6 @@ def get_parser(default_config_files, git_root):
         default=default_env_file(git_root),
         help="Specify the .env file to load (default: .env in git root)",
     )
-    group.add_argument(
-        "--notification",
-        choices=["bell", "desktop", "both", "none"],
-        default="bell",
-        help="Notification method when LLM completes (default: bell)",
-    )
     group.add_argument(
         "--suggest-shell-commands",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
diff --git a/aider/io.py b/aider/io.py
index b2951907d..d4acc6bc4 100644
--- a/aider/io.py
+++ b/aider/io.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from io import StringIO
-from notifypy import Notify
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from prompt_toolkit.completion import Completer, Completion, ThreadedCompleter
@@ -237,7 +236,6 @@ class InputOutput:
         file_watcher=None,
         multiline_mode=False,
         root=".",
-        notification="bell",
     ):
         self.placeholder = None
         self.interrupted = False
@@ -245,7 +243,6 @@ class InputOutput:
         self.editingmode = editingmode
         self.multiline_mode = multiline_mode
         self.bell_on_next_input = False
-        self.notification_type = notification
         no_color = os.environ.get("NO_COLOR")
         if no_color is not None and no_color != "":
             pretty = False
@@ -952,25 +949,10 @@ class InputOutput:
         """Clear the bell flag (optional, as we'll clear it after ringing)"""
         self.bell_on_next_input = False
 
-    def show_desktop_notification(self):
-        """Show a desktop notification that the LLM has completed"""
-        notification = Notify()
-        notification.title = "Aider"
-        notification.message = "LLM processing complete"
-        notification.send()
-        
     def ring_bell(self):
-        """Ring the terminal bell or show desktop notification if needed and clear the flag"""
+        """Ring the terminal bell if needed and clear the flag"""
         if self.bell_on_next_input:
-            if self.notification_type in ("bell", "both"):
-                print("\a", end="", flush=True)  # Ring the bell
-            
-            if self.notification_type in ("desktop", "both"):
-                try:
-                    self.show_desktop_notification()
-                except Exception as e:
-                    self.tool_warning(f"Desktop notification failed: {e}")
-            
+            print("\a", end="", flush=True)  # Ring the bell
             self.bell_on_next_input = False  # Clear the flag
 
     def toggle_multiline_mode(self):