--- a/mobile/android/base/tabqueue/TabQueueHelper.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tabqueue/TabQueueHelper.java
@@ -196,19 +196,17 @@ public class TabQueueHelper {
         // TODO: Use profile shared prefs when bug 1147925 gets fixed.
         final SharedPreferences prefs = GeckoSharedPrefs.forApp(context);
         return prefs.getInt(PREF_TAB_QUEUE_COUNT, 0);
     }
 
     public static void openQueuedUrls(final Context context, final GeckoProfile profile, final String filename, boolean shouldPerformJavaScriptCallback) {
         ThreadUtils.assertNotOnUiThread();
 
-        // Remove the notification.
-        NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
-        notificationManager.cancel(TAB_QUEUE_NOTIFICATION_ID);
+        removeNotification(context);
 
         // exit early if we don't have any tabs queued
         if (getTabQueueLength(context) < 1) {
             return;
         }
 
         JSONArray jsonArray = profile.readJSONArrayFromFile(filename);
 
@@ -230,16 +228,21 @@ public class TabQueueHelper {
             Log.e(LOGTAG, "Error deleting Tab Queue data file.", e);
         }
 
         // TODO: Use profile shared prefs when bug 1147925 gets fixed.
         final SharedPreferences prefs = GeckoSharedPrefs.forApp(context);
         prefs.edit().remove(PREF_TAB_QUEUE_COUNT).apply();
     }
 
+    protected static void removeNotification(Context context) {
+        NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+        notificationManager.cancel(TAB_QUEUE_NOTIFICATION_ID);
+    }
+
     public static void processTabQueuePromptResponse(int resultCode, Context context) {
         final SharedPreferences prefs = GeckoSharedPrefs.forApp(context);
         final SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
 
         switch (resultCode) {
             case TAB_QUEUE_YES:
                 editor.putBoolean(GeckoPreferences.PREFS_TAB_QUEUE, true);
 

--- a/mobile/android/base/tabqueue/TabQueueService.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/tabqueue/TabQueueService.java
@@ -189,16 +189,18 @@ public class TabQueueService extends Ser
     }
 
     private void openNow(Intent intent) {
         Intent forwardIntent = new Intent(intent);
         forwardIntent.setClassName(getApplicationContext(), AppConstants.BROWSER_INTENT_CLASS_NAME);
         forwardIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
         startActivity(forwardIntent);
 
+        TabQueueHelper.removeNotification(getApplicationContext());
+
         GeckoSharedPrefs.forApp(getApplicationContext()).edit().remove(GeckoPreferences.PREFS_TAB_QUEUE_LAST_SITE)
                                                                .remove(GeckoPreferences.PREFS_TAB_QUEUE_LAST_TIME)
                                                                .apply();
     }
 
     private void removeView() {
         windowManager.removeView(toastLayout);
     }