diff --git a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
index aa65e42a..7cdf7551 100644
--- a/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
+++ b/src/lib/statsig/gates.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,5 @@ export type Gate =
   | 'show_avi_follow_button'
   | 'show_follow_back_label_v2'
   | 'suggested_feeds_interstitial'
-  | 'ungroup_follow_backs'
   | 'video_debug'
   | 'videos'
diff --git a/src/state/queries/notifications/feed.ts b/src/state/queries/notifications/feed.ts
index 3054860d..997076e8 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/notifications/feed.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/notifications/feed.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   useQueryClient,
 } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {useAgent} from '#/state/session'
 import {useModerationOpts} from '../../preferences/moderation-opts'
 import {STALE} from '..'
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ export function useNotificationFeedQuery(opts?: {
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
   const unreads = useUnreadNotificationsApi()
   const enabled = opts?.enabled !== false
-  const gate = useGate()
 
   // false: force showing all notifications
   // undefined: let the server decide
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ export function useNotificationFeedQuery(opts?: {
           queryClient,
           moderationOpts,
           fetchAdditionalData: true,
-          shouldUngroupFollowBacks: () => gate('ungroup_follow_backs'),
           priority,
         })
         page = fetchedPage
diff --git a/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx b/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx
index b5f7d0d6..7bb325ea 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx
+++ b/src/state/queries/notifications/unread.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import EventEmitter from 'eventemitter3'
 
 import BroadcastChannel from '#/lib/broadcast'
-import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {useAgent, useSession} from '#/state/session'
 import {resetBadgeCount} from 'lib/notifications/notifications'
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
   const agent = useAgent()
   const queryClient = useQueryClient()
   const moderationOpts = useModerationOpts()
-  const gate = useGate()
 
   const [numUnread, setNumUnread] = React.useState('')
 
@@ -151,7 +149,6 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
             // only fetch subjects when the page is going to be used
             // in the notifications query, otherwise skip it
             fetchAdditionalData: !!invalidate,
-            shouldUngroupFollowBacks: () => gate('ungroup_follow_backs'),
           })
           const unreadCount = countUnread(page)
           const unreadCountStr =
@@ -192,7 +189,7 @@ export function Provider({children}: React.PropsWithChildren<{}>) {
         }
       },
     }
-  }, [setNumUnread, queryClient, moderationOpts, agent, gate])
+  }, [setNumUnread, queryClient, moderationOpts, agent])
   checkUnreadRef.current = api.checkUnread
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts b/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts
index 7651e414..e0ee0229 100644
--- a/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts
+++ b/src/state/queries/notifications/util.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ export async function fetchPage({
   queryClient,
   moderationOpts,
   fetchAdditionalData,
-  shouldUngroupFollowBacks,
 }: {
   agent: BskyAgent
   cursor: string | undefined
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ export async function fetchPage({
   queryClient: QueryClient
   moderationOpts: ModerationOpts | undefined
   fetchAdditionalData: boolean
-  shouldUngroupFollowBacks?: () => boolean
   priority?: boolean
 }): Promise<{
   page: FeedPage
@@ -58,7 +56,7 @@ export async function fetchPage({
   )
 
   // group notifications which are essentially similar (follows, likes on a post)
-  let notifsGrouped = groupNotifications(notifs, {shouldUngroupFollowBacks})
+  let notifsGrouped = groupNotifications(notifs)
 
   // we fetch subjects of notifications (usually posts) now instead of lazily
   // in the UI to avoid relayouts
@@ -117,7 +115,6 @@ export function shouldFilterNotif(
 
 export function groupNotifications(
   notifs: AppBskyNotificationListNotifications.Notification[],
-  options?: {shouldUngroupFollowBacks?: () => boolean},
 ): FeedNotification[] {
   const groupedNotifs: FeedNotification[] = []
   for (const notif of notifs) {
@@ -137,9 +134,7 @@ export function groupNotifications(
           const prevIsFollowBack =
             groupedNotif.notification.reason === 'follow' &&
             groupedNotif.notification.author.viewer?.following
-          const shouldUngroup =
-            (nextIsFollowBack || prevIsFollowBack) &&
-            options?.shouldUngroupFollowBacks?.()
+          const shouldUngroup = nextIsFollowBack || prevIsFollowBack
           if (!shouldUngroup) {
             groupedNotif.additional = groupedNotif.additional || []
             groupedNotif.additional.push(notif)
diff --git a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
index e4294eaa..1afc0f9d 100644
--- a/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/notifications/FeedItem.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {useLingui} from '@lingui/react'
 import {useNavigation} from '@react-navigation/native'
 import {useQueryClient} from '@tanstack/react-query'
 
-import {useGate} from '#/lib/statsig/statsig'
 import {parseTenorGif} from '#/lib/strings/embed-player'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
 import {FeedNotification} from '#/state/queries/notifications/feed'
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ let FeedItem = ({
   const pal = usePalette('default')
   const {_} = useLingui()
   const t = useTheme()
-  const gate = useGate()
   const [isAuthorsExpanded, setAuthorsExpanded] = useState<boolean>(false)
   const itemHref = useMemo(() => {
     if (item.type === 'post-like' || item.type === 'repost') {
@@ -207,7 +205,7 @@ let FeedItem = ({
       }
     }
 
-    if (isFollowBack && gate('ungroup_follow_backs')) {
+    if (isFollowBack) {
       action = _(msg`followed you back`)
     } else {
       action = _(msg`followed you`)