diff --git a/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js b/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js
index 2889afc1fc..b4eb6c187b 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/NotificationPanel.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class NotificationPanel extends React.Component {
 
         const emptyState = (<div className="mx_RightPanel_empty mx_NotificationPanel_empty">
             <h2>{_t('You’re all caught up')}</h2>
-            <p>{_t('You have no visible notifications in this room.')}</p>
+            <p>{_t('You have no visible notifications.')}</p>
         </div>);
 
         let content;
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 507f3e071f..c0939871e2 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@
     "Create a new community": "Create a new community",
     "Create a community to group together users and rooms! Build a custom homepage to mark out your space in the Matrix universe.": "Create a community to group together users and rooms! Build a custom homepage to mark out your space in the Matrix universe.",
     "You’re all caught up": "You’re all caught up",
-    "You have no visible notifications in this room.": "You have no visible notifications in this room.",
+    "You have no visible notifications.": "You have no visible notifications.",
     "%(brand)s failed to get the protocol list from the homeserver. The homeserver may be too old to support third party networks.": "%(brand)s failed to get the protocol list from the homeserver. The homeserver may be too old to support third party networks.",
     "%(brand)s failed to get the public room list.": "%(brand)s failed to get the public room list.",
     "The homeserver may be unavailable or overloaded.": "The homeserver may be unavailable or overloaded.",