diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8716a61..792f917 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 
 - **Notification settings.** New Notifications tab in organization settings lets owners and admins toggle billing and uptime notification categories. Disabling a category stops new notifications of that type from being created.
 - **In-app notification center.** Bell icon in the header with dropdown of recent notifications. Uptime monitor status changes (down, degraded, recovered) create in-app notifications with links to the uptime page.
-- **Notifications UX improvements.** Bell dropdown links to "Manage settings" and "View all" notifications page. Empty state guides users to Organization Settings. Unread count polls every 90 seconds. Full notifications page at /notifications with pagination.
+- **Notifications UX improvements.** Bell dropdown links to "Manage settings" and "View all" notifications page. Unread count polls every 90 seconds. Full notifications page at /notifications with pagination.
 - **Notifications tab visibility.** Notifications tab in organization settings is hidden from members (owners and admins only).
 - **Audit log for notification settings.** Changes to notification preferences are recorded in the organization audit log.
 - **Payment failed notifications.** When Stripe sends `invoice.payment_failed`, owners and admins receive an in-app notification with a link to update payment method. Members do not see billing notifications.
diff --git a/components/notifications/NotificationCenter.tsx b/components/notifications/NotificationCenter.tsx
index 6a6e9e1..70b0508 100644
--- a/components/notifications/NotificationCenter.tsx
+++ b/components/notifications/NotificationCenter.tsx
@@ -181,14 +181,8 @@ export default function NotificationCenter() {
               <div className="p-6 text-center text-red-500 text-sm">{error}</div>
             )}
             {!loading && !error && (notifications?.length ?? 0) === 0 && (
-              <div className="p-6 text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 text-sm space-y-2">
-                <p>No notifications yet</p>
-                <p className="text-xs">
-                  Manage which notifications you receive in{' '}
-                  <Link href="/org-settings?tab=notifications" className="text-brand-orange hover:underline" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>
-                    Organization Settings → Notifications
-                  </Link>
-                </p>
+              <div className="p-6 text-center text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400 text-sm">
+                No notifications yet
               </div>
             )}
             {!loading && !error && (notifications?.length ?? 0) > 0 && (