diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c7f849574c738faf6e15a279719c7bcb4de631c0..3e7d9b10cbbc2210e2db04ff498f4665902f7e5b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ jobs:
       - run-gradle-cmd:
           desc: JaCoCo report
           cmd: ":Corona-Warn-App:jacocoTestReportDeviceRelease -i"
-      - run:
-          name: Skip SonarCloud for external Pull Requests
-          command: '[[ -v CIRCLE_PR_REPONAME ]] && circleci-agent step halt || true'
       - scan-sonar
   quick_build_device_for_testers_signed:
     executor: android/android
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragment.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragment.kt
index a8ffbb7e2fab13a8e84351ff1809f1bf3e832af5..47f43dae0edf5cf59621975f0923cd8b83f15cee 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragment.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragment.kt
@@ -32,18 +32,6 @@ class DebugOptionsFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_test_debugoptions), Auto
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
-        // Debug card
-        binding.backgroundNotificationsToggle.apply {
-            setOnClickListener { vm.setBackgroundNotifications(isChecked) }
-        }
-        vm.backgroundNotificationsToggleEvent.observe2(this@DebugOptionsFragment) {
-            showSnackBar("Background Notifications are activated: $it")
-        }
-        vm.debugOptionsState.observe2(this) { state ->
-            binding.apply {
-                backgroundNotificationsToggle.isChecked = state.areNotificationsEnabled
-            }
-        }
         binding.testLogfileToggle.apply {
             setOnClickListener { vm.setLoggerEnabled(isChecked) }
         }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragmentViewModel.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragmentViewModel.kt
index e976d87f84dc5205795dd6f1fcde9786c7d67a80..0c654b99f52600578c531ccdbe98c181a332ee81 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragmentViewModel.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsFragmentViewModel.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import android.content.Context
 import com.squareup.inject.assisted.AssistedInject
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.environment.EnvironmentSetup
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.environment.EnvironmentSetup.Type.Companion.toEnvironmentType
-import de.rki.coronawarnapp.storage.LocalData
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.test.api.ui.EnvironmentState.Companion.toEnvironmentState
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.test.api.ui.LoggerState.Companion.toLoggerState
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.util.CWADebug
@@ -22,12 +21,6 @@ class DebugOptionsFragmentViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
     dispatcherProvider: DispatcherProvider
 ) : CWAViewModel(dispatcherProvider = dispatcherProvider) {
 
-    val debugOptionsState by smartLiveData {
-        DebugOptionsState(
-            areNotificationsEnabled = LocalData.backgroundNotification()
-        )
-    }
-
     val environmentState by smartLiveData {
         envSetup.toEnvironmentState()
     }
@@ -41,16 +34,6 @@ class DebugOptionsFragmentViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
         }
     }
 
-    val backgroundNotificationsToggleEvent = SingleLiveEvent<Boolean>()
-
-    fun setBackgroundNotifications(enabled: Boolean) {
-        debugOptionsState.update {
-            LocalData.backgroundNotification(enabled)
-            it.copy(areNotificationsEnabled = enabled)
-        }
-        backgroundNotificationsToggleEvent.postValue(enabled)
-    }
-
     val loggerState by smartLiveData {
         CWADebug.toLoggerState()
     }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsState.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsState.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index da57e399eaf9c4caf03c07a9e2fa719d3375fa17..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/test/debugoptions/ui/DebugOptionsState.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package de.rki.coronawarnapp.test.debugoptions.ui
-
-data class DebugOptionsState(
-    val areNotificationsEnabled: Boolean
-)
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/res/layout/fragment_test_debugoptions.xml b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/res/layout/fragment_test_debugoptions.xml
index 867b86569315d89fa9c080b0944a56deee7970cb..bd1eeb247b6ff2ef4c04476c71df6cdda8331671 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/res/layout/fragment_test_debugoptions.xml
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/deviceForTesters/res/layout/fragment_test_debugoptions.xml
@@ -32,18 +32,6 @@
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />
 
-                <Switch
-                    android:id="@+id/background_notifications_toggle"
-                    style="@style/body1"
-                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/spacing_tiny"
-                    android:text="@string/test_api_switch_background_notifications"
-                    android:theme="@style/switchBase"
-                    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/debug_container_title" />
-
                 <Switch
                     android:id="@+id/test_logfile_toggle"
                     style="@style/body1"
@@ -55,7 +43,7 @@
                     android:theme="@style/switchBase"
                     app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
                     app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
-                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/background_notifications_toggle" />
+                    app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/debug_container_title" />
 
                 <Button
                     android:id="@+id/test_logfile_share"
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/CoronaWarnApplication.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/CoronaWarnApplication.kt
index 4f6ca66e84a6002ed43c19c30350c392a816ff63..941a2b4e1890e8c0f69d4804f7c9f454313a7242 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/CoronaWarnApplication.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/CoronaWarnApplication.kt
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import de.rki.coronawarnapp.util.ForegroundState
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.util.WatchdogService
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.util.di.AppInjector
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.util.di.ApplicationComponent
-import de.rki.coronawarnapp.worker.BackgroundWorkHelper
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.launchIn
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.onEach
@@ -68,10 +67,6 @@ class CoronaWarnApplication : Application(), HasAndroidInjector {
 
         registerActivityLifecycleCallbacks(activityLifecycleCallback)
 
-        // notification to test the WakeUpService from Google when the app was force stopped
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "Application onCreate", "App was woken up"
-        )
         watchdogService.launch()
 
         foregroundState.isInForeground
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/storage/LocalData.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/storage/LocalData.kt
index c7d72d7de6cdf26d7439c70cb24c2eeec79dd203..f8a0ea1ba9b071b79fa8cee41c0785dd76600598 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/storage/LocalData.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/storage/LocalData.kt
@@ -685,19 +685,6 @@ object LocalData {
         CoronaWarnApplication.getAppContext().getString(R.string.preference_teletan), null
     )
 
-    fun backgroundNotification(value: Boolean) = getSharedPreferenceInstance().edit(true) {
-        putBoolean(
-            CoronaWarnApplication.getAppContext()
-                .getString(R.string.preference_background_notification),
-            value
-        )
-    }
-
-    fun backgroundNotification(): Boolean = getSharedPreferenceInstance().getBoolean(
-        CoronaWarnApplication.getAppContext()
-            .getString(R.string.preference_background_notification), false
-    )
-
     /****************************************************
      * ENCRYPTED SHARED PREFERENCES HANDLING
      ****************************************************/
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/util/WatchdogService.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/util/WatchdogService.kt
index cd3eccf6fce55cb8dc4bcdd7f1df52c544f3a8f3..8a5729554f5166ee7d9eb192d72e899374ca2bcf 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/util/WatchdogService.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/util/WatchdogService.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import de.rki.coronawarnapp.task.TaskController
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.task.common.DefaultTaskRequest
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.task.submitBlocking
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.util.di.AppContext
-import de.rki.coronawarnapp.worker.BackgroundWorkHelper
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.worker.BackgroundWorkScheduler
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import timber.log.Timber
@@ -45,9 +44,9 @@ class WatchdogService @Inject constructor(
             val wakeLock = createWakeLock()
             // A wifi lock to wake up the wifi connection in case the device is dozing
             val wifiLock = createWifiLock()
-            BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                "Automatic mode is on", "Check if we have downloaded keys already today"
-            )
+
+            Timber.d("Automatic mode is on, check if we have downloaded keys already today")
+
             val state = taskController.submitBlocking(
                 DefaultTaskRequest(
                     DownloadDiagnosisKeysTask::class,
@@ -56,12 +55,7 @@ class WatchdogService @Inject constructor(
                 )
             )
             if (state.isFailed) {
-                BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                    "RetrieveDiagnosisKeysTransaction failed",
-                    (state.error?.localizedMessage
-                        ?: "Unknown exception occurred in onCreate") + "\n\n" + (state.error?.cause
-                        ?: "Cause is unknown").toString()
-                )
+                Timber.e(state.error, "RetrieveDiagnosisKeysTransaction failed")
                 // retry the key retrieval in case of an error with a scheduled work
                 BackgroundWorkScheduler.scheduleDiagnosisKeyOneTimeWork()
             }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkHelper.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkHelper.kt
index 2b8f2cebec6728c11a56ad81194fdb577c10720d..8f1569b31291269029d022e4da11633af2177d4b 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkHelper.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkHelper.kt
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ package de.rki.coronawarnapp.worker
 
 import androidx.work.Constraints
 import androidx.work.NetworkType
-import de.rki.coronawarnapp.notification.NotificationHelper
-import de.rki.coronawarnapp.storage.LocalData
-import timber.log.Timber
 import kotlin.random.Random
 
 /**
@@ -57,18 +54,4 @@ object BackgroundWorkHelper {
             .Builder()
             .setRequiredNetworkType(NetworkType.CONNECTED)
             .build()
-
-    /**
-     * Send debug notification to check background jobs execution
-     *
-     * @param title: String
-     * @param content: String
-     *
-     * @see LocalData.backgroundNotification()
-     */
-    fun sendDebugNotification(title: String, content: String) {
-        Timber.d("sendDebugNotification(title=%s, content=%s)", title, content)
-        if (!LocalData.backgroundNotification()) return
-        NotificationHelper.sendNotification(title, content, true)
-    }
 }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkScheduler.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkScheduler.kt
index 59631fb84cbdf88ac69cf8dd916eb2412224fb68..cc7b277a69444e7cb9dd6298fa1c612cf75a477a 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkScheduler.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/BackgroundWorkScheduler.kt
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ package de.rki.coronawarnapp.worker
 import androidx.work.ExistingPeriodicWorkPolicy
 import androidx.work.ExistingWorkPolicy
 import androidx.work.Operation
-import androidx.work.WorkManager
 import androidx.work.WorkInfo
-import de.rki.coronawarnapp.BuildConfig
+import androidx.work.WorkManager
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.CoronaWarnApplication
 import de.rki.coronawarnapp.storage.LocalData
 import timber.log.Timber
@@ -91,8 +90,7 @@ object BackgroundWorkScheduler {
             LocalData.initialPollingForTestResultTimeStamp(System.currentTimeMillis())
             notificationBody.append("[DIAGNOSIS_TEST_RESULT_PERIODIC_WORKER]")
         }
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "Background Job Starting", notificationBody.toString())
+        Timber.d("Background Job Starting: %s", notificationBody)
     }
 
     /**
@@ -144,8 +142,7 @@ object BackgroundWorkScheduler {
             workManager.cancelAllWorkByTag(workTag.tag)
                 .also { it.logOperationCancelByTag(workTag) }
         }
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "All Background Jobs Stopped", "All Background Jobs Stopped")
+        Timber.d("All Background Jobs Stopped")
     }
 
     /**
@@ -277,28 +274,24 @@ object BackgroundWorkScheduler {
      * Log operation schedule
      */
     private fun Operation.logOperationSchedule(workType: WorkType) =
-        this.result.addListener({
-            Timber.d("${workType.uniqueName} completed.")
-            BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                "Background Job Started", "${workType.uniqueName} scheduled")
-        }, { it.run() })
-            .also { if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) Timber.d("${workType.uniqueName} scheduled.") }
+        this.result.addListener(
+            { Timber.d("${workType.uniqueName} completed.") },
+            { it.run() }
+        ).also { Timber.d("${workType.uniqueName} scheduled.") }
 
     /**
      * Log operation cancellation
      */
     private fun Operation.logOperationCancelByTag(workTag: WorkTag) =
-        this.result.addListener({
-            Timber.d("All work with tag ${workTag.tag} canceled.")
-            BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                "Background Job canceled", "${workTag.tag} canceled")
-        }, { it.run() })
-            .also { if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) Timber.d("Canceling all work with tag ${workTag.tag}") }
+        this.result.addListener(
+            { Timber.d("All work with tag ${workTag.tag} canceled.") },
+            { it.run() }
+        ).also { Timber.d("Canceling all work with tag ${workTag.tag}") }
 
     /**
      * Log work active status
      */
     private fun logWorkActiveStatus(tag: String, active: Boolean) {
-        if (BuildConfig.DEBUG) Timber.d("Work type $tag is active: $active")
+        Timber.d("Work type $tag is active: $active")
     }
 }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker.kt
index 421d8d872b385bdb76c2b786fc30456053bab6de..5546e8947deebec1c3536ed4e206da4e22fbfbc3 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker.kt
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ class DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
     override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
         Timber.d("$id: doWork() started. Run attempt: $runAttemptCount")
 
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "KeyOneTime Executing: Start", "KeyOneTime started. Run attempt: $runAttemptCount "
-        )
-
         var result = Result.success()
         taskController.submitBlocking(
             DefaultTaskRequest(
@@ -49,11 +45,6 @@ class DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             if (runAttemptCount > BackgroundConstants.WORKER_RETRY_COUNT_THRESHOLD) {
                 Timber.w(error, "$id: Retry attempts exceeded.")
 
-                BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                    "KeyOneTime Executing: Failure",
-                    "KeyOneTime failed with $runAttemptCount attempts"
-                )
-
                 return Result.failure()
             } else {
                 Timber.d(error, "$id: Retrying.")
@@ -61,10 +52,6 @@ class DiagnosisKeyRetrievalOneTimeWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             }
         }
 
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "KeyOneTime Executing: End", "KeyOneTime result: $result "
-        )
-
         Timber.d("$id: doWork() finished with %s", result)
         return result
     }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt
index f0dc4742ce5993b5425f8feabb4d67173df09538..4bcd5bc8f1a684461d0a1e0d92cf290487c4741e 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ class DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
     override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
         Timber.d("$id: doWork() started. Run attempt: $runAttemptCount")
 
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "KeyPeriodic Executing: Start", "KeyPeriodic started. Run attempt: $runAttemptCount"
-        )
-
         var result = Result.success()
         try {
             BackgroundWorkScheduler.scheduleDiagnosisKeyOneTimeWork()
@@ -46,11 +42,6 @@ class DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             if (runAttemptCount > BackgroundConstants.WORKER_RETRY_COUNT_THRESHOLD) {
                 Timber.w(e, "$id: Retry attempts exceeded.")
 
-                BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                    "KeyPeriodic Executing: Failure",
-                    "KeyPeriodic failed with $runAttemptCount attempts"
-                )
-
                 return Result.failure()
             } else {
                 Timber.d(e, "$id: Retrying.")
@@ -58,10 +49,6 @@ class DiagnosisKeyRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             }
         }
 
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "KeyPeriodic Executing: End", "KeyPeriodic result: $result "
-        )
-
         Timber.d("$id: doWork() finished with %s", result)
         return result
     }
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt
index 60dc57174abac3d7ed941ad2dd3d7662da4066e6..33eb975e64fa80d20fc2ee29a213be215a2396ba 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/java/de/rki/coronawarnapp/worker/DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker.kt
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ class DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
     @Assisted workerParams: WorkerParameters
 ) : CoroutineWorker(context, workerParams) {
 
-    companion object {
-        private val TAG: String? = DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker::class.simpleName
-    }
-
     /**
      * Work execution
      *
@@ -44,16 +40,10 @@ class DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
     override suspend fun doWork(): Result {
 
         Timber.d("$id: doWork() started. Run attempt: $runAttemptCount")
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "TestResult Executing: Start", "TestResult started. Run attempt: $runAttemptCount "
-        )
 
         if (runAttemptCount > BackgroundConstants.WORKER_RETRY_COUNT_THRESHOLD) {
             Timber.d("$id doWork() failed after $runAttemptCount attempts. Rescheduling")
 
-            BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-                "TestResult Executing: Failure", "TestResult failed with $runAttemptCount attempts"
-            )
             BackgroundWorkScheduler.scheduleDiagnosisKeyPeriodicWork()
             Timber.d("$id Rescheduled background worker")
 
@@ -78,9 +68,6 @@ class DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
             result = Result.retry()
         }
 
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "TestResult Executing: End", "TestResult result: $result "
-        )
         Timber.d("$id: doWork() finished with %s", result)
 
         return result
@@ -130,9 +117,6 @@ class DiagnosisTestResultRetrievalPeriodicWorker @AssistedInject constructor(
         LocalData.initialPollingForTestResultTimeStamp(0L)
         BackgroundWorkScheduler.WorkType.DIAGNOSIS_TEST_RESULT_PERIODIC_WORKER.stop()
         Timber.d("$id: Background worker stopped")
-        BackgroundWorkHelper.sendDebugNotification(
-            "TestResult Stopped", "TestResult Stopped"
-        )
     }
 
     @AssistedInject.Factory
diff --git a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 403af63265f1f6c69c28ffbba7d8962711407c2c..d120c2c1a4bc91089abbbf63710b9e9091829397 100644
--- a/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/Corona-Warn-App/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@
     <!-- NOTR -->
     <string name="preference_risk_days_explanation_shown"><xliff:g id="preference">"preference_risk_days_explanation_shown"</xliff:g></string>
     <!-- NOTR -->
-    <string name="preference_background_notification"><xliff:g id="preference">"preference_background_notification"</xliff:g></string>
-    <!-- NOTR -->
     <string name="preference_interoperability_selected_country_codes"><xliff:g id="preference">"preference_interoperability_selected_country_codes"</xliff:g></string>
     <!-- NOTR -->
     <string name="preference_interoperability_all_countries_selected">preference_interoperability_all_countries_selected</string>
@@ -1282,8 +1280,6 @@
     <string name="test_api_body_other_keys">"Other key"</string>
     <!-- NOTR -->
     <string name="test_api_calculate_risk_level">"Calculate Risk Level"</string>
-    <!-- NOTR -->
-    <string name="test_api_switch_background_notifications">"Background Notifications"</string>
 
     <!-- XHED: Country Entry for Austria -->
     <string name="country_name_at">"Austria"</string>