diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/preferences.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/preferences.js.es6
index 7c5d2536cf0..6017a0f92cd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/preferences.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/routes/preferences.js.es6
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ export default RestrictedUserRoute.extend({
 
       user
         .selectAvatar(url)
-        .then(() => {
-          bootbox.alert(I18n.t("user.change_avatar.cache_notice"), () =>
-            window.location.reload()
-          );
-        })
+        .then(() => window.location.reload())
         .catch(popupAjaxError);
     },
 
@@ -70,11 +66,7 @@ export default RestrictedUserRoute.extend({
 
       user
         .pickAvatar(selectedUploadId, type, selectedAvatarTemplate)
-        .then(() => {
-          bootbox.alert(I18n.t("user.change_avatar.cache_notice"), () =>
-            window.location.reload()
-          );
-        })
+        .then(() => window.location.reload())
         .catch(popupAjaxError);
     }
   }
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index cb8c382cf7b..36b9ae722fe 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -797,7 +797,6 @@ en:
         upload_title: "Upload your picture"
         upload_picture: "Upload Picture"
         image_is_not_a_square: "Warning: we've cropped your image; width and height were not equal."
-        cache_notice: "You've successfully changed your profile picture but it might take some time to appear due to browser caching."
 
       change_profile_background:
         title: "Profile Background"