diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
index eb33cef3b..c63ba474b 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.cpp
@@ -1194,13 +1194,11 @@ void ChannelView::messageAppended(MessagePtr &message,
             (this->channel_->getType() == Channel::Type::TwitchAutomod &&
              getSettings()->enableAutomodHighlight))
         {
-            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::Highlighted,
-                                               message);
+            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::Highlighted);
         }
         else
         {
-            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::NewMessage,
-                                               message);
+            this->tabHighlightRequested.invoke(HighlightState::NewMessage);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
index 7c91d7234..a39efe4e8 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/ChannelView.hpp
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@ public:
 
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<QMouseEvent *> mouseDown;
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal selectionChanged;
-    pajlada::Signals::Signal<HighlightState, const MessagePtr &>
-        tabHighlightRequested;
+    pajlada::Signals::Signal<HighlightState> tabHighlightRequested;
     pajlada::Signals::NoArgSignal liveStatusChanged;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<const Link &> linkClicked;
     pajlada::Signals::Signal<QString, FromTwitchLinkOpenChannelIn>
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.cpp b/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.cpp
index 09630c7e0..563084d39 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.cpp
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@ void NotebookTab::setHighlightState(HighlightState newHighlightStyle)
 }
 
 void NotebookTab::updateHighlightState(HighlightState newHighlightStyle,
-                                       const ChannelView &channelViewSource,
-                                       const MessagePtr &message)
+                                       const ChannelView &channelViewSource)
 {
     if (this->isSelected())
     {
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ void NotebookTab::updateHighlightState(HighlightState newHighlightStyle,
         return;
     }
 
-    if (!this->shouldMessageHighlight(channelViewSource, message))
+    if (!this->shouldMessageHighlight(channelViewSource))
     {
         return;
     }
@@ -572,8 +571,8 @@ void NotebookTab::updateHighlightState(HighlightState newHighlightStyle,
     this->update();
 }
 
-bool NotebookTab::shouldMessageHighlight(const ChannelView &channelViewSource,
-                                         const MessagePtr &message) const
+bool NotebookTab::shouldMessageHighlight(
+    const ChannelView &channelViewSource) const
 {
     auto *visibleSplitContainer =
         dynamic_cast<SplitContainer *>(this->notebook_->getSelectedPage());
@@ -583,9 +582,7 @@ bool NotebookTab::shouldMessageHighlight(const ChannelView &channelViewSource,
         for (const auto &visibleSplit : visibleSplits)
         {
             if (channelViewSource.getID() ==
-                    visibleSplit->getChannelView().getID() &&
-                visibleSplit->getChannelView().shouldIncludeMessage(message) &&
-                channelViewSource.shouldIncludeMessage(message))
+                visibleSplit->getChannelView().getID())
             {
                 return false;
             }
diff --git a/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.hpp b/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.hpp
index e210d4829..ae3bfbc2f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.hpp
+++ b/src/widgets/helper/NotebookTab.hpp
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ public:
      * Obeys the HighlightsEnabled setting and the highlight state hierarchy and tracks the highlight state update sources
      */
     void updateHighlightState(HighlightState style,
-                              const ChannelView &channelViewSource,
-                              const MessagePtr &message);
+                              const ChannelView &channelViewSource);
     void copyHighlightStateAndSourcesFrom(const NotebookTab *sourceTab);
     void setHighlightsEnabled(const bool &newVal);
     void newHighlightSourceAdded(const ChannelView &channelViewSource);
@@ -122,8 +121,7 @@ private:
 
     int normalTabWidthForHeight(int height) const;
 
-    bool shouldMessageHighlight(const ChannelView &channelViewSource,
-                                const MessagePtr &message) const;
+    bool shouldMessageHighlight(const ChannelView &channelViewSource) const;
 
     using HighlightSources =
         std::unordered_map<ChannelView::ChannelViewID, HighlightState>;
diff --git a/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp b/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
index e0ef7d4ea..430098f0e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/splits/SplitContainer.cpp
@@ -213,15 +213,14 @@ void SplitContainer::addSplit(Split *split)
 
     auto &&conns = this->connectionsPerSplit_[split];
 
-    conns.managedConnect(
-        split->getChannelView().tabHighlightRequested,
-        [this, split](HighlightState state, const MessagePtr &message) {
-            if (this->tab_ != nullptr)
-            {
-                this->tab_->updateHighlightState(state, split->getChannelView(),
-                                                 message);
-            }
-        });
+    conns.managedConnect(split->getChannelView().tabHighlightRequested,
+                         [this, split](HighlightState state) {
+                             if (this->tab_ != nullptr)
+                             {
+                                 this->tab_->updateHighlightState(
+                                     state, split->getChannelView());
+                             }
+                         });
 
     conns.managedConnect(split->channelChanged, [this, split] {
         if (this->tab_ != nullptr)