diff --git a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
index 8787d77cd..1161ad5dc 100644
--- a/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
+++ b/client/coral-admin/src/routes/Moderation/containers/Moderation.js
@@ -115,17 +115,14 @@ class ModerationContainer extends Component {
         document: COMMENT_EDITED_SUBSCRIPTION,
         variables,
         updateQuery: (prev, {subscriptionData: {data: {commentEdited: comment}}}) => {
-          const notifyText = t('modqueue.notify_edited', comment.user.username, prepareNotificationText(comment.body));
-          return this.handleCommentChange(prev, comment, notifyText);
+          return this.handleCommentChange(prev, comment);
         },
       },
       {
         document: COMMENT_FLAGGED_SUBSCRIPTION,
         variables,
         updateQuery: (prev, {subscriptionData: {data: {commentFlagged: comment}}}) => {
-          const user = comment.actions[comment.actions.length - 1].user;
-          const notifyText = t('modqueue.notify_flagged', user.username, prepareNotificationText(comment.body));
-          return this.handleCommentChange(prev, comment, notifyText);
+          return this.handleCommentChange(prev, comment);
         },
       },
     ];
diff --git a/nightwatch-browserstack.conf.js b/nightwatch-browserstack.conf.js
index 788bfe97f..604691c81 100644
--- a/nightwatch-browserstack.conf.js
+++ b/nightwatch-browserstack.conf.js
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ const nightwatch_config = {
         'browserstack.key': process.env.BROWSERSTACK_KEY,
         'browserstack.local': true,
         'browserstack.debug': true,
-        'browserstack.networkLogs': true,
+
+        // Disable this, as it makes bs slow and brittle.
+        'browserstack.networkLogs': false,
       }
     },
     chrome: {
@@ -49,8 +51,6 @@ const nightwatch_config = {
     ie: {
       desiredCapabilities: {
         browser: 'internet explorer',
-
-        // Windows 10 + IE seems to have troubles with the browserstack-local tunnel (10.17.17).
         os: 'Windows',
         os_version: '8.1',
         browser_version: '11',
diff --git a/plugins/talk-plugin-featured-comments/client/components/ModTag.js b/plugins/talk-plugin-featured-comments/client/components/ModTag.js
index 7dfd36f2d..0664f07cd 100644
--- a/plugins/talk-plugin-featured-comments/client/components/ModTag.js
+++ b/plugins/talk-plugin-featured-comments/client/components/ModTag.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ export default class ModTag extends React.Component {
   postTag = async () => {
     try {
       await this.props.postTag();
-      this.props.notify('success', t('talk-plugin-featured-comments.notify_self_featured', this.props.comment.user.username));
     }
     catch(err) {
       this.props.notify('error', getErrorMessages(err));
diff --git a/scripts/e2e-ci.sh b/scripts/e2e-ci.sh
index f1376abcb..1e4f45691 100755
--- a/scripts/e2e-ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/e2e-ci.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ if [[ "${CIRCLE_BRANCH}" == "master" ]]; then
   # Test using browserstack.
   browserstack chrome
   browserstack firefox
-  browserstack ie
+
+  # temporarily turn off ci, please fix https://www.pivotaltracker.com/story/show/152144406.
+  # browserstack ie
 
   # Safari >= 8 has issues connecting to browserstack-local. Safari < 8 is too old.
   # browserstack safari