diff --git a/dom/push/PushServiceAndroidGCM.jsm b/dom/push/PushServiceAndroidGCM.jsm
index 617806210d97..75fc832b881b 100644
--- a/dom/push/PushServiceAndroidGCM.jsm
+++ b/dom/push/PushServiceAndroidGCM.jsm
@@ -147,19 +147,11 @@ this.PushServiceAndroidGCM = {
     prefs.observe("debug", this);
     Services.obs.addObserver(this, "PushServiceAndroidGCM:ReceivedPushMessage", false);
 
-    return this._configure(serverURL, !!prefs.get("debug")).then(() => {
-      return Messaging.sendRequestForResult({
-        type: "PushServiceAndroidGCM:Initialized"
-      });
-    });
+    return this._configure(serverURL, !!prefs.get("debug"));
   },
 
   uninit: function() {
     console.debug("uninit()");
-    Messaging.sendRequest({
-      type: "PushServiceAndroidGCM:Uninitialized"
-    });
-
     this._mainPushService = null;
     Services.obs.removeObserver(this, "PushServiceAndroidGCM:ReceivedPushMessage");
     prefs.ignore("debug", this);
diff --git a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/push/PushService.java b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/push/PushService.java
index 838a26514a31..a62c23792d3e 100644
--- a/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/push/PushService.java
+++ b/mobile/android/base/java/org/mozilla/gecko/push/PushService.java
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import org.mozilla.gecko.util.EventCallback;
 import org.mozilla.gecko.util.ThreadUtils;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.LinkedList;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 /**
@@ -36,10 +34,6 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * This singleton services Gecko messages from dom/push/PushServiceAndroidGCM.jsm and Google Cloud
  * Messaging requests.
  * <p/>
- * It is expected that Gecko is started (if not already running) soon after receiving GCM messages
- * otherwise there is a greater risk that pending messages that have not been handle by Gecko will
- * be lost if this service is killed.
- * <p/>
  * It's worth noting that we allow the DOM push API in restricted profiles.
  */
 @ReflectionTarget
@@ -54,8 +48,6 @@ public class PushService implements BundleEventListener {
             "PushServiceAndroidGCM:Configure",
             "PushServiceAndroidGCM:DumpRegistration",
             "PushServiceAndroidGCM:DumpSubscriptions",
-            "PushServiceAndroidGCM:Initialized",
-            "PushServiceAndroidGCM:Uninitialized",
             "PushServiceAndroidGCM:RegisterUserAgent",
             "PushServiceAndroidGCM:UnregisterUserAgent",
             "PushServiceAndroidGCM:SubscribeChannel",
@@ -82,10 +74,6 @@ public class PushService implements BundleEventListener {
 
     protected final PushManager pushManager;
 
-    private boolean canSendPushMessagesToGecko;
-
-    private final List<String> pendingPushMessages;
-
     public PushService(Context context) {
         pushManager = new PushManager(new PushState(context, "GeckoPushState.json"), new GcmTokenClient(context), new PushManager.PushClientFactory() {
             @Override
@@ -93,8 +81,6 @@ public class PushService implements BundleEventListener {
                 return new PushClient(autopushEndpoint);
             }
         });
-
-        pendingPushMessages = new LinkedList<String>();
     }
 
     public void onStartup() {
@@ -197,26 +183,13 @@ public class PushService implements BundleEventListener {
                 return;
             }
 
-            enqueueOrSendMessage(data.toString());
+            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Delivering dom/push message to Gecko!");
+            GeckoAppShell.notifyObservers("PushServiceAndroidGCM:ReceivedPushMessage", data.toString());
         } else {
             Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Message directed to unknown service; dropping: " + subscription.service);
         }
     }
 
-    protected void enqueueOrSendMessage(final @NonNull String message) {
-        if (canSendPushMessagesToGecko) {
-            sendMessageToGeckoService(message);
-        } else {
-            Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Service not initialized, adding message to queue.");
-            pendingPushMessages.add(message);
-        }
-    }
-
-    protected void sendMessageToGeckoService(final @NonNull String message) {
-        Log.i(LOG_TAG, "Delivering dom/push message to Gecko!");
-        GeckoAppShell.notifyObservers("PushServiceAndroidGCM:ReceivedPushMessage", message);
-    }
-
     protected void registerGeckoEventListener() {
         Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Registered Gecko event listener.");
         EventDispatcher.getInstance().registerBackgroundThreadListener(this, GECKO_EVENTS);
@@ -273,24 +246,6 @@ public class PushService implements BundleEventListener {
                 }
                 return;
             }
-            if ("PushServiceAndroidGCM:Initialized".equals(event)) {
-                // Send all pending messages to Gecko and set the
-                // canSendPushMessageToGecko flag to true so that
-                // all new push messages are sent directly to Gecko
-                // instead of being queued.
-                canSendPushMessagesToGecko = true;
-                for (String pushMessage : pendingPushMessages) {
-                    sendMessageToGeckoService(pushMessage);
-                }
-                pendingPushMessages.clear();
-                callback.sendSuccess(null);
-                return;
-            }
-            if ("PushServiceAndroidGCM:Uninitialized".equals(event)) {
-                canSendPushMessagesToGecko = false;
-                callback.sendSuccess(null);
-                return;
-            }
             if ("PushServiceAndroidGCM:RegisterUserAgent".equals(event)) {
                 try {
                     pushManager.registerUserAgent(geckoProfile.getName(), System.currentTimeMillis()); // For side-effects.