diff --git a/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php b/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
index 04c7234390..fc40c3e580 100644
--- a/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
+++ b/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
@@ -303,15 +303,6 @@ class API {
         'schedule_welcome_email' => $scheduleWelcomeEmail,
         'skip_subscriber_notification' => $skipSubscriberNotification,
       ]);
-
-      // schedule welcome email(s)
-      if ($scheduleWelcomeEmail && $newSubscriber->status === Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED) {
-        $this->_scheduleWelcomeNotification($newSubscriber, $listIds);
-      }
-
-      if (!$skipSubscriberNotification && ($newSubscriber->status === Subscriber::STATUS_SUBSCRIBED)) {
-        $this->sendSubscriberNotification($newSubscriber, $listIds);
-      }
     }
     return $newSubscriber->withCustomFields()->withSubscriptions()->asArray();
   }
diff --git a/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php b/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php
index 4e5810bdaa..d8f56caf22 100644
--- a/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/API/MP/APITest.php
@@ -523,20 +523,27 @@ class APITest extends \MailPoetTest {
   }
 
   public function testItSchedulesWelcomeNotificationByDefaultAfterAddingSubscriber() {
+    $segment = Segment::createOrUpdate(
+      [
+        'name' => 'Default',
+        'type' => Segment::TYPE_DEFAULT,
+      ]
+    );
     $settings = SettingsController::getInstance();
     $settings->set('signup_confirmation.enabled', false);
-    $API = Stub::makeEmptyExcept(
+    $API = Stub::make(
       \MailPoet\API\MP\v1\API::class,
-      'addSubscriber',
       [
         'newSubscriberNotificationMailer' => Stub::makeEmpty(NewSubscriberNotificationMailer::class, ['send']),
         'requiredCustomFieldValidator' => Stub::makeEmpty(RequiredCustomFieldValidator::class, ['validate']),
         '_scheduleWelcomeNotification' => Expected::once(),
-      ], $this);
+      ],
+      $this
+    );
     $subscriber = [
       'email' => 'test@example.com',
     ];
-    $segments = [1];
+    $segments = [$segment->id];
     $API->addSubscriber($subscriber, $segments);
   }