diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.html b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
index 534a5c4fb..1f7abb691 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.html
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
         </div>
         <redaction-user-button
             [matMenuTriggerFor]="userMenu"
-            [showDot]="fileDownloadService.hasPendingDownloads"
             [userId]="currentUser.id"
             iqserHelpMode="open-usermenu"
         ></redaction-user-button>
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@
             <ng-container *ngFor="let item of userMenuItems; trackBy: trackByName">
                 <button (click)="(item.action)" *ngIf="item.show" [routerLink]="item.routerLink" mat-menu-item translate>
                     {{ item.name }}
-                    <span *ngIf="item.showDot()" class="dot"></span>
                 </button>
             </ng-container>
 
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts
index 1771c2bdd..759273a83 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/components/base-screen/base-screen.component.ts
@@ -36,26 +36,22 @@ export class BaseScreenComponent {
             routerLink: '/main/account',
             show: true,
             action: this.appStateService.reset,
-            showDot: () => false,
         },
         {
             name: _('top-bar.navigation-items.my-account.children.admin'),
             routerLink: '/main/admin',
             show: this.currentUser.isManager || this.currentUser.isUserAdmin,
             action: this.appStateService.reset,
-            showDot: () => false,
         },
         {
             name: _('top-bar.navigation-items.my-account.children.downloads'),
             routerLink: '/main/downloads',
             show: this.currentUser.isUser,
-            showDot: () => this.fileDownloadService.hasPendingDownloads,
         },
         {
             name: _('top-bar.navigation-items.my-account.children.trash'),
             routerLink: '/main/admin/trash',
             show: this.currentUser.isManager,
-            showDot: () => false,
         },
     ];
     readonly searchActions: readonly SpotlightSearchAction[] = [
@@ -85,7 +81,6 @@ export class BaseScreenComponent {
         readonly userService: UserService,
         readonly userPreferenceService: UserPreferenceService,
         readonly titleService: Title,
-        readonly fileDownloadService: FileDownloadService,
         private readonly _router: Router,
         private readonly _translateService: TranslateService,
         readonly breadcrumbsService: BreadcrumbsService,
diff --git a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-download.service.ts b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-download.service.ts
index ede23950a..bbc3e3acd 100644
--- a/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-download.service.ts
+++ b/apps/red-ui/src/app/modules/upload-download/services/file-download.service.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ import { EntitiesService, List, mapEach, RequiredParam, Validate } from '@iqser/
 
 @Injectable()
 export class FileDownloadService extends EntitiesService<DownloadStatus, IDownloadStatus> {
-    hasPendingDownloads = false;
-
     constructor(
         private readonly _userService: UserService,
         private readonly _keycloakService: KeycloakService,
@@ -25,13 +23,6 @@ export class FileDownloadService extends EntitiesService<DownloadStatus, IDownlo
         protected readonly _injector: Injector,
     ) {
         super(_injector, DownloadStatus, 'async/download');
-        interval(5000)
-            .pipe(
-                withLatestFrom(_userService.currentUser$),
-                filter(([, user]) => user.isUser),
-                switchMap(() => this.loadAll()),
-            )
-            .subscribe();
     }
 
     downloadFiles(fileIds: List, dossierId: string): Observable<DownloadStatus[]> {
@@ -45,7 +36,6 @@ export class FileDownloadService extends EntitiesService<DownloadStatus, IDownlo
         return this.getStatuses().pipe(
             mapEach(entity => new DownloadStatus(entity)),
             tap(entities => this.setEntities(entities)),
-            tap(() => (this.hasPendingDownloads = !!this.all.find(f => !f.lastDownload && f.isReady))),
         );
     }