diff --git a/nicegui/elements/notification.js b/nicegui/elements/notification.js
index db6d3b418..036a15b06 100644
--- a/nicegui/elements/notification.js
+++ b/nicegui/elements/notification.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default {
     this.notification(this.options);
   },
   methods: {
-    async dismiss() {
+    dismiss() {
       this.notification();
     },
   },
diff --git a/nicegui/elements/notification.py b/nicegui/elements/notification.py
index e595f9b8b..dfdeffa32 100644
--- a/nicegui/elements/notification.py
+++ b/nicegui/elements/notification.py
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def __init__(self,
 
         Displays a notification on the screen.
         In contrast to `ui.notify`, this element allows to update the notification message and other properties once the notification is displayed.
-        With a timeout of `None`, the notification can be removed with `dismiss()`.
+        The notification can be removed with `dismiss()`.
 
         :param message: content of the notification
         :param position: position on the screen ("top-left", "top-right", "bottom-left", "bottom-right", "top", "bottom", "left", "right" or "center", default: "bottom")