diff --git a/lemur/certificates/models.py b/lemur/certificates/models.py
index 345d6836..bf61ffbd 100644
--- a/lemur/certificates/models.py
+++ b/lemur/certificates/models.py
@@ -184,28 +184,28 @@ def update_destinations(target, value, initiator):
 @event.listens_for(Certificate.replaces, 'append')
 def update_replacement(target, value, initiator):
     """
-    When a certificate is marked as 'replaced' it is then marked as in-active
+    When a certificate is marked as 'replaced' we should not notify.
 
     :param target:
     :param value:
     :param initiator:
     :return:
     """
-    value.active = False
+    value.notify = False
 
 
-@event.listens_for(Certificate, 'before_update')
-def protect_active(mapper, connection, target):
-    """
-    When a certificate has a replacement do not allow it to be marked as 'active'
-
-    :param connection:
-    :param mapper:
-    :param target:
-    :return:
-    """
-    if target.active:
-        if not target.notify:
-            raise Exception(
-                "Cannot silence notification for a certificate Lemur has been found to be currently deployed onto endpoints"
-            )
+# @event.listens_for(Certificate, 'before_update')
+# def protect_active(mapper, connection, target):
+#    """
+#     When a certificate has a replacement do not allow it to be marked as 'active'
+#
+#     :param connection:
+#     :param mapper:
+#     :param target:
+#     :return:
+#     """
+#     if target.active:
+#         if not target.notify:
+#             raise Exception(
+#                 "Cannot silence notification for a certificate Lemur has been found to be currently deployed onto endpoints"
+#             )