diff --git a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.jsx b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.jsx
index 35f8e980..37b28cf1 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 
 import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import CourseInProgress from './CourseInProgress';
 import CourseNonPassing from './CourseNonPassing';
 import { COURSE_EXIT_MODES, getCourseExitMode } from './utils';
 import messages from './messages';
-import { unsubscribeFromGoalReminders } from './data/thunks';
 
 import { useModel } from '../../../generic/model-store';
 
@@ -19,7 +18,6 @@ function CourseExit({ intl }) {
   const { courseId } = useSelector(state => state.courseware);
   const {
     certificateData,
-    enrollmentMode,
     hasScheduledContent,
     isEnrolled,
     userHasPassingGrade,
@@ -34,15 +32,6 @@ function CourseExit({ intl }) {
     courseExitPageIsActive,
   );
 
-  // Audit users cannot fully complete a course, so we will
-  // unsubscribe them from goal reminders once they reach the course exit page
-  // to avoid spamming them with goal reminder emails
-  if (enrollmentMode === 'audit') {
-    useEffect(() => {
-      unsubscribeFromGoalReminders(courseId);
-    }, []);
-  }
-
   let body = null;
   if (mode === COURSE_EXIT_MODES.nonPassing) {
     body = (<CourseNonPassing />);
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.test.jsx b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.test.jsx
index 1f3f6475..0a1e2c2e 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.test.jsx
+++ b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/CourseExit.test.jsx
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import MockAdapter from 'axios-mock-adapter';
 import { Factory } from 'rosie';
 import { getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
-import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/react';
 
 import { fetchCourse } from '../../data';
 import { buildSimpleCourseBlocks } from '../../../shared/data/__factories__/courseBlocks.factory';
@@ -378,18 +377,4 @@ describe('Course Exit Pages', () => {
       expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: 'View course schedule' })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
   });
-
-  it('unsubscribes the user when loading the course exit page', async () => {
-    setMetadata({
-      enrollment: {
-        mode: 'audit',
-      },
-    });
-    await fetchAndRender(<CourseExit />);
-    const url = `${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_home/save_course_goal`;
-    await waitFor(() => {
-      expect(axiosMock.history.post[0].url).toMatch(url);
-      expect(axiosMock.history.post[0].data).toMatch(`{"course_id":"${defaultMetadata.id}","subscribed_to_reminders":false}`);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/api.js b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/api.js
index d819db72..000f9684 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/api.js
+++ b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/api.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function filterRecommendationsList(
   ));
 }
 
-export async function getCourseRecommendations(courseKey) {
+export default async function getCourseRecommendations(courseKey) {
   const discoveryApiUrl = getConfig().DISCOVERY_API_BASE_URL;
   if (!discoveryApiUrl) {
     return [];
@@ -36,11 +36,3 @@ export async function getCourseRecommendations(courseKey) {
   ]);
   return filterRecommendationsList(camelCaseObject(recommendationsResponse), camelCaseObject(enrollmentsResponse));
 }
-
-export async function postUnsubscribeFromGoalReminders(courseId) {
-  const url = new URL(`${getConfig().LMS_BASE_URL}/api/course_home/save_course_goal`);
-  return getAuthenticatedHttpClient().post(url.href, {
-    course_id: courseId,
-    subscribed_to_reminders: false,
-  });
-}
diff --git a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/thunks.js b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/thunks.js
index 56d66961..f355afb0 100644
--- a/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/thunks.js
+++ b/src/courseware/course/course-exit/data/thunks.js
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import {
   fetchCourseRecommendationsRequest,
   fetchCourseRecommendationsSuccess,
 } from './slice';
-import {
-  getCourseRecommendations,
-  postUnsubscribeFromGoalReminders,
-} from './api';
+import getCourseRecommendations from './api';
 import { updateModel } from '../../../../generic/model-store';
 
 export default function fetchCourseRecommendations(courseKey, courseId) {
@@ -30,7 +27,3 @@ export default function fetchCourseRecommendations(courseKey, courseId) {
     }
   };
 }
-
-export async function unsubscribeFromGoalReminders(courseId, daysPerWeek, subscribedToReminders) {
-  return postUnsubscribeFromGoalReminders(courseId, daysPerWeek, subscribedToReminders);
-}