Apple Watch notifications not clearing after being dismissed on iPhone

I recently started wearing my apple watch again after not wearing it for awhile because I had surgery so Idk if this is something that happened in the last update or if it's a setting I don't know how to fix but I'm hoping someone can help me. Normally if you get a text or email, a reminder etc it shows up on your phone and watch right? But if I open it on my phone and clear it, it used to "clear" on my watch too. Not anymore, it's staying as a notification and running down my battery. Is that a new thing I'm stuck with now or something I can turn off? I never had to charge my watch daily before. This is insane.