diff --git a/phpBB/includes/notifications/type/pm.php b/phpBB/includes/notifications/type/pm.php
index df7b42564c..75c79e35e6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/notifications/type/pm.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/notifications/type/pm.php
@@ -85,25 +85,21 @@ class phpbb_notifications_type_pm extends phpbb_notifications_type_base
 
 		$notify_users = array();
 
-		foreach (array_keys($pm['recipients']) as $user_id)
+		$sql = 'SELECT *
+			FROM ' . USER_NOTIFICATIONS_TABLE . "
+			WHERE item_type = '" . self::get_item_type() . "'
+				AND " . $db->sql_in_set('user_id', array_keys($pm['recipients']));
+		$result = $db->sql_query($sql);
+		while ($row = $db->sql_fetchrow($result))
 		{
-			$recipient = $service->get_user($user_id);
-
-			if ($recipient['user_notify_pm'])
+			if (!isset($rowset[$row['user_id']]))
 			{
-				$notify_users[$recipient['user_id']] = array();
-
-				if ($recipient['user_notify_type'] == NOTIFY_EMAIL || $recipient['user_notify_type'] == NOTIFY_BOTH)
-				{
-					$notify_users[$recipient['user_id']][] = 'email';
-				}
-
-				if ($recipient['user_notify_type'] == NOTIFY_IM || $recipient['user_notify_type'] == NOTIFY_BOTH)
-				{
-					$notify_users[$recipient['user_id']][] = 'jabber';
-				}
+				$notify_users[$row['user_id']] = array();
 			}
+
+			$notify_users[$row['user_id']][] = $row['method'];
 		}
+		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 
 		return $notify_users;
 	}
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
index 2228bc7931..709d2a90b0 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_prefs.php
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class ucp_prefs
 			case 'personal':
 				add_form_key('ucp_prefs_personal');
 				$data = array(
-					'notifymethod'	=> request_var('notifymethod', $user->data['user_notify_type']),
 					'dateformat'	=> request_var('dateformat', $user->data['user_dateformat'], true),
 					'lang'			=> basename(request_var('lang', $user->data['user_lang'])),
 					'style'			=> request_var('style', (int) $user->data['user_style']),
@@ -46,17 +45,9 @@ class ucp_prefs
 					'viewemail'		=> request_var('viewemail', (bool) $user->data['user_allow_viewemail']),
 					'massemail'		=> request_var('massemail', (bool) $user->data['user_allow_massemail']),
 					'hideonline'	=> request_var('hideonline', (bool) !$user->data['user_allow_viewonline']),
-					'notifypm'		=> request_var('notifypm', (bool) $user->data['user_notify_pm']),
-					'popuppm'		=> request_var('popuppm', (bool) $user->optionget('popuppm')),
 					'allowpm'		=> request_var('allowpm', (bool) $user->data['user_allow_pm']),
 				);
 
-				if ($data['notifymethod'] == NOTIFY_IM && (!$config['jab_enable'] || !$user->data['user_jabber'] || !@extension_loaded('xml')))
-				{
-					// Jabber isnt enabled, or no jabber field filled in. Update the users table to be sure its correct.
-					$data['notifymethod'] = NOTIFY_BOTH;
-				}
-
 				if ($submit)
 				{
 					if ($config['override_user_style'])
@@ -81,15 +72,11 @@ class ucp_prefs
 
 					if (!sizeof($error))
 					{
-						$user->optionset('popuppm', $data['popuppm']);
-
 						$sql_ary = array(
 							'user_allow_pm'			=> $data['allowpm'],
 							'user_allow_viewemail'	=> $data['viewemail'],
 							'user_allow_massemail'	=> $data['massemail'],
 							'user_allow_viewonline'	=> ($auth->acl_get('u_hideonline')) ? !$data['hideonline'] : $user->data['user_allow_viewonline'],
-							'user_notify_type'		=> $data['notifymethod'],
-							'user_notify_pm'		=> $data['notifypm'],
 							'user_options'			=> $user->data['user_options'],
 
 							'user_dateformat'		=> $data['dateformat'],
@@ -135,15 +122,10 @@ class ucp_prefs
 				$template->assign_vars(array(
 					'ERROR'				=> (sizeof($error)) ? implode('<br />', $error) : '',
 
-					'S_NOTIFY_EMAIL'	=> ($data['notifymethod'] == NOTIFY_EMAIL) ? true : false,
-					'S_NOTIFY_IM'		=> ($data['notifymethod'] == NOTIFY_IM) ? true : false,
-					'S_NOTIFY_BOTH'		=> ($data['notifymethod'] == NOTIFY_BOTH) ? true : false,
 					'S_VIEW_EMAIL'		=> $data['viewemail'],
 					'S_MASS_EMAIL'		=> $data['massemail'],
 					'S_ALLOW_PM'		=> $data['allowpm'],
 					'S_HIDE_ONLINE'		=> $data['hideonline'],
-					'S_NOTIFY_PM'		=> $data['notifypm'],
-					'S_POPUP_PM'		=> $data['popuppm'],
 
 					'DATE_FORMAT'			=> $data['dateformat'],
 					'A_DATE_FORMAT'			=> addslashes($data['dateformat']),
diff --git a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_prefs_personal.html b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_prefs_personal.html
index 29c01e03b9..f03cb2af38 100644
--- a/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_prefs_personal.html
+++ b/phpBB/styles/prosilver/template/ucp_prefs_personal.html
@@ -38,31 +38,7 @@
 				<label for="hideonline0"><input type="radio" name="hideonline" id="hideonline0" value="0"<!-- IF not S_HIDE_ONLINE --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NO}</label>
 			</dd>
 		</dl>
-	<!-- ENDIF -->		
-	<!-- IF S_SELECT_NOTIFY -->
-		<dl>
-			<dt><label for="notifymethod0">{L_NOTIFY_METHOD}:</label></dt>
-			<dd>
-				<label for="notifymethod0"><input type="radio" name="notifymethod" id="notifymethod0" value="0"<!-- IF S_NOTIFY_EMAIL --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NOTIFY_METHOD_EMAIL}</label> 
-				<label for="notifymethod1"><input type="radio" name="notifymethod" id="notifymethod1" value="1"<!-- IF S_NOTIFY_IM --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NOTIFY_METHOD_IM}</label> 
-				<label for="notifymethod2"><input type="radio" name="notifymethod" id="notifymethod2" value="2"<!-- IF S_NOTIFY_BOTH --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NOTIFY_METHOD_BOTH}</label>
-			</dd>
-		</dl>
 	<!-- ENDIF -->
-	<dl>
-		<dt><label for="notifypm1">{L_NOTIFY_ON_PM}:</label></dt>
-		<dd>
-			<label for="notifypm1"><input type="radio" name="notifypm" id="notifypm1" value="1"<!-- IF S_NOTIFY_PM --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_YES}</label> 
-			<label for="notifypm0"><input type="radio" name="notifypm" id="notifypm0" value="0"<!-- IF not S_NOTIFY_PM --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NO}</label>
-		</dd>
-	</dl>
-	<dl>
-		<dt><label for="popuppm0">{L_POPUP_ON_PM}:</label></dt>
-		<dd>
-			<label for="popuppm1"><input type="radio" name="popuppm" id="popuppm1" value="1"<!-- IF S_POPUP_PM --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_YES}</label> 
-			<label for="popuppm0"><input type="radio" name="popuppm" id="popuppm0" value="0"<!-- IF not S_POPUP_PM --> checked="checked"<!-- ENDIF --> /> {L_NO}</label>
-		</dd>
-	</dl>
 	<dl>
 		<dt><label for="lang">{L_BOARD_LANGUAGE}:</label></dt>
 		<dd><select name="lang" id="lang">{S_LANG_OPTIONS}</select></dd>