diff --git a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
index 857f6c82d..0bcf13785 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_confirm.php
@@ -83,14 +83,12 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 			$duplex   = $handsfree['duplex'];
 			$cid      = 0;
 			$hidden   = intval(defaults($handsfree, 'hidden'  , 0));
-			$activity = intval(defaults($handsfree, 'activity', 0));
 		} else {
 			$dfrn_id  = notags(trim(defaults($_POST, 'dfrn_id'   , '')));
 			$intro_id =      intval(defaults($_POST, 'intro_id'  , 0));
 			$duplex   =      intval(defaults($_POST, 'duplex'    , 0));
 			$cid      =      intval(defaults($_POST, 'contact_id', 0));
 			$hidden   =      intval(defaults($_POST, 'hidden'    , 0));
-			$activity =      intval(defaults($_POST, 'activity'  , 0));
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -401,50 +399,6 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 				$ret = Diaspora::sendShare($user, $contact);
 				logger('share returns: ' . $ret);
 			}
-
-			// Send a new friend post if we are allowed to...
-			$profile = dba::selectFirst('profile', ['hide-friends'], ['is-default' => true, 'uid' => $uid]);
-			if (x($profile, 'hide-friends') === 0 && $activity && !$hidden) {
-				$self = dba::selectFirst('contact', [], ['self' => true, 'uid' => $uid]);
-				if (DBM::is_result($self)) {
-					$arr = [];
-					$arr['guid'] = get_guid(32);
-					$arr['uri'] = $arr['parent-uri'] = item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(), $uid);
-					$arr['uid'] = $uid;
-					$arr['contact-id'] = $self['id'];
-					$arr['wall'] = 1;
-					$arr['type'] = 'wall';
-					$arr['gravity'] = 0;
-					$arr['origin'] = 1;
-					$arr['author-name']   = $arr['owner-name']   = $self['name'];
-					$arr['author-link']   = $arr['owner-link']   = $self['url'];
-					$arr['author-avatar'] = $arr['owner-avatar'] = $self['thumb'];
-
-					$A = '[url=' . $self['url'] . ']' . $self['name'] . '[/url]';
-					$B = '[url=' . $contact['url'] . ']' . $contact['name'] . '[/url]';
-					$BPhoto = '[url=' . $contact['url'] . ']' . '[img]' . $contact['thumb'] . '[/img][/url]';
-
-					$arr['verb'] = ACTIVITY_FRIEND;
-					$arr['object-type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_PERSON;
-					$arr['body'] = L10n::t('%1$s is now friends with %2$s', $A, $B) . "\n\n\n" . $BPhoto;
-
-					$arr['object'] = '<object><type>' . ACTIVITY_OBJ_PERSON . '</type><title>' . $contact['name'] . '</title>'
-						. '<id>' . $contact['url'] . '/' . $contact['name'] . '</id>';
-					$arr['object'] .= '<link>' . xmlify('<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="' . $contact['url'] . '" />' . "\n");
-					$arr['object'] .= xmlify('<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="' . $contact['thumb'] . '" />' . "\n");
-					$arr['object'] .= '</link></object>' . "\n";
-
-					$arr['allow_cid'] = $user['allow_cid'];
-					$arr['allow_gid'] = $user['allow_gid'];
-					$arr['deny_cid']  = $user['deny_cid'];
-					$arr['deny_gid']  = $user['deny_gid'];
-
-					$i = Item::insert($arr);
-					if ($i) {
-						Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", "activity", $i);
-					}
-				}
-			}
 		}
 
 		Group::addMember(User::getDefaultGroup($uid, $contact["network"]), $contact['id']);
@@ -665,49 +619,6 @@ function dfrn_confirm_post(App $a, $handsfree = null)
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Send a new friend post if we are allowed to...
-		if ($page && intval(PConfig::get($local_uid, 'system', 'post_joingroup'))) {
-			$profile = dba::selectFirst('profile', ['hide-friends'], ['is-default' => true, 'uid' => $local_uid]);
-			if (x($profile, 'hide-friends') === 0) {
-				$self = dba::selectFirst('contact', [], ['self' => true, 'uid' => $local_uid]);
-				if (DBM::is_result($self)) {
-					$arr = [];
-					$arr['uri'] = $arr['parent-uri'] = item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(), $local_uid);
-					$arr['uid'] = $local_uid;
-					$arr['contact-id'] = $self['id'];
-					$arr['wall'] = 1;
-					$arr['type'] = 'wall';
-					$arr['gravity'] = 0;
-					$arr['origin'] = 1;
-					$arr['author-name']   = $arr['owner-name']   = $self['name'];
-					$arr['author-link']   = $arr['owner-link']   = $self['url'];
-					$arr['author-avatar'] = $arr['owner-avatar'] = $self['thumb'];
-
-					$A = '[url=' . $self['url'] . ']' . $self['name'] . '[/url]';
-					$B = '[url=' . $combined['url'] . ']' . $combined['name'] . '[/url]';
-					$BPhoto = '[url=' . $combined['url'] . ']' . '[img]' . $combined['thumb'] . '[/img][/url]';
-
-					$arr['verb'] = ACTIVITY_JOIN;
-					$arr['object-type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_GROUP;
-					$arr['body'] = L10n::t('%1$s has joined %2$s', $A, $B) . "\n\n\n" . $BPhoto;
-					$arr['object'] = '<object><type>' . ACTIVITY_OBJ_GROUP . '</type><title>' . $combined['name'] . '</title>'
-						. '<id>' . $combined['url'] . '/' . $combined['name'] . '</id>';
-					$arr['object'] .= '<link>' . xmlify('<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="' . $combined['url'] . '" />' . "\n");
-					$arr['object'] .= xmlify('<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="' . $combined['thumb'] . '" />' . "\n");
-					$arr['object'] .= '</link></object>' . "\n";
-
-					$arr['allow_cid'] = $user['allow_cid'];
-					$arr['allow_gid'] = $user['allow_gid'];
-					$arr['deny_cid']  = $user['deny_cid'];
-					$arr['deny_gid']  = $user['deny_gid'];
-
-					$i = Item::insert($arr);
-					if ($i) {
-						Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", "activity", $i);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-		}
 		System::xmlExit(0); // Success
 		return; // NOTREACHED
 		////////////////////// End of this scenario ///////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/mod/dfrn_request.php b/mod/dfrn_request.php
index dae2d8852..ae6017d14 100644
--- a/mod/dfrn_request.php
+++ b/mod/dfrn_request.php
@@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ function dfrn_request_content(App $a)
 						'dfrn_id'  => $r[0]['issued-id'],
 						'intro_id' => $intro[0]['id'],
 						'duplex'   => (($r[0]['page-flags'] == PAGE_FREELOVE) ? 1 : 0),
-						'activity' => intval(PConfig::get($r[0]['uid'], 'system', 'post_newfriend'))
 					];
 					dfrn_confirm_post($a, $handsfree);
 				}
diff --git a/mod/notifications.php b/mod/notifications.php
index 46519075b..f7f40d1d2 100644
--- a/mod/notifications.php
+++ b/mod/notifications.php
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ function notifications_content(App $a) {
 						'$fullname' => $it['name'],
 						'$url' => $it['url'],
 						'$hidden' => ['hidden', L10n::t('Hide this contact from others'), ($it['hidden'] == 1), ''],
-						'$activity' => ['activity', L10n::t('Post a new friend activity'), $it['post_newfriend'], L10n::t('if applicable')],
 
 						'$knowyou' => $it['knowyou'],
 						'$approve' => L10n::t('Approve'),
@@ -252,7 +251,6 @@ function notifications_content(App $a) {
 						'$gender' => $it['gender'],
 						'$lbl_gender' => L10n::t('Gender:'),
 						'$hidden' => ['hidden', L10n::t('Hide this contact from others'), ($it['hidden'] == 1), ''],
-						'$activity' => ['activity', L10n::t('Post a new friend activity'), $it['post_newfriend'], L10n::t('if applicable')],
 						'$url' => $it['url'],
 						'$zrl' => $it['zrl'],
 						'$lbl_url' => L10n::t('Profile URL'),
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 8bb09aa6d..9c925924f 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -403,9 +403,6 @@ function profiles_post(App $a) {
 				$comma2 = (($region && $country_name) ? ', ' : '');
 				$value = $locality . $comma1 . $region . $comma2 . $country_name;
 			}
-
-			profile_activity($changes,$value);
-
 		}
 
 		$r = q("UPDATE `profile`
@@ -510,96 +507,6 @@ function profiles_post(App $a) {
 	}
 }
 
-
-function profile_activity($changed, $value) {
-	$a = get_app();
-
-	if (! local_user() || ! is_array($changed) || ! count($changed)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ($a->user['hidewall'] || Config::get('system', 'block_public')) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (! PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'post_profilechange')) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	require_once 'include/items.php';
-
-	$self = q("SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `self` = 1 AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-		intval(local_user())
-	);
-
-	if (! DBM::is_result($self)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	$arr = [];
-
-	$arr['guid'] = get_guid(32);
-	$arr['uri'] = $arr['parent-uri'] = item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(), local_user());
-	$arr['uid'] = local_user();
-	$arr['contact-id'] = $self[0]['id'];
-	$arr['wall'] = 1;
-	$arr['type'] = 'wall';
-	$arr['gravity'] = 0;
-	$arr['origin'] = 1;
-	$arr['author-name'] = $arr['owner-name'] = $self[0]['name'];
-	$arr['author-link'] = $arr['owner-link'] = $self[0]['url'];
-	$arr['author-avatar'] = $arr['owner-avatar'] = $self[0]['thumb'];
-	$arr['verb'] = ACTIVITY_UPDATE;
-	$arr['object-type'] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_PROFILE;
-
-	$A = '[url=' . $self[0]['url'] . ']' . $self[0]['name'] . '[/url]';
-
-
-	$changes = '';
-	$t = count($changed);
-	$z = 0;
-	foreach ($changed as $ch) {
-		if (strlen($changes)) {
-			if ($z == ($t - 1)) {
-				$changes .= L10n::t(' and ');
-			} else {
-				$changes .= ', ';
-			}
-		}
-		$z ++;
-		$changes .= $ch;
-	}
-
-	$prof = '[url=' . $self[0]['url'] . '?tab=profile' . ']' . L10n::t('public profile') . '[/url]';
-
-	if ($t == 1 && strlen($value)) {
-		$message = L10n::t('%1$s changed %2$s to &ldquo;%3$s&rdquo;', $A, $changes, $value);
-		$message .= "\n\n" . L10n::t(' - Visit %1$s\'s %2$s', $A, $prof);
-	} else {
-		$message = 	L10n::t('%1$s has an updated %2$s, changing %3$s.', $A, $prof, $changes);
-	}
-
-
-	$arr['body'] = $message;
-
-	$arr['object'] = '<object><type>' . ACTIVITY_OBJ_PROFILE . '</type><title>' . $self[0]['name'] . '</title>'
-	. '<id>' . $self[0]['url'] . '/' . $self[0]['name'] . '</id>';
-	$arr['object'] .= '<link>' . xmlify('<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="' . $self[0]['url'] . '?tab=profile' . '" />' . "\n");
-	$arr['object'] .= xmlify('<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="' . $self[0]['thumb'] . '" />' . "\n");
-	$arr['object'] .= '</link></object>' . "\n";
-
-	$arr['allow_cid'] = $a->user['allow_cid'];
-	$arr['allow_gid'] = $a->user['allow_gid'];
-	$arr['deny_cid']  = $a->user['deny_cid'];
-	$arr['deny_gid']  = $a->user['deny_gid'];
-
-	$i = Item::insert($arr);
-	if ($i) {
-		Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", "activity", $i);
-	}
-}
-
-
 function profiles_content(App $a) {
 
 	if (! local_user()) {
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index 23869913a..48c217bc4 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -442,9 +442,6 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 	$suggestme        = ((x($_POST, 'suggestme')) ? intval($_POST['suggestme'])  : 0);
 	$hide_friends     = (($_POST['hide-friends'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
 	$hidewall         = (($_POST['hidewall'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
-	$post_newfriend   = (($_POST['post_newfriend'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
-	$post_joingroup   = (($_POST['post_joingroup'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
-	$post_profilechange   = (($_POST['post_profilechange'] == 1) ? 1: 0);
 
 	$email_textonly   = (($_POST['email_textonly'] == 1) ? 1 : 0);
 	$detailed_notif   = (($_POST['detailed_notif'] == 1) ? 1 : 0);
@@ -558,9 +555,6 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'expire', 'network_only', $expire_network_only);
 
 	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'suggestme', $suggestme);
-	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'post_newfriend', $post_newfriend);
-	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'post_joingroup', $post_joingroup);
-	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'post_profilechange', $post_profilechange);
 
 	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'email_textonly', $email_textonly);
 	PConfig::set(local_user(), 'system', 'detailed_notif', $detailed_notif);
@@ -1020,9 +1014,6 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 	$expire_photos = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'expire', 'photos', false);
 	$expire_network_only = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'expire', 'network_only', false);
 	$suggestme = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'suggestme', false);
-	$post_newfriend = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'post_newfriend', false);
-	$post_joingroup = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'post_joingroup', false);
-	$post_profilechange = PConfig::get(local_user(), 'system', 'post_profilechange', false);
 
 	// nowarn_insecure
 
@@ -1247,10 +1238,6 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 
 
 		'$h_not' 	=> L10n::t('Notification Settings'),
-		'$activity_options' => L10n::t('By default post a status message when:'),
-		'$post_newfriend' => ['post_newfriend',  L10n::t('accepting a friend request'), $post_newfriend, ''],
-		'$post_joingroup' => ['post_joingroup',  L10n::t('joining a forum/community'), $post_joingroup, ''],
-		'$post_profilechange' => ['post_profilechange',  L10n::t('making an <em>interesting</em> profile change'), $post_profilechange, ''],
 		'$lbl_not' 	=> L10n::t('Send a notification email when:'),
 		'$notify1'	=> ['notify1', L10n::t('You receive an introduction'), ($notify & NOTIFY_INTRO), NOTIFY_INTRO, ''],
 		'$notify2'	=> ['notify2', L10n::t('Your introductions are confirmed'), ($notify & NOTIFY_CONFIRM), NOTIFY_CONFIRM, ''],
diff --git a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
index bae2eb6a2..d2a7995d8 100644
--- a/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
+++ b/src/Protocol/Diaspora.php
@@ -2386,78 +2386,6 @@ class Diaspora
 				['id' => $contact["id"], 'uid' => $importer["uid"]]
 			);
 		}
-		// send notification
-
-		$r = q(
-			"SELECT `hide-friends` FROM `profile` WHERE `uid` = %d AND `is-default` = 1 LIMIT 1",
-			intval($importer["uid"])
-		);
-
-		if ($r && !$r[0]["hide-friends"] && !$contact["hidden"] && intval(PConfig::get($importer["uid"], "system", "post_newfriend"))) {
-			$self = q(
-				"SELECT * FROM `contact` WHERE `self` AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
-				intval($importer["uid"])
-			);
-
-			// they are not CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER anymore but that's what we have in the array
-
-			if ($self && $contact["rel"] == CONTACT_IS_FOLLOWER) {
-				$arr = [];
-				$arr["protocol"] = PROTOCOL_DIASPORA;
-				$arr["uri"] = $arr["parent-uri"] = item_new_uri($a->get_hostname(), $importer["uid"]);
-				$arr["uid"] = $importer["uid"];
-				$arr["contact-id"] = $self[0]["id"];
-				$arr["wall"] = 1;
-				$arr["type"] = 'wall';
-				$arr["gravity"] = 0;
-				$arr["origin"] = 1;
-				$arr["author-name"] = $arr["owner-name"] = $self[0]["name"];
-				$arr["author-link"] = $arr["owner-link"] = $self[0]["url"];
-				$arr["author-avatar"] = $arr["owner-avatar"] = $self[0]["thumb"];
-				$arr["verb"] = ACTIVITY_FRIEND;
-				$arr["object-type"] = ACTIVITY_OBJ_PERSON;
-
-				$A = "[url=".$self[0]["url"]."]".$self[0]["name"]."[/url]";
-				$B = "[url=".$contact["url"]."]".$contact["name"]."[/url]";
-				$BPhoto = "[url=".$contact["url"]."][img]".$contact["thumb"]."[/img][/url]";
-				$arr["body"] = L10n::t('%1$s is now friends with %2$s', $A, $B)."\n\n\n".$BPhoto;
-
-				$arr["object"] = self::constructNewFriendObject($contact);
-
-				$user = dba::selectFirst('user', ['allow_cid', 'allow_gid', 'deny_cid', 'deny_gid'], ['uid' => $importer["uid"]]);
-
-				$arr["allow_cid"] = $user["allow_cid"];
-				$arr["allow_gid"] = $user["allow_gid"];
-				$arr["deny_cid"]  = $user["deny_cid"];
-				$arr["deny_gid"]  = $user["deny_gid"];
-
-				$i = Item::insert($arr);
-				if ($i) {
-					Worker::add(PRIORITY_HIGH, "Notifier", "activity", $i);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * @brief Creates a XML object for a "new friend" message
-	 *
-	 * @param array $contact Array of the contact
-	 *
-	 * @return string The XML
-	 */
-	private static function constructNewFriendObject($contact)
-	{
-		$objtype = ACTIVITY_OBJ_PERSON;
-		$link = '<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="'.$contact["url"].'" />'."\n".
-			'<link rel="photo" type="image/jpeg" href="'.$contact["thumb"].'" />'."\n";
-
-		$xmldata = ["object" => ["type" => $objtype,
-						"title" => $contact["name"],
-						"id" => $contact["url"]."/".$contact["name"],
-						"link" => $link]];
-
-		return XML::fromArray($xmldata, $xml, true);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/view/templates/intros.tpl b/view/templates/intros.tpl
index 2d0bf9bd0..9ebd256db 100644
--- a/view/templates/intros.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/intros.tpl
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 <form class="intro-approve-form" action="dfrn_confirm" method="post">
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$hidden}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$activity}}
 <input type="hidden" name="dfrn_id" value="{{$dfrn_id}}" >
 <input type="hidden" name="intro_id" value="{{$intro_id}}" >
 <input type="hidden" name="contact_id" value="{{$contact_id}}" >
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index 099014f13..d017367fe 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -114,13 +114,6 @@
 <div class="settings-content-block">
 <div id="settings-notifications">
 
-<div id="settings-activity-desc">{{$activity_options}}</div>
-
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_newfriend}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_joingroup}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_profilechange}}
-
-
 <div id="settings-notify-desc">{{$lbl_not}}</div>
 
 <div class="group">
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/intros.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/intros.tpl
index 5bf3950f1..c153fcd9f 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/intros.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/intros.tpl
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 			<h3 class="heading">{{$fullname}}{{if $addr}}&nbsp;({{$addr}}){{/if}}</h3>
 			<form class="intro-approve-form" action="dfrn_confirm" method="post">
 				{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$hidden}}
-				{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$activity}}
 				<input type="hidden" name="dfrn_id" value="{{$dfrn_id}}" >
 				<input type="hidden" name="intro_id" value="{{$intro_id}}" >
 				<input type="hidden" name="contact_id" value="{{$contact_id}}" >
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index f197eb5e5..40b0497a0 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -171,15 +171,6 @@
 					<div class="section-content-tools-wrapper">
 						<div id="settings-notifications">
 
-							<div id="settings-activity-desc"><h4>{{$activity_options}}</h4></div>
-
-							<div class="group">
-								{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_newfriend}}
-								{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_joingroup}}
-								{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_profilechange}}
-							</div>
-
-
 							<div id="settings-notify-desc"><h4>{{$lbl_not}}</h4></div>
 
 							<div class="group">
diff --git a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings/settings.tpl b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings/settings.tpl
index ccca7eaab..5715e1712 100644
--- a/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings/settings.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frost-mobile/templates/settings/settings.tpl
@@ -110,13 +110,6 @@
 <h3 class="settings-heading">{{$h_not}}</h3>
 <div id="settings-notifications">
 
-<div id="settings-activity-desc">{{$activity_options}}</div>
-
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_newfriend}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_joingroup}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$post_profilechange}}
-
-
 <div id="settings-notify-desc">{{$lbl_not}}</div>
 
 <div class="group">
diff --git a/view/theme/smoothly/style.css b/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
index 8d84e1b03..399f12e55 100644
--- a/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/smoothly/style.css
@@ -4677,9 +4677,6 @@ div #datebrowse-sidebar.widget {
 	width: 75px;
 }
 
-#id_post_newfriend,
-#id_post_joingroup,
-#id_post_profilechange,
 #id_notify1,
 #id_notify2,
 #id_notify3,