diff --git a/mod/network.php b/mod/network.php
index 6c63753d91..d252175df1 100644
--- a/mod/network.php
+++ b/mod/network.php
@@ -501,13 +501,6 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update, $parent)
 		$tabs = network_tabs($a);
 		$o .= $tabs;
 
-		if ($gid && ($t = Contact::getOStatusCountByGroupId($gid)) && !DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'nowarn_insecure')) {
-			notice(DI::l10n()->tt("Warning: This group contains %s member from a network that doesn't allow non public messages.",
-				"Warning: This group contains %s members from a network that doesn't allow non public messages.",
-				$t) . EOL);
-			notice(DI::l10n()->t("Messages in this group won't be send to these receivers.").EOL);
-		}
-
 		Nav::setSelected('network');
 
 		$content = '';
@@ -621,10 +614,6 @@ function networkThreadedView(App $a, $update, $parent)
 				'contacts' => $entries,
 				'id' => 'network',
 			]) . $o;
-
-			if ($contact['network'] === Protocol::OSTATUS && $contact['writable'] && !DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(),'system','nowarn_insecure')) {
-				notice(DI::l10n()->t('Private messages to this person are at risk of public disclosure.') . EOL);
-			}
 		} else {
 			notice(DI::l10n()->t('Invalid contact.') . EOL);
 			DI::baseUrl()->redirect('network');
diff --git a/mod/settings.php b/mod/settings.php
index d5e2ceb474..8eef254e4b 100644
--- a/mod/settings.php
+++ b/mod/settings.php
@@ -342,12 +342,9 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 		$mobile_theme       = !empty($_POST['mobile_theme'])       ? Strings::escapeTags(trim($_POST['mobile_theme'])) : '';
 		$nosmile            = !empty($_POST['nosmile'])            ? intval($_POST['nosmile'])            : 0;
 		$first_day_of_week  = !empty($_POST['first_day_of_week'])  ? intval($_POST['first_day_of_week'])  : 0;
-		$noinfo             = !empty($_POST['noinfo'])             ? intval($_POST['noinfo'])             : 0;
 		$infinite_scroll    = !empty($_POST['infinite_scroll'])    ? intval($_POST['infinite_scroll'])    : 0;
 		$no_auto_update     = !empty($_POST['no_auto_update'])     ? intval($_POST['no_auto_update'])     : 0;
-		$bandwidth_saver    = !empty($_POST['bandwidth_saver'])    ? intval($_POST['bandwidth_saver'])    : 0;
 		$no_smart_threading = !empty($_POST['no_smart_threading']) ? intval($_POST['no_smart_threading']) : 0;
-		$nowarn_insecure    = !empty($_POST['nowarn_insecure'])    ? intval($_POST['nowarn_insecure'])    : 0;
 		$browser_update     = !empty($_POST['browser_update'])     ? intval($_POST['browser_update'])     : 0;
 		if ($browser_update != -1) {
 			$browser_update = $browser_update * 1000;
@@ -373,16 +370,13 @@ function settings_post(App $a)
 			DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'mobile_theme', $mobile_theme);
 		}
 
-		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'nowarn_insecure'         , $nowarn_insecure);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'update_interval'         , $browser_update);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_network'       , $itemspage_network);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'itemspage_mobile_network', $itemspage_mobile_network);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'no_smilies'              , $nosmile);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'first_day_of_week'       , $first_day_of_week);
-		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'ignore_info'             , $noinfo);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'infinite_scroll'         , $infinite_scroll);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'no_auto_update'          , $no_auto_update);
-		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'bandwidth_saver'         , $bandwidth_saver);
 		DI::pConfig()->set(local_user(), 'system', 'no_smart_threading'      , $no_smart_threading);
 
 		if (in_array($theme, Theme::getAllowedList())) {
@@ -931,8 +925,6 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$theme_selected        = $a->user['theme'] ?: $default_theme;
 		$mobile_theme_selected = Session::get('mobile-theme', $default_mobile_theme);
 
-		$nowarn_insecure = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'nowarn_insecure'));
-
 		$browser_update = intval(DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'update_interval'));
 		if (intval($browser_update) != -1) {
 			$browser_update = (($browser_update == 0) ? 40 : $browser_update / 1000); // default if not set: 40 seconds
@@ -947,10 +939,8 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 		$first_day_of_week = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'first_day_of_week', 0);
 		$weekdays = [0 => DI::l10n()->t("Sunday"), 1 => DI::l10n()->t("Monday")];
 
-		$noinfo = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'ignore_info', 0);
 		$infinite_scroll = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'infinite_scroll', 0);
 		$no_auto_update = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'no_auto_update', 0);
-		$bandwidth_saver = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'bandwidth_saver', 0);
 		$no_smart_threading = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'system', 'no_smart_threading', 0);
 
 		$theme_config = "";
@@ -969,17 +959,14 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 
 			'$theme'	=> ['theme', DI::l10n()->t('Display Theme:'), $theme_selected, '', $themes, true],
 			'$mobile_theme'	=> ['mobile_theme', DI::l10n()->t('Mobile Theme:'), $mobile_theme_selected, '', $mobile_themes, false],
-			'$nowarn_insecure' => ['nowarn_insecure',  DI::l10n()->t('Suppress warning of insecure networks'), $nowarn_insecure, DI::l10n()->t("Should the system suppress the warning that the current group contains members of networks that can't receive non public postings.")],
 			'$ajaxint'   => ['browser_update',  DI::l10n()->t("Update browser every xx seconds"), $browser_update, DI::l10n()->t('Minimum of 10 seconds. Enter -1 to disable it.')],
 			'$itemspage_network'   => ['itemspage_network',  DI::l10n()->t("Number of items to display per page:"), $itemspage_network, DI::l10n()->t('Maximum of 100 items')],
 			'$itemspage_mobile_network'   => ['itemspage_mobile_network',  DI::l10n()->t("Number of items to display per page when viewed from mobile device:"), $itemspage_mobile_network, DI::l10n()->t('Maximum of 100 items')],
-			'$nosmile'	=> ['nosmile', DI::l10n()->t("Don't show emoticons"), $nosmile, ''],
+			'$nosmile'	=> ['nosmile', DI::l10n()->t("Don't show emoticons"), $nosmile, DI::l10n()->t('Normally emoticons are replaced with matching symbols. This setting disables this behaviour.')],
 			'$calendar_title' => DI::l10n()->t('Calendar'),
 			'$first_day_of_week'	=> ['first_day_of_week', DI::l10n()->t('Beginning of week:'), $first_day_of_week, '', $weekdays, false],
-			'$noinfo'	=> ['noinfo', DI::l10n()->t("Don't show notices"), $noinfo, ''],
-			'$infinite_scroll'	=> ['infinite_scroll', DI::l10n()->t("Infinite scroll"), $infinite_scroll, ''],
+			'$infinite_scroll'	=> ['infinite_scroll', DI::l10n()->t("Infinite scroll"), $infinite_scroll, DI::l10n()->t('Automatic add new items when reaching the page end.')],
 			'$no_auto_update'	=> ['no_auto_update', DI::l10n()->t("Automatic updates only at the top of the network page"), $no_auto_update, DI::l10n()->t('When disabled, the network page is updated all the time, which could be confusing while reading.')],
-			'$bandwidth_saver' => ['bandwidth_saver', DI::l10n()->t('Bandwidth Saver Mode'), $bandwidth_saver, DI::l10n()->t('When enabled, embedded content is not displayed on automatic updates, they only show on page reload.')],
 			'$no_smart_threading' => ['no_smart_threading', DI::l10n()->t('Disable Smart Threading'), $no_smart_threading, DI::l10n()->t('Disable the automatic suppression of extraneous thread indentation.')],
 
 			'$d_tset' => DI::l10n()->t('General Theme Settings'),
@@ -1022,8 +1009,6 @@ function settings_content(App $a)
 	$expire_photos = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'expire', 'photos', false);
 	$expire_network_only = DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), 'expire', 'network_only', false);
 
-	// nowarn_insecure
-
 	if (!strlen($a->user['timezone'])) {
 		$timezone = date_default_timezone_get();
 	}
diff --git a/src/Core/System.php b/src/Core/System.php
index 87abfdf8ed..46f0cb4f32 100644
--- a/src/Core/System.php
+++ b/src/Core/System.php
@@ -299,18 +299,6 @@ class System
 	 */
 	public static function htmlUpdateExit($o)
 	{
-		if (DI::pConfig()->get(local_user(), "system", "bandwidth_saver")) {
-			$replace = "<br />".DI::l10n()->t("[Embedded content - reload page to view]")."<br />";
-			$pattern = "/<\s*audio[^>]*>(.*?)<\s*\/\s*audio>/i";
-			$o = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $o);
-			$pattern = "/<\s*video[^>]*>(.*?)<\s*\/\s*video>/i";
-			$o = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $o);
-			$pattern = "/<\s*embed[^>]*>(.*?)<\s*\/\s*embed>/i";
-			$o = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $o);
-			$pattern = "/<\s*iframe[^>]*>(.*?)<\s*\/\s*iframe>/i";
-			$o = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $o);
-		}
-
 		header("Content-type: text/html");
 		echo "<!DOCTYPE html><html><body>\r\n";
 		// We can remove this hack once Internet Explorer recognises HTML5 natively
diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index cf08a4cffc..b696cfa7f3 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -640,35 +640,6 @@ class Contact
 		return $return;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns the count of OStatus contacts in a group
-	 *
-	 * @param int $gid
-	 * @return int
-	 * @throws \Exception
-	 */
-	public static function getOStatusCountByGroupId($gid)
-	{
-		$return = 0;
-		if (intval($gid)) {
-			$contacts = DBA::fetchFirst('SELECT COUNT(*) AS `count`
-				FROM `contact`
-				INNER JOIN `group_member`
-					ON `contact`.`id` = `group_member`.`contact-id`
-				WHERE `gid` = ?
-				AND `contact`.`uid` = ?
-				AND `contact`.`network` = ?
-				AND `contact`.`notify` != ""',
-				$gid,
-				local_user(),
-				Protocol::OSTATUS
-			);
-			$return = $contacts['count'];
-		}
-
-		return $return;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Creates the self-contact for the provided user id
 	 *
diff --git a/view/templates/settings/display.tpl b/view/templates/settings/display.tpl
index d07e9192a8..317bc61046 100644
--- a/view/templates/settings/display.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/settings/display.tpl
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
 
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$itemspage_mobile_network}}
 {{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$ajaxint}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$nowarn_insecure}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_auto_update}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$nosmile}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$noinfo}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$infinite_scroll}}
-{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$bandwidth_saver}}
 {{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_smart_threading}}
 <h2>{{$calendar_title}}</h2>
 {{include file="field_select.tpl" field=$first_day_of_week}}
diff --git a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl
index eb40168a35..f4670b244f 100644
--- a/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl
+++ b/view/theme/frio/templates/settings/display.tpl
@@ -69,12 +69,9 @@
 						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$itemspage_network}}
 						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$itemspage_mobile_network}}
 						{{include file="field_input.tpl" field=$ajaxint}}
-						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$nowarn_insecure}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_auto_update}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$nosmile}}
-						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$noinfo}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$infinite_scroll}}
-						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$bandwidth_saver}}
 						{{include file="field_checkbox.tpl" field=$no_smart_threading}}
 
 						<div class="form-group pull-right settings-submit-wrapper" >