diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.cc b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.cc
index a8102dc0e..26509892c 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.cc
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.cc
@@ -239,10 +239,7 @@ void p3Notify::notifyGxsChange              (const RsGxsChanges& changes) {FOR_A
 
 void p3Notify::notifyPeerStatusChangedSummary   ()                                                                              { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyPeerStatusChangedSummary() ; }
 void p3Notify::notifyDiscInfoChanged            ()                                                                              { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyDiscInfoChanged         () ; } 
-#ifdef REMOVE
-void p3Notify::notifyForumMsgReadSatusChanged   (const std::string& channelId, const std::string& msgId, uint32_t status)       { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyForumMsgReadSatusChanged   (channelId,msgId,status) ; }
-void p3Notify::notifyChannelMsgReadSatusChanged (const std::string& channelId, const std::string& msgId, uint32_t status)       { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyChannelMsgReadSatusChanged (channelId,msgId,status) ; }
-#endif
+
 void p3Notify::notifyDownloadComplete           (const std::string& fileHash )                                                  { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyDownloadComplete           (fileHash) ; }
 void p3Notify::notifyDownloadCompleteCount      (uint32_t           count    )                                                  { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyDownloadCompleteCount      (count) ; }
 void p3Notify::notifyHistoryChanged             (uint32_t           msgId    , int type)                                        { FOR_ALL_NOTIFY_CLIENTS (*it)->notifyHistoryChanged             (msgId,type) ; }
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.h b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.h
index 245cef908..3c16f5a20 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/pqi/p3notify.h
@@ -114,10 +114,7 @@ class p3Notify: public RsNotify
 
 		void notifyPeerStatusChangedSummary   () ;
 		void notifyDiscInfoChanged            () ;
-#ifdef REMOVE
-		void notifyForumMsgReadSatusChanged   (const std::string& /* channelId */, const std::string& /* msgId */, uint32_t /* status */) ;
-		void notifyChannelMsgReadSatusChanged (const std::string& /* channelId */, const std::string& /* msgId */, uint32_t /* status */) ;
-#endif
+
 		bool askForDeferredSelfSignature      (const void *       /* data      */, const uint32_t     /* len   */, unsigned char * /* sign */, unsigned int * /* signlen */,int& signature_result ) ;
 		void notifyDownloadComplete           (const std::string& /* fileHash  */) ;
 		void notifyDownloadCompleteCount      (uint32_t           /* count     */) ;
diff --git a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsnotify.h b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsnotify.h
index 9467f2592..e3045d488 100644
--- a/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsnotify.h
+++ b/libretroshare/src/retroshare/rsnotify.h
@@ -227,10 +227,7 @@ class NotifyClient
 		/* one or more peers has changed the states */
 		virtual void notifyPeerStatusChangedSummary   () {}
 		virtual void notifyDiscInfoChanged            () {}
-#ifdef REMOVE
-		virtual void notifyForumMsgReadSatusChanged   (const std::string& /* channelId */, const std::string& /* msgId */, uint32_t /* status */) {}
-		virtual void notifyChannelMsgReadSatusChanged (const std::string& /* channelId */, const std::string& /* msgId */, uint32_t /* status */) {}
-#endif
+
 		virtual bool askForDeferredSelfSignature      (const void *       /* data      */, const uint32_t     /* len   */, unsigned char * /* sign */, unsigned int * /* signlen */,int& signature_result ) { signature_result = false ;return true; }
 		virtual void notifyDownloadComplete           (const std::string& /* fileHash  */) {}
 		virtual void notifyDownloadCompleteCount      (uint32_t           /* count     */) {}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
index c87b05155..772e05bae 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.cpp
@@ -421,29 +421,6 @@ void NotifyQt::notifyGxsChange(const RsGxsChanges& changes)
     emit gxsChange(changes);
 }
 
-#ifdef REMOVE
-void NotifyQt::notifyForumMsgReadSatusChanged(const std::string& forumId, const std::string& msgId, uint32_t status)
-{
-	{
-		QMutexLocker m(&_mutex) ;
-		if(!_enabled)
-			return ;
-	}
-
-	emit forumMsgReadSatusChanged(QString::fromStdString(forumId), QString::fromStdString(msgId), status);
-}
-
-void NotifyQt::notifyChannelMsgReadSatusChanged(const std::string& channelId, const std::string& msgId, uint32_t status)
-{
-	{
-		QMutexLocker m(&_mutex) ;
-		if(!_enabled)
-			return ;
-	}
-
-	emit channelMsgReadSatusChanged(QString::fromStdString(channelId), QString::fromStdString(msgId), status);
-}
-#endif
 void NotifyQt::notifyOwnStatusMessageChanged()
 {
 	{
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
index d6d769b40..23feba43f 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/notifyqt.h
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ class NotifyQt: public QObject, public NotifyClient
 
         virtual void notifyGxsChange(const RsGxsChanges& change);
 
-#ifdef REMOVE
-		virtual void notifyForumMsgReadSatusChanged(const std::string& forumId, const std::string& msgId, uint32_t status);
-		virtual void notifyChannelMsgReadSatusChanged(const std::string& channelId, const std::string& msgId, uint32_t status);
-#endif
 		virtual void notifyHistoryChanged(uint32_t msgId, int type);
 
 		virtual void notifyDiscInfoChanged() ;