diff --git a/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py b/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py
index 74a9b2e3c..b7b4715d9 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/gtkui/preferences.py
@@ -469,34 +469,6 @@ class Preferences(component.Component):
         self.glade.get_widget("chk_show_new_releases").set_active(
             self.gtkui_config["show_new_releases"])
 
-        ## Notification tab ##
-        self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_tray_blink").set_active(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_tray_blink"])
-        if deluge.common.windows_check():
-            self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_popup").set_sensitive(False)
-        else:
-            self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_popup").set_active(
-                self.gtkui_config["ntf_popup"])
-        self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_email").set_active(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_email"])
-        self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_sound").set_active(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_sound"])
-        if self.gtkui_config["ntf_sound_path"]:
-            self.glade.get_widget("combo_ntf_sound_path").set_filename(self.gtkui_config["ntf_sound_path"])
-        self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_email").set_text(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_email_add"])
-        self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_server").set_text(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_server"])
-        self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_username").set_text(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_username"])
-        self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_pass").set_text(
-            self.gtkui_config["ntf_pass"])
-        if not self.gtkui_config["ntf_security"]:
-            self.glade.get_widget("rad_ntf_none").set_active(True)
-        elif self.gtkui_config["ntf_security"] == 'SSL':
-            self.glade.get_widget("rad_ntf_none").set_active(True)
-        elif self.gtkui_config["ntf_security"] == 'TLS':
-            self.glade.get_widget("rad_ntf_tls").set_active(True)
 
         ## Cache tab ##
         if client.connected():
@@ -663,32 +635,6 @@ class Preferences(component.Component):
         new_gtkui_config["show_rate_in_title"] = \
             self.glade.get_widget("chk_show_rate_in_title").get_active()
 
-        ## Notification tab ##
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_tray_blink"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_tray_blink").get_active()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_popup"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_popup").get_active()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_sound"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_sound").get_active()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_email"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("chk_ntf_email").get_active()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_email_add"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_email").get_text()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_username"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_username").get_text()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_pass"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_pass").get_text()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_server"] = \
-            self.glade.get_widget("txt_ntf_server").get_text()
-        new_gtkui_config["ntf_sound_path"] = \
-                self.glade.get_widget("combo_ntf_sound_path").get_filename()
-        if self.glade.get_widget("rad_ntf_none").get_active():
-            new_gtkui_config["ntf_security"] = None
-        elif self.glade.get_widget("rad_ntf_ssl").get_active():
-            new_gtkui_config["ntf_security"] = 'SSL'
-        elif self.glade.get_widget("rad_ntf_tls").get_active():
-            new_gtkui_config["ntf_security"] = 'TLS'
-
         ## Other tab ##
         new_gtkui_config["show_new_releases"] = \
             self.glade.get_widget("chk_show_new_releases").get_active()