diff --git a/src/interactors/configuration.py b/src/interactors/configuration.py
index 4f67807..895ce0a 100644
--- a/src/interactors/configuration.py
+++ b/src/interactors/configuration.py
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ class configurationInteractor(base.baseInteractor):
 					self.presenter.update_setting(section="general", setting="update_channel", value=update_channel)
 		self.presenter.update_setting(section="chat", setting="notify_online", value=self.view.get_value("chat", "notify_online"))
 		self.presenter.update_setting(section="chat", setting="notify_offline", value=self.view.get_value("chat", "notify_offline"))
-		self.presenter.update_setting(section="chat", setting="open_unread_conversations", value=self.view.get_value("chat", "open_unread_conversations"))
-		self.presenter.update_setting(section="chat", setting="automove_to_conversations", value=self.view.get_value("chat", "automove_to_conversations"))
 		self.presenter.update_setting(section="chat", setting="notifications", value=self.presenter.get_notification_type(self.view.get_value("chat", "notifications")))
 		self.presenter.update_setting(section="load_at_startup", setting="audio_albums", value=self.view.get_value("startup", "audio_albums"))
 		self.presenter.update_setting(section="load_at_startup", setting="video_albums", value=self.view.get_value("startup", "video_albums"))
diff --git a/src/presenters/configuration.py b/src/presenters/configuration.py
index d76f1db..28c046b 100644
--- a/src/presenters/configuration.py
+++ b/src/presenters/configuration.py
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ class configurationPresenter(base.basePresenter):
 		self.send_message("create_tab", tab="chat")
 		self.send_message("set", tab="chat", setting="notify_online", value=self.session.settings["chat"]["notify_online"])
 		self.send_message("set", tab="chat", setting="notify_offline", value=self.session.settings["chat"]["notify_offline"])
-		self.send_message("set", tab="chat", setting="open_unread_conversations", value=self.session.settings["chat"]["open_unread_conversations"])
-		self.send_message("set", tab="chat", setting="automove_to_conversations", value=self.session.settings["chat"]["automove_to_conversations"])
 		self.send_message("set", tab="chat", setting="notifications", value=self.get_notification_label(self.session.settings["chat"]["notifications"]))
 		self.send_message("create_tab", tab="startup_options")
 		self.send_message("set", tab="startup", setting="audio_albums", value=self.session.settings["load_at_startup"]["audio_albums"])
diff --git a/src/session.defaults b/src/session.defaults
index a0fa2a4..4bb51e5 100644
--- a/src/session.defaults
+++ b/src/session.defaults
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ count_for_audio_buffers = integer(default=1000)
 [chat]
 notify_online = boolean(default=True)
 notify_offline = boolean(default=True)
-open_unread_conversations = boolean(default=True)
-automove_to_conversations = boolean(default=False)
 notifications = string(default="custom")
 
 [load_at_startup]
diff --git a/src/views/dialogs/configuration.py b/src/views/dialogs/configuration.py
index 5b55748..774e93d 100644
--- a/src/views/dialogs/configuration.py
+++ b/src/views/dialogs/configuration.py
@@ -46,10 +46,6 @@ class chat(wx.Panel, widgetUtils.BaseDialog):
 		sizer.Add(self.notify_online, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
 		self.notify_offline = wx.CheckBox(self, wx.NewId(), _("Show notifications when users are offline"))
 		sizer.Add(self.notify_offline, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-		self.open_unread_conversations = wx.CheckBox(self, wx.NewId(), _("Open unread conversations at startup"))
-		sizer.Add(self.open_unread_conversations, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
-		self.automove_to_conversations = wx.CheckBox(self, wx.NewId(), _("Move focus to new conversations"))
-		sizer.Add(self.automove_to_conversations, 0, wx.ALL, 5)
 		lbl = wx.StaticText(self, wx.NewId(), _("Notification type"))
 		self.notifications = wx.ComboBox(self, wx.NewId(), choices=[_("Native"), _("Custom"),], value=_("Native"), style=wx.CB_READONLY)
 		nbox = wx.BoxSizer(wx.HORIZONTAL)