diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index e7e9391f73148df41d711f53003a710f10d34fea..f0d0459f4f78e295ba97f11a6077c0a4d12bf03f 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -409,10 +409,6 @@ class PreferencesWindow:
 		st = gajim.config.get('send_os_info')
 		self.xml.get_widget('send_os_info_checkbutton').set_active(st)
 		
-		# Notify user of new gmail e-mail messages
-		st = gajim.config.get('notify_on_new_gmail_email')
-		self.xml.get_widget('notify_gmail_checkbutton').set_active(st)
-
 		self.xml.signal_autoconnect(self)
 
 		self.sound_tree.get_model().connect('row-changed',
@@ -895,9 +891,6 @@ class PreferencesWindow:
 	def on_send_os_info_checkbutton_toggled(self, widget):
 		self.on_checkbutton_toggled(widget, 'send_os_info')
 		
-	def on_notify_gmail_checkbutton_toggled(self, widget):
-		self.on_checkbutton_toggled(widget, 'notify_on_new_gmail_email')
-
 	def fill_msg_treeview(self):
 		self.xml.get_widget('delete_msg_button').set_sensitive(False)
 		model = self.msg_tree.get_model()
diff --git a/src/gtkgui.glade b/src/gtkgui.glade
index 9f52c4e035eac129f65f3d51b65a1cea9d0637eb..07691678a5904fbdd36b6e15a5fbe35a9f3271cd 100644
--- a/src/gtkgui.glade
+++ b/src/gtkgui.glade
@@ -6172,26 +6172,6 @@ Custom</property>
 			      <property name="fill">False</property>
 			    </packing>
 			  </child>
-
-			  <child>
-			    <widget class="GtkCheckButton" id="notify_gmail_checkbutton">
-			      <property name="visible">True</property>
-			      <property name="can_focus">True</property>
-			      <property name="label" translatable="yes">Notify on new _Gmail e-mail (GoogleTalk users)</property>
-			      <property name="use_underline">True</property>
-			      <property name="relief">GTK_RELIEF_NORMAL</property>
-			      <property name="focus_on_click">True</property>
-			      <property name="active">False</property>
-			      <property name="inconsistent">False</property>
-			      <property name="draw_indicator">True</property>
-			      <signal name="toggled" handler="on_notify_gmail_checkbutton_toggled" last_modification_time="Wed, 06 Apr 2005 14:43:56 GMT"/>
-			    </widget>
-			    <packing>
-			      <property name="padding">0</property>
-			      <property name="expand">False</property>
-			      <property name="fill">False</property>
-			    </packing>
-			  </child>
 			</widget>
 		      </child>
 		    </widget>