diff --git a/modules/pref-feeds.php b/modules/pref-feeds.php
index df764af62..190d89055 100644
--- a/modules/pref-feeds.php
+++ b/modules/pref-feeds.php
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@
 			</div>";
 		
 		print "<input onclick=\"javascript:displayDlg('quickAddFeed')\"
-			type=\"submit\" id=\"subscribe_to_feed_btn\" 
+			type=\"submit\"
 			class=\"button\" value=\"".__('Subscribe to feed')."\"> ";
 
 		print "<input onclick=\"javascript:editSelectedFeed()\"
diff --git a/modules/pref-filters.php b/modules/pref-filters.php
index afa8eb312..a506ff1fa 100644
--- a/modules/pref-filters.php
+++ b/modules/pref-filters.php
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@
 		print "<input type=\"submit\" 
 			class=\"button\" 
 			onclick=\"return displayDlg('quickAddFilter', false)\" 
-			id=\"create_filter_btn\"
 			value=\"".__('Create filter')."\"> "; 
 
 		print "<input type=\"submit\" class=\"button\"
diff --git a/modules/pref-labels.php b/modules/pref-labels.php
index a6324c7a2..af343cacd 100644
--- a/modules/pref-labels.php
+++ b/modules/pref-labels.php
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@
 		print "<div class=\"prefGenericAddBox\">";
 
 		print"<input type=\"submit\" class=\"button\" 
-			id=\"label_create_btn\"
 			onclick=\"return addLabel()\" 
 			value=\"".__('Create label')."\"> ";
 
diff --git a/modules/pref-users.php b/modules/pref-users.php
index 7c47a3dbf..a19a594c1 100644
--- a/modules/pref-users.php
+++ b/modules/pref-users.php
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@
 		}
 
 		print "<input type=\"submit\" class=\"button\" 
-			id=\"user_add_btn\" 
 			onclick=\"javascript:addUser()\" value=\"".__('Create user')."\">";
 
 		print "				
diff --git a/prefs.js b/prefs.js
index 8bacbfddb..ae1760729 100644
--- a/prefs.js
+++ b/prefs.js
@@ -710,13 +710,6 @@ function removeSelectedFeedCats() {
 
 function feedEditCancel() {
 
-	try {
-		$("subscribe_to_feed_btn").disabled = false;
-		$("top25_feeds_btn").disabled = false;
-	} catch (e) {
-		// this button is not always available, no-op if not found
-	}
-
 	closeInfoBox();
 
 	selectPrefRows('feed', false); // cleanup feed selection
@@ -760,7 +753,6 @@ function userEditCancel() {
 function filterEditCancel() {
 
 	try {
-		$("create_filter_btn").disabled = false;
 		selectPrefRows('filter', false); // cleanup feed selection
 	} catch (e) { }
 
@@ -810,8 +802,6 @@ function filterEditSave() {
 		var query = "?" + Form.serialize("filter_edit_form");
 	
 		closeInfoBox();
-	
-		$("create_filter_btn").disabled = false;
 
 		new Ajax.Request("backend.php",	{
 				parameters: query,
@@ -1629,14 +1619,6 @@ function pref_hotkey_handler(e) {
 
 function editFeedCats() {
 	try {
-		$("subscribe_to_feed_btn").disabled = true;
-	
-		try {
-			$("top25_feeds_btn").disabled = true;
-		} catch (e) {
-			// this button is not always available, no-op if not found
-		}
-	
 		var query = "?op=pref-feeds&subop=editCats";
 
 		new Ajax.Request("backend.php",	{