diff --git a/feedlist.js b/feedlist.js
index ddbcd6c0e..d1bb7f9a7 100644
--- a/feedlist.js
+++ b/feedlist.js
@@ -630,9 +630,6 @@ function request_counters() {
 		var date = new Date();
 		var timestamp = Math.round(date.getTime() / 1000);
 
-//		if (getInitParam("sync_counters") == "1" || 
-//				timestamp - counters_last_request > 10) {
-
 		if (timestamp - counters_last_request > 15) {
 			console.log("scheduling request of counters...");
 			window.setTimeout("request_counters_real()", 1000);
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index 05d5e968e..f806136df 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -3124,7 +3124,6 @@
 		array_push($params, make_init_param("theme_options", get_user_theme_options($link)));
 		array_push($params, make_init_param("daemon_enabled", ENABLE_UPDATE_DAEMON));
 		array_push($params, make_init_param("feeds_frame_refresh", FEEDS_FRAME_REFRESH));
-		array_push($params, make_init_param("daemon_refresh_only", true));
 
 		array_push($params, make_init_param("sign_progress", 
 			theme_image($link, "images/indicator_white.gif")));
@@ -3169,8 +3168,6 @@
 		array_push($params, make_init_param("bw_limit", 
 			(int) $_SESSION["bw_limit"]));
 
-		array_push($params, make_init_param("sync_counters", 1));
-
 		array_push($params, make_init_param("offline_enabled", 
 			(int) get_pref($link, "ENABLE_OFFLINE_READING")));
 
diff --git a/tt-rss.js b/tt-rss.js
index 8f5c28474..b0aa84706 100644
--- a/tt-rss.js
+++ b/tt-rss.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ var global_unread = -1;
 var active_title_text = "";
 var current_subtitle = "";
 var daemon_enabled = false;
-var daemon_refresh_only = false;
 //var _qfd_deleted_feed = 0;
 var firsttime_update = true;
 var _active_feed_id = 0;
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@ function scheduleFeedUpdate(force) {
 
 	console.log("in scheduleFeedUpdate");
 
-/*	if (!daemon_enabled && !daemon_refresh_only) {
-		notify_progress("Updating feeds...", true);
-	} */
-
 	var query_str = "backend.php?op=rpc&subop=";
 
 	if (force) {
@@ -403,7 +398,6 @@ function init_second_stage() {
 		dropboxSelect(toolbar.order_by, getInitParam("default_view_order_by"));
 
 		daemon_enabled = getInitParam("daemon_enabled") == 1;
-		daemon_refresh_only = getInitParam("daemon_refresh_only") == 1;
 		feeds_sort_by_unread = getInitParam("feeds_sort_by_unread") == 1;
 
 /*		var fl = cache_find_param("FEEDLIST", getInitParam("num_feeds"));