diff --git a/src/GUI.cpp b/src/GUI.cpp
index a2a676246..c31582ced 100644
--- a/src/GUI.cpp
+++ b/src/GUI.cpp
@@ -881,8 +881,6 @@ void GUI::updateGUI() {
 }
 
 void GUI::showNotificationBaloon(QString title, QString msg) const {
-  QSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
-  if(settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/NotificationBaloons"), true).toBool()) {
 #ifdef WITH_LIBNOTIFY
     if (notify_init ("summary-body")) {
       NotifyNotification* notification;
@@ -896,10 +894,9 @@ void GUI::showNotificationBaloon(QString title, QString msg) const {
     }
 #endif
 #ifndef Q_WS_MAC
-    if(systrayIcon)
+    if(systrayIcon && QSystemTrayIcon::supportsMessages())
       systrayIcon->showMessage(title, msg, QSystemTrayIcon::Information, TIME_TRAY_BALLOON);
 #endif
-  }
 }
 
 /*****************************************************
diff --git a/src/options_imp.cpp b/src/options_imp.cpp
index 9d8ddf9a9..de1f67cf0 100644
--- a/src/options_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/options_imp.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ options_imp::options_imp(QWidget *parent):QDialog(parent){
   connect(checkCloseToSystray, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(checkMinimizeToSysTray, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(checkStartMinimized, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
-  connect(checkSystrayBalloons, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(checkDisplayToolbar, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(checkNoSplash, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   connect(checkDeleteTorrentFiles, SIGNAL(toggled(bool)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
@@ -281,15 +280,6 @@ options_imp::options_imp(QWidget *parent):QDialog(parent){
   connect(textWebUiPassword, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)), this, SLOT(enableApplyButton()));
   // Disable apply Button
   applyButton->setEnabled(false);
-#ifdef Q_WS_MAC
-  if(1) {
-#else
-  if(!QSystemTrayIcon::supportsMessages()){
-#endif
-    // Mac OS X doesn't support it yet
-    checkSystrayBalloons->setChecked(false);
-    checkSystrayBalloons->setEnabled(false);
-  }
   // Tab selection mecanism
   connect(tabSelection, SIGNAL(currentItemChanged(QListWidgetItem *, QListWidgetItem *)), this, SLOT(changePage(QListWidgetItem *, QListWidgetItem*)));
 #if LIBTORRENT_VERSION_MINOR < 15
@@ -391,7 +381,6 @@ void options_imp::saveOptions(){
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("CloseToTray"), closeToTray());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("MinimizeToTray"), minimizeToTray());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("StartMinimized"), startMinimized());
-  settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("NotificationBaloons"), OSDEnabled());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("ToolbarDisplayed"), isToolbarDisplayed());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("NoSplashScreen"), isSlashScreenDisabled());
   Preferences::setDeleteTorrentFilesAsDefault(checkDeleteTorrentFiles->isChecked());
@@ -628,7 +617,6 @@ void options_imp::loadOptions(){
     checkCloseToSystray->setChecked(Preferences::closeToTray());
     checkMinimizeToSysTray->setChecked(Preferences::minimizeToTray());
     checkStartMinimized->setChecked(Preferences::startMinimized());
-    checkSystrayBalloons->setChecked(Preferences::OSDEnabled());
   }
   // End General preferences
   // Downloads preferences
@@ -1016,11 +1004,6 @@ QPair<int,int> options_imp::getGlobalBandwidthLimits() const{
   return qMakePair(DL, UP);
 }
 
-bool options_imp::OSDEnabled() const {
-  if(checkNoSystray->isChecked()) return false;
-  return checkSystrayBalloons->isChecked();
-}
-
 bool options_imp::startMinimized() const {
   if(checkStartMinimized->isChecked()) return true;
   return checkStartMinimized->isChecked();
@@ -1175,13 +1158,11 @@ void options_imp::enableMaxConnecsLimitPerTorrent(bool checked){
 void options_imp::enableSystrayOptions() {
   checkCloseToSystray->setEnabled(true);
   checkMinimizeToSysTray->setEnabled(true);
-  checkSystrayBalloons->setEnabled(true);
 }
 
 void options_imp::disableSystrayOptions() {
   checkCloseToSystray->setEnabled(false);
   checkMinimizeToSysTray->setEnabled(false);
-  checkSystrayBalloons->setEnabled(false);
 }
 
 void options_imp::setSystrayOptionsState(bool checked) {
diff --git a/src/options_imp.h b/src/options_imp.h
index ff633d656..235565788 100644
--- a/src/options_imp.h
+++ b/src/options_imp.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ protected:
   bool closeToTray() const;
   bool startMinimized() const;
   bool isSlashScreenDisabled() const;
-  bool OSDEnabled() const;
   bool isToolbarDisplayed() const;
   // Downloads
   QString getSavePath() const;
diff --git a/src/preferences.h b/src/preferences.h
index 4e30db55f..ec079a42d 100644
--- a/src/preferences.h
+++ b/src/preferences.h
@@ -142,11 +142,6 @@ public:
     return settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/NoSplashScreen"), false).toBool();
   }
 
-  static bool OSDEnabled() {
-    QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
-    return settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/General/NotificationBaloons"), true).toBool();
-  }
-
   // Downloads
   static QString getSavePath() {
     QSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
diff --git a/src/ui/options.ui b/src/ui/options.ui
index caa4bdcfe..af587ac6c 100644
--- a/src/ui/options.ui
+++ b/src/ui/options.ui
@@ -240,9 +240,9 @@
            <property name="geometry">
             <rect>
              <x>0</x>
-             <y>0</y>
+             <y>-109</y>
              <width>506</width>
-             <height>543</height>
+             <height>515</height>
             </rect>
            </property>
            <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_9">
@@ -526,16 +526,6 @@ QGroupBox {
                       </property>
                      </widget>
                     </item>
-                    <item>
-                     <widget class="QCheckBox" name="checkSystrayBalloons">
-                      <property name="text">
-                       <string>Show notification balloons in tray</string>
-                      </property>
-                      <property name="checked">
-                       <bool>true</bool>
-                      </property>
-                     </widget>
-                    </item>
                    </layout>
                   </widget>
                  </item>
@@ -3110,7 +3100,6 @@ QGroupBox {
   <tabstop>checkCloseToSystray</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkMinimizeToSysTray</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkStartMinimized</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>checkSystrayBalloons</tabstop>
   <tabstop>textSavePath</tabstop>
   <tabstop>browseSaveDirButton</tabstop>
   <tabstop>checkPreallocateAll</tabstop>