diff --git a/include/poller.php b/include/poller.php
index fc77946f92..ab3987d657 100644
--- a/include/poller.php
+++ b/include/poller.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 		consume_feed($xml,$importer,$contact,$hub);
 		
 
-		if($contact['usehub'] && strlen($hub)) {
+		if((strlen($hub)) && (contact['rel'] == REL_BUD) && ($contact['priority'] == 0)) {
 			subscribe_to_hub($hub,$importer,$contact);
 		}
 
diff --git a/mod/contacts.php b/mod/contacts.php
index 8c24469791..dfd98961be 100644
--- a/mod/contacts.php
+++ b/mod/contacts.php
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ function contacts_post(&$a) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	$usehub = ((intval($_POST['usehub'])) ? 1 : 0);
-	if($orig_record[0]['usehub'] && (! $usehub)) {
-		// remove hub subscription
-	}
 
 	$priority = intval($_POST['priority']);
 	if($priority == (-1))
@@ -59,10 +55,9 @@ function contacts_post(&$a) {
 
 	$reason = notags(trim($_POST['reason']));
 
-	$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `profile-id` = %d, `usehub` = %d, `priority` = %d , `rating` = %d, `reason` = '%s'
+	$r = q("UPDATE `contact` SET `profile-id` = %d, `priority` = %d , `rating` = %d, `reason` = '%s'
 		WHERE `id` = %d AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
 		intval($profile_id),
-		intval($usehub),
 		intval($priority),
 		intval($rating),
 		dbesc($reason),
@@ -186,18 +181,8 @@ function contacts_content(&$a) {
 			$sparkle = '';
 		}
 
-		$huburl = get_config('system','huburl');
-		if($huburl) {
-			// finish selector
-			$hubenable = '';
-		}
-		else
-			$hubenable = '';
-
-
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
 			'$poll_interval' => contact_poll_interval($r[0]['priority']),
-			'$hubenable' => $hubenable,
 			'$last_update' => (($r[0]['last-update'] == '0000-00-00 00:00:00') 
 				? t('Never') 
 				: datetime_convert('UTC',date_default_timezone_get(),$r[0]['last-update'],'D, j M Y, g:i A')),
diff --git a/view/contact_edit.tpl b/view/contact_edit.tpl
index 0771849de6..acea1da4e9 100644
--- a/view/contact_edit.tpl
+++ b/view/contact_edit.tpl
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 			<div id="contact-edit-last-update-text">Last updated: <span id="contact-edit-last-updated">$last_update</span</div>
 			<div id="contact-edit-poll-text">Update public posts: </div>
 			$poll_interval
-			$hubenable
 		</div>
 	</div>
 	<div id="contact-edit-end" ></div>