diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 8359a6acc2..60e51227ac 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -277,9 +277,4 @@ input[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button {
     
     border-top: 1px solid #7d7d79;
     background-color: #bfbeb5;
-}
-    #status-bar .notify {
-        float: right;
-    }
-        #status-bar .notify span {
-        }
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+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/serial_backend.js b/js/serial_backend.js
index 2f9b77e02a..8a1d67c509 100644
--- a/js/serial_backend.js
+++ b/js/serial_backend.js
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ function onOpen(openInfo) {
         // disconnect after 10 seconds with error if we don't get IDENT data
         GUI.timeout_add('connecting', function() {
             if (!configuration_received) {
-                notify('Did not received configuration within <span style="color: red">10 seconds</span>, communication <span style="color: red">failed</span> - Disconnecting');
+                GUI.log('Did not received configuration within <span style="color: red">10 seconds</span>, communication <span style="color: red">failed</span> - Disconnecting');
                 
                 $('div#port-picker a.connect').click(); // disconnect
             }
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function onOpen(openInfo) {
         });
     } else {
         console.log('Failed to open serial port');
-        notify('Failed to open serial port', 'red');
+        GUI.log('Failed to open serial port', 'red');
         
         $('div#port-picker a.connect').text('Connect');
         $('div#port-picker a.connect').removeClass('active'); 
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function onClosed(result) {
         $('#tabs > ul li').removeClass('active'); // de-select any selected tabs
         tab_initialize_default();
     } else { // Something went wrong
-        notify('Failed to close serial port', 'red');
+        GUI.log('Failed to close serial port', 'red');
     } 
 }
 
diff --git a/main.html b/main.html
index 79e4835977..7b14a09b38 100644
--- a/main.html
+++ b/main.html
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
                     Packet error: <span class="packet-error">0</span> |
                     Firmware Version: <span class="software-version">0.0</span> |
                     Cycle Time: <span class="cycle-time">0</span>
-                    <span class="notify"></span>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 41335135dd..e2403635a7 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     $('a', tabs).click(function() {
         if ($(this).parent().hasClass('active') == false) { // only initialize when the tab isn't already active
             if (configuration_received == false) { // if there is no active connection, return
-                notify('You need to connect before you can view any of the tabs', 'red');
+                GUI.log('You need to connect before you can view any of the tabs', 'red');
                 return;
             }
             
@@ -151,14 +151,6 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
     });
 });
 
-function notify(message, color) {
-    $('span.notify').html('<span style="color: ' + color + '">' + message + '</span>');+
-    $('span.notify span').fadeOut(5000, function() {
-        $(this).remove();
-    });
-    
-}
-
 function microtime() {
     var now = new Date().getTime() / 1000;
 
diff --git a/tabs/firmware_flasher.js b/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
index 77563666bd..f6d9a62b20 100644
--- a/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
+++ b/tabs/firmware_flasher.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ function tab_initialize_firmware_flasher() {
             if (!GUI.connect_lock) { // button disabled while flashing is in progress                
                 tab_initialize_default();
             } else {
-                notify('You <span style="color: red">can\'t</span> do this right now, please wait for current operation to finish ...');
+                GUI.log('You <span style="color: red">can\'t</span> do this right now, please wait for current operation to finish ...');
             }
         });
     });