diff --git a/public/js/startup.css b/public/js/startup.css
index 1cc808d..a4da59c 100644
--- a/public/js/startup.css
+++ b/public/js/startup.css
@@ -19,28 +19,6 @@
 	text-align: center;
 }
 
-.navbar-new-comments {
-	margin: -3px 0px;
-	padding: 2px;
-	min-width: 20px;
-	text-align: center;
-	display: inline-block;
-	border-radius: 2px;
-	color: #999999;
-	background-color: #333131;
-}
-
-.navbar-new-comments:hover,
-.navbar-new-comments:active,
-.navbar-new-comments:focus {
-	color: #fff;
-}
-
-.navbar-new-comments-true {
-	color: #fff;
-	background-color: #B00D07;
-}
-
 /*extra size menus for recent*/
 .dropdown-menu#toolbar-recent, .dropdown-menu#toolbar-options, .dropdown-menu#toolbar-help{
 	min-width: 160px !important;
diff --git a/public/js/startup.js b/public/js/startup.js
index f587fbc..96953ad 100644
--- a/public/js/startup.js
+++ b/public/js/startup.js
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 		// setup toolbar
 		erpnext.toolbar.setup();
 		
-		// set interval for updates
-		erpnext.startup.set_periodic_updates();
-
 		// complete registration
 		if(in_list(user_roles,'System Manager') && (wn.boot.setup_complete=='No')) { 
 			wn.require("app/js/complete_setup.js");
@@ -67,67 +64,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-
-// ========== Update Messages ============
-erpnext.update_messages = function(reset) {
-	// Updates Team Messages
-	
-	if(inList(['Guest'], user) || !wn.session_alive) { return; }
-
-	if(!reset) {
-		var set_messages = function(r) {
-			if(!r.exc) {
-				// This function is defined in toolbar.js
-				erpnext.toolbar.set_new_comments(r.message.unread_messages);
-				
-				var show_in_circle = function(parent_id, msg) {
-					var parent = $('#'+parent_id);
-					if(parent) {
-						if(msg) {
-							parent.find('span:first').text(msg);
-							parent.toggle(true);
-						} else {
-							parent.toggle(false);
-						}
-					}
-				}
-				
-				show_in_circle('unread_messages', r.message.unread_messages);
-				show_in_circle('open_support_tickets', r.message.open_support_tickets);
-				show_in_circle('things_todo', r.message.things_todo);
-				show_in_circle('todays_events', r.message.todays_events);
-				show_in_circle('open_tasks', r.message.open_tasks);
-				show_in_circle('unanswered_questions', r.message.unanswered_questions);
-				show_in_circle('open_leads', r.message.open_leads);
-
-			} else {
-				clearInterval(wn.updates.id);
-			}
-		}
-
-		wn.call({
-			method: 'startup.startup.get_global_status_messages',
-			type:"GET",
-			callback: set_messages
-		});
-	
-	} else {
-		erpnext.toolbar.set_new_comments(0);
-		$('#unread_messages').toggle(false);
-	}
-}
-
-erpnext.startup.set_periodic_updates = function() {
-	// Set interval for periodic updates of team messages
-	wn.updates = {};
-
-	if(wn.updates.id) {
-		clearInterval(wn.updates.id);
-	}
-
-	wn.updates.id = setInterval(erpnext.update_messages, 60000);
-}
-
 erpnext.hide_naming_series = function() {
 	if(cur_frm.fields_dict.naming_series) {
 		cur_frm.toggle_display("naming_series", cur_frm.doc.__islocal?true:false);
diff --git a/public/js/toolbar.js b/public/js/toolbar.js
index 1d3d1e7..4becb23 100644
--- a/public/js/toolbar.js
+++ b/public/js/toolbar.js
@@ -30,15 +30,11 @@
 	$user.append('<li><a href="http://www.providesupport.com?messenger=iwebnotes" target="_blank">\
 		'+wn._('Live Chat')+'</a></li>')
 	
-
-	$('.navbar .pull-right').append('\
-		<li><a href="#!messages" title="'+wn._('Unread Messages')
-			+'"><span class="navbar-new-comments"></span></a></li>');
-
 	erpnext.toolbar.set_new_comments();
 }
 
 erpnext.toolbar.set_new_comments = function(new_comments) {
+	return;
 	var navbar_nc = $('.navbar-new-comments');
 	if(cint(new_comments)) {
 		navbar_nc.addClass('navbar-new-comments-true')
diff --git a/startup/open_count.py b/startup/open_count.py
index 916ecbd..7a4866b 100644
--- a/startup/open_count.py
+++ b/startup/open_count.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import webnotes
 
-queries = {
+for_doctype = {
 	"Support Ticket": {"status":"Open"},
 	"Customer Issue": {"status":"Open"},
 	"Task": {"status":"Open"},
@@ -29,4 +29,39 @@
 	"Timesheet": {"docstatus":0},
 	"Time Log": {"status":"Draft"},
 	"Time Log Batch": {"status":"Draft"},
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+def get_things_todo():
+	"""Returns a count of incomplete todos"""
+	incomplete_todos = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
+		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabToDo`
+		WHERE IFNULL(checked, 0) = 0
+		AND (owner = %s or assigned_by=%s)""", (webnotes.session.user, webnotes.session.user))
+	return incomplete_todos[0][0]
+
+def get_todays_events():
+	"""Returns a count of todays events in calendar"""
+	from webnotes.utils import nowdate
+	todays_events = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
+		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabEvent`
+		WHERE owner = %s
+		AND event_type != 'Cancel'
+		AND %s between date(starts_on) and date(ends_on)""", (
+		webnotes.session.user, nowdate()))
+	return todays_events[0][0]
+
+def get_unread_messages():
+	"returns unread (docstatus-0 messages for a user)"
+	return webnotes.conn.sql("""\
+		SELECT count(*)
+		FROM `tabComment`
+		WHERE comment_doctype IN ('My Company', 'Message')
+		AND comment_docname = %s
+		AND ifnull(docstatus,0)=0
+		""", webnotes.user.name)[0][0]
+
+for_module = {
+	"To Do": get_things_todo,
+	"Calendar": get_todays_events,
+	"Messages": get_unread_messages
+}
diff --git a/startup/startup.py b/startup/startup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ca2643..0000000
--- a/startup/startup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-# ERPNext - web based ERP (http://erpnext.com)
-# Copyright (C) 2012 Web Notes Technologies Pvt Ltd
-# 
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-# 
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-# 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-import webnotes
-
-def get_unread_messages():
-	"returns unread (docstatus-0 messages for a user)"
-	return webnotes.conn.sql("""\
-		SELECT count(*)
-		FROM `tabComment`
-		WHERE comment_doctype IN ('My Company', 'Message')
-		AND comment_docname = %s
-		AND ifnull(docstatus,0)=0
-		""", webnotes.user.name)[0][0]
-
-def get_open_support_tickets():
-	"""Returns a count of open support tickets"""
-	open_support_tickets = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
-		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabSupport Ticket`
-		WHERE status = 'Open'""")
-	return open_support_tickets[0][0]
-
-def get_open_tasks():
-	"""Returns a count of open tasks"""
-	return webnotes.conn.sql("""\
-		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabTask`
-		WHERE status = 'Open'""")[0][0]
-
-def get_things_todo():
-	"""Returns a count of incomplete todos"""
-	incomplete_todos = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
-		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabToDo`
-		WHERE IFNULL(checked, 0) = 0
-		AND (owner = %s or assigned_by=%s)""", (webnotes.session.user, webnotes.session.user))
-	return incomplete_todos[0][0]
-
-def get_todays_events():
-	"""Returns a count of todays events in calendar"""
-	from webnotes.utils import nowdate
-	todays_events = webnotes.conn.sql("""\
-		SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `tabEvent`
-		WHERE owner = %s
-		AND event_type != 'Cancel'
-		AND %s between date(starts_on) and date(ends_on)""", (
-		webnotes.session.user, nowdate()))
-	return todays_events[0][0]
-
-def get_open_leads():
-	return webnotes.conn.sql("""select count(*) from tabLead 
-		where status='Open'""")[0][0]
-	
-@webnotes.whitelist()
-def get_global_status_messages(arg=None):
-	return {
-		'unread_messages': get_unread_messages(),
-		'open_support_tickets': get_open_support_tickets(),
-		'things_todo': get_things_todo(),
-		'todays_events': get_todays_events(),
-		'open_tasks': get_open_tasks(),
-		'open_leads': get_open_leads()
-	}