diff --git a/src/components/MessageForm.js b/src/components/MessageForm.js
index f9619873..14e54a48 100644
--- a/src/components/MessageForm.js
+++ b/src/components/MessageForm.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const initialState = {
     formErrorMessage: '',
 };
 
+const MESSAGE_LIMIT = 280;
+
 export default class MessageForm extends React.Component {
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
@@ -26,19 +28,15 @@ export default class MessageForm extends React.Component {
         this.state = initialState;
     }
 
-    counterLimit() {
-        return this.props.ticker.prepend_time ? 274 : 280
-    }
-
     handleInput(event, input) {
         let color;
         let errorMessage = '';
         let error = false;
 
         //TODO: Calculate length for Twitter (cutting links to 20 characters)
-        if (input.value.length > this.counterLimit()) {
+        if (input.value.length > MESSAGE_LIMIT) {
             color = 'red';
-            errorMessage = `The message is too long. You must remove ${input.value.length - this.counterLimit()} characters.`;
+            errorMessage = `The message is too long. You must remove ${input.value.length - MESSAGE_LIMIT} characters.`;
             error = true;
         } else if (input.value.length >= 260) {
             color = 'orange';
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ export default class MessageForm extends React.Component {
         let message = this.state.message, id = this.props.ticker.id, geoInformation = this.state.geoInformation,
             attachments = [];
         const {length} = message;
-        if (length === 0 || length > this.counterLimit()) {
+        if (length === 0 || length > MESSAGE_LIMIT) {
             return;
         }
 
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ export default class MessageForm extends React.Component {
                     onChange={this.uploadAttachment.bind(this)}
                 />
                 <Label
-                    content={`${state.counter}/${this.counterLimit()}`}
+                    content={`${state.counter}/${MESSAGE_LIMIT}`}
                     color={state.counterColor} style={{float: 'right'}}
                 />
             </Form>
diff --git a/src/components/Ticker.js b/src/components/Ticker.js
index 27a1385e..0803332b 100644
--- a/src/components/Ticker.js
+++ b/src/components/Ticker.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import {Button, Card, Confirm, Divider, Icon, Label, Popup} from 'semantic-ui-react';
+import {Button, Card, Confirm, Icon, Label} from 'semantic-ui-react';
 import {deleteTicker} from "../api/Ticker";
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import ReactMarkdown from "react-markdown";
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@ export default class Ticker extends React.Component {
                     <Card.Description>
                         <ReactMarkdown source={this.props.ticker.description}/>
                     </Card.Description>
-                    <Card.Description>
-                        <Divider />
-                        <Icon color={this.props.ticker.prepend_time ? 'green' : 'gray'}
-                              name={this.props.ticker.prepend_time ? 'toggle on' : 'toggle off'}
-                        /> 
-                        Prepend Time
-                        <Popup content='This will prepend the time (in format 13:12) to the message' 
-                               trigger={<Button basic color='black' compact circular icon='info' size='tiny' style={{marginLeft: '.5em'}}/>}/>
-                    </Card.Description>
                 </Card.Content>
                 <Card.Content>
                     <Button.Group size='tiny' fluid compact>
@@ -147,7 +138,6 @@ Ticker.propTypes = {
         domain: PropTypes.string,
         description: PropTypes.string,
         active: PropTypes.bool,
-        prepend_time: PropTypes.bool,
         information: PropTypes.shape({
             author: PropTypes.string,
             url: PropTypes.string,
diff --git a/src/components/TickerForm.js b/src/components/TickerForm.js
index e26073a5..ac457d41 100644
--- a/src/components/TickerForm.js
+++ b/src/components/TickerForm.js
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export default class TickerForm extends React.Component {
         }
 
         let formData = CommonUtils.mapValueArray(
-            ['title', 'domain', 'description', 'active', 'prepend_time'],
+            ['title', 'domain', 'description', 'active'],
             this.form,
             this.props.ticker
         );
@@ -172,13 +172,6 @@ export default class TickerForm extends React.Component {
                             onChange={(event, input) => this.form.description = input.value}
                             required
                         />
-                        <Form.Checkbox
-                            toggle
-                            label='Prepend Time'
-                            name='prepend_time'
-                            defaultChecked={this.props.ticker.prepend_time}
-                            onChange={(event, input) => this.form.prepend_time = input.checked}
-                        />
                         <Header dividing>Information</Header>
                         <Form.Group widths='equal'>
                             <Form.Input label='Author'>
diff --git a/src/models/Ticker.js b/src/models/Ticker.js
index 01e9ad9d..626ce2fa 100644
--- a/src/models/Ticker.js
+++ b/src/models/Ticker.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ export default class Ticker {
         this.domain = undefined !== props.domain ? props.domain : null;
         this.description = undefined !== props.description ? props.description : null;
         this.active = undefined !== props.active ? props.active : false;
-        this.prepend_time = undefined !== props.prepend_time ? props.prepend_time : false;
 
         if (undefined !== props.information) {
             this.information = {
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ Ticker.propTypes = {
     domain: PropTypes.string,
     description: PropTypes.string,
     active: PropTypes.bool,
-    prepend_time: PropTypes.bool,
     information: PropTypes.shape({
         author: PropTypes.string,
         url: PropTypes.string,