diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs
index 61d965e5db0..102775fb543 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/components/user-menu.hbs
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 {{#menu-panel visible=visible}}
   <ul class='menu-links'>
     <li>{{#link-to 'user' currentUser class="user-activity-link" }}{{i18n 'user.profile'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
-    <li>
-    {{#link-to 'userPrivateMessages.index' currentUser class='user-messages-link'}}
-      {{i18n 'user.unread_message_count'}}{{#if currentUser.unread_private_messages}} <span class="badge-notification unread-private-messages">{{currentUser.unread_private_messages}}</span>{{/if}}
-    {{/link-to}}
-    </li>
     <li>{{#link-to 'userActivity.bookmarks' currentUser}}{{i18n 'user.bookmarks'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
-    <li>{{#link-to 'preferences' currentUser}}{{i18n 'user.preferences'}}{{/link-to}}</li>
     {{#if allowAnon}}
       <li><a href {{action 'toggleAnon'}}>{{#if isAnon}}{{i18n 'switch_from_anon'}}{{else}}{{i18n 'switch_to_anon'}}{{/if}}</a></li>
     {{/if}}
@@ -15,7 +9,7 @@
 
   <div class='notifications'>
     {{#conditional-loading-spinner condition=loadingNotifications containerClass="spinner-container"}}
-      <h3>{{i18n "user.notifications"}}</h3>
+      <hr style="margin:3px 0" />
       {{#if notifications}}
         <ul>
           {{#each notifications as |n|}}