diff --git a/builtin/chatcommands.lua b/builtin/chatcommands.lua
index 66fcab6..03c278d 100644
--- a/builtin/chatcommands.lua
+++ b/builtin/chatcommands.lua
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("msg", {
 		if found then
 			if minetest.get_player_by_name(sendto) then
 				minetest.log("action", "PM from "..name.." to "..sendto..": "..message)
-				minetest.chat_send_player(sendto, "PM from "..name..": "..message, false)
+				minetest.chat_send_player(sendto, "PM from "..name..": "..message)
 				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Message sent")
 			else
 				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "The player "..sendto.." is not online")
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 0e2f636..f546849 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -1327,8 +1327,7 @@ minetest.get_player_ip(name) -> IP address string

 Chat:
 minetest.chat_send_all(text)
-minetest.chat_send_player(name, text, prepend)
-^ prepend: optional, if it is set to false "Server -!- " will not be prepended to the message
+minetest.chat_send_player(name, text)

 Environment access:

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp
index dc05ccb..bbf5a70 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_server.cpp
@@ -52,21 +52,17 @@ int ModApiServer::l_chat_send_all(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }

-// chat_send_player(name, text, prepend)
+// chat_send_player(name, text)
 int ModApiServer::l_chat_send_player(lua_State *L)
 {
 	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
 	const char *name = luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
 	const char *text = luaL_checkstring(L, 2);
-	bool prepend = true;
-
-	if (lua_isboolean(L, 3))
-		prepend = lua_toboolean(L, 3);

 	// Get server from registry
 	Server *server = getServer(L);
 	// Send
-	server->notifyPlayer(name, narrow_to_wide(text), prepend);
+	server->notifyPlayer(name, narrow_to_wide(text));
 	return 0;
 }

diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 4897df6..7eb78f3 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -4385,7 +4385,7 @@ std::string Server::getBanDescription(const std::string &ip_or_name)
 	return m_banmanager->getBanDescription(ip_or_name);
 }

-void Server::notifyPlayer(const char *name, const std::wstring msg, const bool prepend = true)
+void Server::notifyPlayer(const char *name, const std::wstring msg)
 {
 	Player *player = m_env->getPlayer(name);
 	if(!player)
@@ -4394,10 +4394,7 @@ void Server::notifyPlayer(const char *name, const std::wstring msg, const bool p
 	if (player->peer_id == PEER_ID_INEXISTENT)
 		return;

-	if (prepend)
-		SendChatMessage(player->peer_id, std::wstring(L"Server -!- ")+msg);
-	else
-		SendChatMessage(player->peer_id, msg);
+	SendChatMessage(player->peer_id, msg);
 }

 bool Server::showFormspec(const char *playername, const std::string &formspec, const std::string &formname)
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index 54078de..7ad9bca 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class Server : public con::PeerHandler, public MapEventReceiver,
 	void unsetIpBanned(const std::string &ip_or_name);
 	std::string getBanDescription(const std::string &ip_or_name);

-	void notifyPlayer(const char *name, const std::wstring msg, const bool prepend);
+	void notifyPlayer(const char *name, const std::wstring msg);
 	void notifyPlayers(const std::wstring msg);
 	void spawnParticle(const char *playername,
 		v3f pos, v3f velocity, v3f acceleration,