diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index d11603f82da..86ecd93dba2 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -139,17 +139,11 @@
 
 	var/comms_password = ""
 
-	var/use_irc_bot = 0
-	var/list/irc_bot_host = list()
-	var/main_irc = ""
-	var/admin_irc = ""
-	var/admin_notify_irc = ""
-	var/cidrandomizer_irc = ""
-
-	var/use_discord_bot = 0
+	var/use_discord_bot = FALSE
 	var/discord_host = ""
 	var/discord_channel_main = ""
 	var/discord_channel_admin = ""
+	var/discord_channel_admin_notify = ""
 	var/discord_channel_cidrandomizer = ""
 
 	var/default_laws = 0 //Controls what laws the AI spawns with.
@@ -463,9 +457,6 @@
 				if("allow_holidays")
 					config.allow_holidays = 1
 
-				if("use_irc_bot")
-					use_irc_bot = 1
-
 				if("ticklag")
 					Ticklag = text2num(value)
 
@@ -509,23 +500,8 @@
 				if("comms_password")
 					config.comms_password = value
 
-				if("irc_bot_host")
-					config.irc_bot_host = splittext(value, ";")
-
-				if("main_irc")
-					config.main_irc = value
-
-				if("admin_irc")
-					config.admin_irc = value
-
-				if("admin_notify_irc")
-					config.admin_notify_irc = value
-
-				if("cidrandomizer_irc")
-					config.cidrandomizer_irc = value
-
 				if("use_discord_bot")
-					use_discord_bot = 1
+					use_discord_bot = TRUE
 
 				if("discord_host")
 					config.discord_host = value
@@ -536,6 +512,9 @@
 				if("discord_channel_admin")
 					config.discord_channel_admin = value
 
+				if("discord_channel_admin_notify")
+					config.discord_channel_admin_notify = value
+
 				if("discord_channel_cidrandomizer")
 					config.discord_channel_cidrandomizer = value
 
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
index cb5da26f0cd..e62a2a33f87 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/gameticker.dm
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ var/round_start_time = 0
 
 	var/list/admins_number = staff_countup(R_BAN)
 	if(admins_number[1] == 0 && admins_number[3] == 0)
-		send2discord("message", config.discord_channel_admin, "Round has started with no admins online.")
+		send2discord("message", config.discord_channel_admin_notify, "Round has started with no admins online.")
 	auto_toggle_ooc(0) // Turn it off
 	round_start_time = world.time
 
diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/discord.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/discord.dm
index f21158e506d..a68954776de 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/discord.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/discord.dm
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-/proc/send2discord(var/command, var/channel, var/message)
+/proc/send2discord(command, channel, message)
     if (config.use_discord_bot && config.discord_host)
         world.Export("http://[config.discord_host]/?command=[command]&channel=[channel]&message=[paranoid_sanitize(message)]")
 
-/proc/send2maindiscord(var/message)
+/proc/send2maindiscord(message)
 	if(config.discord_channel_main)
 		send2discord("message", config.discord_channel_main, message)
 	return
 
-/proc/send2admindiscord(var/message)
+/proc/send2admindiscord(message)
 	if(config.discord_channel_admin)
 		send2discord("message", config.discord_channel_admin, message)
 	return
diff --git a/config/example/config.txt b/config/example/config.txt
index ba896f5448f..1eed03b2b4b 100644
--- a/config/example/config.txt
+++ b/config/example/config.txt
@@ -252,27 +252,9 @@ ALIEN_PLAYER_RATIO 0.2
 ##Remove the # to let ghosts spin chairs
 GHOST_INTERACTION
 
-## Password used for authorizing ircbot and other external tools.
+## Password used for authorizing external tools.
 #COMMS_PASSWORD
 
-## Uncomment to enable sending data to the IRC bot.
-#USE_IRC_BOT
-
-## Host(s) where the IRC bot is hosted.  Seperate IP's by ;.  Port 45678 needs to be open.
-#IRC_BOT_HOST 127.0.0.1;localhost
-
-## IRC channel to send information to.  Leave blank to disable.
-#MAIN_IRC #main
-
-## IRC channel to send adminhelps to.  Leave blank to disable adminhelps-to-irc.
-#ADMIN_IRC #admin
-
-## IRC channel to send direct messages to admins to. Leave blank to disable.
-#ADMIN_NOTIFY_IRC #paradiseStaff
-
-## IRC channel to log CID randomizer blocker hits to. Leave blank to silence
-#CIDRANDOMIZER_IRC #cidrandomizer
-
 ## Uncomment to enable sending data to the Discord bot.
 #USE_DISCORD_BOT
 
@@ -282,9 +264,12 @@ GHOST_INTERACTION
 ## Channel ID where the Bot should post its main notifications
 #DISCORD_CHANNEL_MAIN 0123456789
 
-## Channel ID where the Bot should post its admin notifications
+## Channel ID where the Bot should post its admin messages
 #DISCORD_CHANNEL_ADMIN 0123456789
 
+## Channel ID where the Bot should post its admin notifications
+#DISCORD_CHANNEL_ADMIN_NOTIFY 0123456789
+
 ## Channel ID where the bot should post its cidrandomizer notifications
 #DISCORD_CHANNEL_CIDRANDOMIZER 0123456789