diff --git a/bridge/irc/handlers.go b/bridge/irc/handlers.go
index a5df2d53..ce4f0445 100644
--- a/bridge/irc/handlers.go
+++ b/bridge/irc/handlers.go
@@ -92,10 +92,6 @@ func (b *Birc) handleJoinPart(client *girc.Client, event girc.Event) {
 			return
 		}
 		b.Log.Debugf("<= Sending JOIN_LEAVE event from %s to gateway", b.Account)
-		// QUIT isn't channel bound, happens for all channels on the bridge
-		if event.Command == "QUIT" {
-			channel = ""
-		}
 		msg := config.Message{Username: "system", Text: event.Source.Name + " " + strings.ToLower(event.Command) + "s", Channel: channel, Account: b.Account, Event: config.EventJoinLeave}
 		b.Log.Debugf("<= Message is %#v", msg)
 		b.Remote <- msg
diff --git a/gateway/gateway.go b/gateway/gateway.go
index 9957a21d..e76e1d59 100644
--- a/gateway/gateway.go
+++ b/gateway/gateway.go
@@ -212,23 +212,6 @@ func (gw *Gateway) getDestChannel(msg *config.Message, dest bridge.Bridge) []con
 		return channels
 	}
 
-	// irc quit is for the whole bridge, isn't a per channel quit.
-	// channel is empty when we quit
-	if msg.Event == config.EventJoinLeave && getProtocol(msg) == "irc" && msg.Channel == "" {
-		// if we only have one channel on this irc bridge it's got to be the sending one.
-		// don't send it back
-		if dest.Account == msg.Account && len(dest.Channels) == 1 && dest.Protocol == "irc" {
-			return channels
-		}
-		for _, channel := range gw.Channels {
-			if channel.Account == dest.Account && strings.Contains(channel.Direction, "out") &&
-				gw.validGatewayDest(msg) {
-				channels = append(channels, *channel)
-			}
-		}
-		return channels
-	}
-
 	// if source channel is in only, do nothing
 	for _, channel := range gw.Channels {
 		// lookup the channel from the message