diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/Chat.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/Chat.pm
index db08094f..e4372586 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/Chat.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/Chat.pm
@@ -26,23 +26,14 @@ sub on_notice($self, $event_type, $event) {
         $event->{args}[0],
     );
 
-    # don't handle non-chat NOTICE
+    # don't handle server NOTICE
     return undef if $to eq '*';
 
     # log notice
     $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("NOTICE from $nick!$user\@$host to $to: $text\n");
 
-    # if NOTICE is sent to the bot then replace the `to` field with the
-    # sender's nick instead so when we pass it on to on_public ...
-    if ($to eq $self->{pbot}->{registry}->get_value('irc', 'botnick')) {
-        $event->{to}[0] = $nick;
-    }
-
-    # handle this NOTICE as a public message
-    # (check for bot commands, anti-flooding, etc)
-    $self->on_public($event_type, $event);
-
-    return 1;
+    # nothing further to do with NOTICEs
+    return undef;
 }
 
 sub on_public($self, $event_type, $event) {
diff --git a/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/NickServ.pm b/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/NickServ.pm
index f5e70292..3e6aca85 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/NickServ.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/Core/Handlers/NickServ.pm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ sub on_notice($self, $event_type, $event) {
     # notice from NickServ
     if (lc $nick eq lc $nickserv) {
         # log notice
-        $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("NOTICE from $nick!$user\@$host to $to: $text\n");
+        $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("Services NOTICE from $nick!$user\@$host to $to: $text\n");
 
         # if we have enabled NickServ GUARD protection and we're not identified yet,
         # NickServ will warn us to identify -- this is our cue to identify.
diff --git a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
index 63c993c1..5f0c3b43 100644
--- a/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
+++ b/lib/PBot/VERSION.pm
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ use PBot::Imports;
 # These are set by the /misc/update_version script
 use constant {
     BUILD_NAME     => "PBot",
-    BUILD_REVISION => 4674,
-    BUILD_DATE     => "2023-05-11",
+    BUILD_REVISION => 4675,
+    BUILD_DATE     => "2023-05-14",
 };
 
 sub initialize {}