diff --git a/src/notifications.js b/src/notifications.js
index c2fb26cd26..d2e1477aac 100644
--- a/src/notifications.js
+++ b/src/notifications.js
@@ -15,29 +15,22 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				});
 			});
 		},
-		create: function(text, score, path, uniqueId, callback) {
-			/*
-			 * Score guide:
-			 * 0	Low priority messages (probably unused)
-			 * 5	Normal messages
-			 * 10	High priority messages
-			 *
+		create: function(text, path, uniqueId, callback) {
+			/**
 			 * uniqueId is used solely to override stale nids.
 			 * 		If a new nid is pushed to a user and an existing nid in the user's
 			 *		(un)read list contains the same uniqueId, it will be removed, and
 			 *		the new one put in its place.
 			 */
 			RDB.incr('notifications:next_nid', function(err, nid) {
-				RDB.hmset(
-					'notifications:' + nid,
-					'text', text || '',
-					'score', score || 5,
-					'path', path || null,
-					'datetime', Date.now(),
-					'uniqueId', uniqueId || utils.generateUUID(),
-					function(err, status) {
-						if (status === 'OK') callback(nid);
-					});
+				RDB.hmset('notifications:' + nid, {
+					text: text || '',
+					path: path || null,
+					datetime: Date.now(),
+					uniqueId: uniqueId || utils.generateUUID()
+				}, function(err, status) {
+					if (!err) callback(nid);
+				});
 			});
 		},
 		push: function(nid, uids, callback) {
@@ -51,8 +44,8 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 					if (parseInt(uids[x]) > 0) {
 						(function(uid) {
 							notifications.remove_by_uniqueId(notif_data.uniqueId, uid, function() {
-								RDB.zadd('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', notif_data.score, nid);
-								global.io.sockets. in ('uid_' + uid).emit('event:new_notification');
+								RDB.zadd('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', notif_data.datetime, nid);
+								global.io.sockets.in('uid_' + uid).emit('event:new_notification');
 								if (callback) callback(true);
 							});
 						})(uids[x]);
@@ -98,7 +91,7 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 			if (parseInt(uid) > 0) {
 				notifications.get(nid, function(notif_data) {
 					RDB.zrem('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', nid);
-					RDB.zadd('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', notif_data.score, nid);
+					RDB.zadd('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', notif_data.datetime, nid);
 					if (callback) callback();
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/src/threadTools.js b/src/threadTools.js
index 23b641f0d2..bd0c1a126c 100644
--- a/src/threadTools.js
+++ b/src/threadTools.js
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ var RDB = require('./redis.js'),
 				topics.getTopicField(tid, 'title', function(err, title) {
 					topics.getTeaser(tid, function(err, teaser) {
 						if (!err) {
-							notifications.create('<strong>' + teaser.username + '</strong> has posted a reply to: "<strong>' + title + '</strong>"', null, nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + tid, 'topic:' + tid, function(nid) {
+							notifications.create('<strong>' + teaser.username + '</strong> has posted a reply to: "<strong>' + title + '</strong>"', nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + tid, 'topic:' + tid, function(nid) {
 								next(null, nid);
 							});
 						} else next(err);
diff --git a/src/user.js b/src/user.js
index bbe6779303..4c6ccfc811 100644
--- a/src/user.js
+++ b/src/user.js
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 				topics.getTopicField(tid, 'slug', function(err, slug) {
 					var message = '<strong>' + username + '</strong> made a new post';
 
-					notifications.create(message, 5, nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + slug + '#' + pid, 'topic:' + tid, function(nid) {
+					notifications.create(message, nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + slug + '#' + pid, 'topic:' + tid, function(nid) {
 						notifications.push(nid, followers);
 					});
 				});
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 
 			async.parallel({
 				unread: function(next) {
-					RDB.zrevrangebyscore('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 10, 0, function(err, nids) {
+					RDB.zrevrange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:unread', 0, 10, function(err, nids) {
 						// @todo handle err
 						var unread = [];
 
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 					});
 				},
 				read: function(next) {
-					RDB.zrevrangebyscore('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', 10, 0, function(err, nids) {
+					RDB.zrevrange('uid:' + uid + ':notifications:read', 0, 10, function(err, nids) {
 						// @todo handle err
 						var read = [];
 
@@ -932,22 +932,6 @@ var utils = require('./../public/src/utils.js'),
 					});
 				}
 			}, function(err, notifications) {
-				// While maintaining score sorting, sort by time
-				var readCount = notifications.read.length,
-					unreadCount = notifications.unread.length;
-
-				notifications.read.sort(function(a, b) {
-					if (a.score === b.score) {
-						return (a.datetime - b.datetime) > 0 ? -1 : 1;
-					}
-				});
-
-				notifications.unread.sort(function(a, b) {
-					if (a.score === b.score) {
-						return (a.datetime - b.datetime) > 0 ? -1 : 1;
-					}
-				});
-
 				// Limit the number of notifications to `maxNotifs`, prioritising unread notifications
 				if (notifications.read.length + notifications.unread.length > maxNotifs) {
 					notifications.read.length = maxNotifs - notifications.unread.length;
diff --git a/src/websockets.js b/src/websockets.js
index 27cdb0ef8a..90784ad847 100644
--- a/src/websockets.js
+++ b/src/websockets.js
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ module.exports.init = function(io) {
 					notifText = 'New message from <strong>' + username + '</strong>';
 
 				if (!isUserOnline(touid)) {
-					notifications.create(notifText, 5, 'javascript:app.openChat(&apos;' + username + '&apos;, ' + uid + ');', 'notification_' + uid + '_' + touid, function(nid) {
+					notifications.create(notifText, 'javascript:app.openChat(&apos;' + username + '&apos;, ' + uid + ');', 'notification_' + uid + '_' + touid, function(nid) {
 						notifications.push(nid, [touid], function(success) {
 
 						});