diff --git a/builds/4chan-X.user.js b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
index f1e29bef7..3d7e02918 100644
--- a/builds/4chan-X.user.js
+++ b/builds/4chan-X.user.js
@@ -1365,9 +1365,6 @@
           continue;
         }
         $.addClass(quotelink, 'deadlink');
-        if (!Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          continue;
-        }
         QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(Get.postFromNode(quotelink), quotelink, true);
       }
     };
@@ -1397,9 +1394,6 @@
           continue;
         }
         $.rmClass(quotelink, 'deadlink');
-        if (!Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          continue;
-        }
         QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(Get.postFromNode(quotelink), quotelink, true);
       }
     };
@@ -5236,9 +5230,6 @@
       }
       if (this.isClone) {
         this.nodes.backlinkContainer = $('.backlink-container', this.nodes.info);
-        if (!Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          return;
-        }
         _ref = this.nodes.backlinks;
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           backlink = _ref[_i];
@@ -5272,9 +5263,7 @@
       if (quoter.isHidden) {
         $.addClass(a, 'filtered');
       }
-      if (Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-        QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(quoted, a, false, text);
-      }
+      QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(quoted, a, false, text);
       if (Conf['Quote Previewing']) {
         $.on(a, 'mouseover', QuotePreview.mouseover);
       }
@@ -5812,9 +5801,7 @@
         this.quotes.push(quoteID);
       }
       if (!a) {
-        if (Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          deadlink.textContent = "" + quote + "\u00A0(Dead)";
-        }
+        deadlink.textContent = "" + quote + "\u00A0(Dead)";
         return;
       }
       $.replace(deadlink, a);
diff --git a/builds/crx/script.js b/builds/crx/script.js
index d9b8ee6da..050168b7f 100644
--- a/builds/crx/script.js
+++ b/builds/crx/script.js
@@ -1420,9 +1420,6 @@
           continue;
         }
         $.addClass(quotelink, 'deadlink');
-        if (!Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          continue;
-        }
         QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(Get.postFromNode(quotelink), quotelink, true);
       }
     };
@@ -1452,9 +1449,6 @@
           continue;
         }
         $.rmClass(quotelink, 'deadlink');
-        if (!Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          continue;
-        }
         QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(Get.postFromNode(quotelink), quotelink, true);
       }
     };
@@ -5288,9 +5282,6 @@
       }
       if (this.isClone) {
         this.nodes.backlinkContainer = $('.backlink-container', this.nodes.info);
-        if (!Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          return;
-        }
         _ref = this.nodes.backlinks;
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           backlink = _ref[_i];
@@ -5324,9 +5315,7 @@
       if (quoter.isHidden) {
         $.addClass(a, 'filtered');
       }
-      if (Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-        QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(quoted, a, false, text);
-      }
+      QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink(quoted, a, false, text);
       if (Conf['Quote Previewing']) {
         $.on(a, 'mouseover', QuotePreview.mouseover);
       }
@@ -5864,9 +5853,7 @@
         this.quotes.push(quoteID);
       }
       if (!a) {
-        if (Conf['Quote Markers']) {
-          deadlink.textContent = "" + quote + "\u00A0(Dead)";
-        }
+        deadlink.textContent = "" + quote + "\u00A0(Dead)";
         return;
       }
       $.replace(deadlink, a);
diff --git a/src/General/lib/post.class b/src/General/lib/post.class
index bcb2ddf8c..54c8dcf5d 100755
--- a/src/General/lib/post.class
+++ b/src/General/lib/post.class
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ class Post
     # and paint them (Dead).
     for quotelink in Get.allQuotelinksLinkingTo @ when not $.hasClass quotelink, 'deadlink'
       $.addClass quotelink, 'deadlink'
-      continue unless Conf['Quote Markers']
       QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink Get.postFromNode(quotelink), quotelink, true
     return
   # XXX tmp fix for 4chan's racing condition
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ class Post
 
     for quotelink in Get.allQuotelinksLinkingTo @ when $.hasClass quotelink, 'deadlink'
       $.rmClass quotelink, 'deadlink'
-      continue unless Conf['Quote Markers']
       QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink Get.postFromNode(quotelink), quotelink, true
     return
 
diff --git a/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee b/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee
index 654f42989..6ffa9cfba 100755
--- a/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee
+++ b/src/Quotelinks/QuoteBacklink.coffee
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ QuoteBacklink =
     return unless @isReply or Conf['OP Backlinks']
     if @isClone
       @nodes.backlinkContainer = $ '.backlink-container', @nodes.info
-      return unless Conf['Quote Markers']
       for backlink in @nodes.backlinks
         QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink @, backlink, true, QuoteBacklink.funk Get.postDataFromLink(backlink).postID
       return
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ QuoteBacklink =
       $.addClass a, 'deadlink'
     if quoter.isHidden
       $.addClass a, 'filtered'
-    if Conf['Quote Markers']
-      QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink quoted, a, false, text
+    QuoteMarkers.parseQuotelink quoted, a, false, text
     if Conf['Quote Previewing']
       $.on a, 'mouseover', QuotePreview.mouseover
     if Conf['Quote Inlining']
diff --git a/src/Quotelinks/Quotify.coffee b/src/Quotelinks/Quotify.coffee
index 0aef3245b..c3baccd97 100755
--- a/src/Quotelinks/Quotify.coffee
+++ b/src/Quotelinks/Quotify.coffee
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Quotify =
     @quotes.push quoteID unless quoteID in @quotes
 
     unless a
-      deadlink.textContent = "#{quote}\u00A0(Dead)" if Conf['Quote Markers']
+      deadlink.textContent = "#{quote}\u00A0(Dead)"
       return
 
     $.replace deadlink, a