diff --git a/lib/messageform.php b/lib/messageform.php
index f415083057..b8878ec1f9 100644
--- a/lib/messageform.php
+++ b/lib/messageform.php
@@ -132,20 +132,14 @@ class MessageForm extends Form
         $mutual_users->free();
         unset($mutual_users);
 
-        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'form_data');
-        $this->out->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'notice_to'));
         $this->out->dropdown('to', _('To'), $mutual, null, false,
                              ($this->to) ? $this->to->id : null);
-        $this->out->elementEnd('li');
 
-        $this->out->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'notice_text'));
         $this->out->element('textarea', array('id' => 'notice_data-text',
                                               'cols' => 35,
                                               'rows' => 4,
                                               'name' => 'content'),
                             ($this->content) ? $this->content : '');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('li');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -156,14 +150,10 @@ class MessageForm extends Form
 
     function formActions()
     {
-        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'form_actions');
-        $this->out->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'notice_submit'));
         $this->out->element('input', array('id' => 'notice_action-submit',
                                            'class' => 'submit',
                                            'name' => 'message_send',
                                            'type' => 'submit',
                                            'value' => _('Send')));
-        $this->out->elementEnd('li');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/noticeform.php b/lib/noticeform.php
index 0c991c9695..606b5d028e 100644
--- a/lib/noticeform.php
+++ b/lib/noticeform.php
@@ -134,9 +134,6 @@ class NoticeForm extends Form
 
     function formData()
     {
-
-        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'form_data');
-        $this->out->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'notice_text'));
         $this->out->element('label', array('for' => 'notice_data-text'),
                             sprintf(_('What\'s up, %s?'), $this->user->nickname));
         // XXX: vary by defined max size
@@ -145,8 +142,6 @@ class NoticeForm extends Form
                                               'rows' => 4,
                                               'name' => 'status_textarea'),
                             ($this->content) ? $this->content : '');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('li');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
 
         $this->out->elementStart('dl', 'form_note');
         $this->out->element('dt', null, _('Available characters'));
@@ -168,14 +163,10 @@ class NoticeForm extends Form
 
     function formActions()
     {
-        $this->out->elementStart('ul', 'form_actions');
-        $this->out->elementStart('li', array('id' => 'notice_submit'));
         $this->out->element('input', array('id' => 'notice_action-submit',
                                            'class' => 'submit',
                                            'name' => 'status_submit',
                                            'type' => 'submit',
                                            'value' => _('Send')));
-        $this->out->elementEnd('li');
-        $this->out->elementEnd('ul');
     }
 }
diff --git a/theme/base/css/display.css b/theme/base/css/display.css
index a10ec0223c..90cd00d553 100644
--- a/theme/base/css/display.css
+++ b/theme/base/css/display.css
@@ -421,6 +421,7 @@ padding:0;
 display:none;
 }
 #form_notice textarea {
+float:left;
 border-radius:7px;
 -moz-border-radius:7px;
 -webkit-border-radius:7px;
@@ -431,30 +432,19 @@ padding:7px 7px 16px 7px;
 }
 #form_notice label {
 display:block;
+float:left;
 font-size:1.3em;
 margin-bottom:7px;
 }
-#form_notice .form_data li {
-float:left;
-}
-
-#form_notice #notice_attach_file label,
 #form_notice #notice_submit label {
 display:none;
 }
-
-#form_notice #notice_attachment {
-margin-top:25px;
-margin-left:4px;
-}
-
 #form_notice .form_note {
 position:absolute;
 top:99px;
 right:98px;
 z-index:9;
 }
-
 #form_notice .form_note dt {
 font-weight:bold;
 display:none;
@@ -464,42 +454,19 @@ font-weight:bold;
 line-height:1.15;
 padding:1px 2px;
 }
-
-#form_notice #notice_data-attach_view {
-position:absolute;
-top:25px;
-right:30px;
-margin-left:4px;
-padding:0;
-width:16px;
-height:16px;
-border:0;
-text-indent:-9999px;
-}
-#form_notice .form_actions {
+#form_notice #notice_action-submit {
+width:60px;
+padding:8px;
 position:absolute;
 bottom:0;
 right:0;
 }
-#form_notice .form_actions input.submit {
-width:60px;
-padding:8px;
-}
-
-#form_notice li {
-margin-bottom:0;
-}
-
-#form_notice #notice_to {
-margin-bottom:7px;
-}
-
-#notice_to label {
-float:left;
-margin-right:18px;
+#form_notice label[for=to] {
 margin-top:11px;
 }
-#notice_to select {
+#form_notice select[id=to] {
+margin-bottom:7px;
+margin-left:18px;
 float:left;
 }
 /*end FORM NOTICE*/