diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx
index 839f7267e8c..5fd43fb2b28 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import GettingStarted from '../features/getting_started';
 import PublicTimeline from '../features/public_timeline';
 import AccountTimeline from '../features/account_timeline';
 import HomeTimeline from '../features/home_timeline';
-import MentionsTimeline from '../features/mentions_timeline';
 import Compose from '../features/compose';
 import Followers from '../features/followers';
 import Following from '../features/following';
@@ -68,15 +67,15 @@ const Mastodon = React.createClass({
       this.subscription = App.cable.subscriptions.create('TimelineChannel', {
 
         received (data) {
-          switch(data.type) {
+          switch(data.event) {
           case 'update':
-            store.dispatch(updateTimeline(data.timeline, JSON.parse(data.message)));
+            store.dispatch(updateTimeline('home', JSON.parse(data.payload)));
             break;
           case 'delete':
-            store.dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(data.id));
+            store.dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(data.payload));
             break;
           case 'notification':
-            store.dispatch(updateNotifications(JSON.parse(data.message), getMessagesForLocale(locale), locale));
+            store.dispatch(updateNotifications(JSON.parse(data.payload), getMessagesForLocale(locale), locale));
             break;
           }
         }
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ const Mastodon = React.createClass({
 
               <Route path='getting-started' component={GettingStarted} />
               <Route path='timelines/home' component={HomeTimeline} />
-              <Route path='timelines/mentions' component={MentionsTimeline} />
               <Route path='timelines/public' component={PublicTimeline} />
               <Route path='timelines/tag/:id' component={HashtagTimeline} />
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx
index 011b1e54daf..7548e6d56cd 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/hashtag_timeline/index.jsx
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ const HashtagTimeline = React.createClass({
       }, {
 
         received (data) {
-          switch(data.type) {
+          switch(data.event) {
           case 'update':
-            return dispatch(updateTimeline('tag', JSON.parse(data.message)));
+            dispatch(updateTimeline('tag', JSON.parse(data.payload)));
+            break;
           case 'delete':
-            return dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(data.id));
+            dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(data.payload));
+            break;
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/mentions_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/mentions_timeline/index.jsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 8583f59a671..00000000000
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/mentions_timeline/index.jsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import { connect }         from 'react-redux';
-import PureRenderMixin from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
-import StatusListContainer from '../ui/containers/status_list_container';
-import Column from '../ui/components/column';
-import { refreshTimeline } from '../../actions/timelines';
-import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
-
-const messages = defineMessages({
-  title: { id: 'column.mentions', defaultMessage: 'Mentions' }
-});
-
-const MentionsTimeline = React.createClass({
-
-  propTypes: {
-    dispatch: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired
-  },
-
-  mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
-
-  componentWillMount () {
-    this.props.dispatch(refreshTimeline('mentions'));
-  },
-
-  render () {
-    const { intl } = this.props;
-
-    return (
-      <Column icon='at' heading={intl.formatMessage(messages.title)}>
-        <StatusListContainer {...this.props} type='mentions' />
-      </Column>
-    );
-  },
-
-});
-
-export default connect()(injectIntl(MentionsTimeline));
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx
index 28cdc639ad8..42970061c5c 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/features/public_timeline/index.jsx
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ const PublicTimeline = React.createClass({
       this.subscription = App.cable.subscriptions.create('PublicChannel', {
 
         received (data) {
-          switch(data.type) {
+          switch(data.event) {
           case 'update':
-            return dispatch(updateTimeline('public', JSON.parse(data.message)));
+            dispatch(updateTimeline('public', JSON.parse(data.payload)));
+            break;
           case 'delete':
-            return dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(data.id));
+            dispatch(deleteFromTimelines(data.payload));
+            break;
           }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb b/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb
index f9154bd7f03..ae69032ce2f 100644
--- a/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb
+++ b/app/channels/application_cable/channel.rb
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ module ApplicationCable
     def hydrate_status(encoded_message)
       message = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(encoded_message)
 
-      return [nil, message] if message['type'] == 'delete'
+      return [nil, message] if message['event'] == 'delete'
 
-      status             = Status.find_by(id: message['id'])
-      message['message'] = FeedManager.instance.inline_render(current_user.account, 'api/v1/statuses/show', status)
+      status             = Status.find_by(id: message['payload'])
+      message['payload'] = FeedManager.instance.inline_render(current_user.account, 'api/v1/statuses/show', status)
 
       [status, message]
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller.rb
index 5042550db8b..854ca13e69d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller.rb
@@ -22,22 +22,6 @@ class Api::V1::TimelinesController < ApiController
     render action: :index
   end
 
-  def mentions
-    @statuses = Feed.new(:mentions, current_account).get(limit_param(DEFAULT_STATUSES_LIMIT), params[:max_id], params[:since_id])
-    @statuses = cache_collection(@statuses)
-
-    set_maps(@statuses)
-    set_counters_maps(@statuses)
-    set_account_counters_maps(@statuses.flat_map { |s| [s.account, s.reblog? ? s.reblog.account : nil] }.compact.uniq)
-
-    next_path = api_v1_mentions_timeline_url(max_id: @statuses.last.id)    if @statuses.size == limit_param(DEFAULT_STATUSES_LIMIT)
-    prev_path = api_v1_mentions_timeline_url(since_id: @statuses.first.id) unless @statuses.empty?
-
-    set_pagination_headers(next_path, prev_path)
-
-    render action: :index
-  end
-
   def public
     @statuses = Status.as_public_timeline(current_account).paginate_by_max_id(limit_param(DEFAULT_STATUSES_LIMIT), params[:max_id], params[:since_id])
     @statuses = cache_collection(@statuses)
diff --git a/app/lib/feed_manager.rb b/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
index cdd26e69c62..028fc5218ba 100644
--- a/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
+++ b/app/lib/feed_manager.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class FeedManager
   def push(timeline_type, account, status)
     redis.zadd(key(timeline_type, account.id), status.id, status.reblog? ? status.reblog_of_id : status.id)
     trim(timeline_type, account.id)
-    broadcast(account.id, type: 'update', timeline: timeline_type, message: inline_render(account, 'api/v1/statuses/show', status))
+    broadcast(account.id, event: 'update', payload: inline_render(account, 'api/v1/statuses/show', status))
   end
 
   def broadcast(timeline_id, options = {})
diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index 99e167bc92e..63f5d5fa458 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@ class Status < ApplicationRecord
       where(account: [account] + account.following)
     end
 
-    def as_mentions_timeline(account)
-      where(id: Mention.where(account: account).select(:status_id))
-    end
-
     def as_public_timeline(account = nil)
       query = joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN accounts ON statuses.account_id = accounts.id')
               .where(visibility: :public)
diff --git a/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb b/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb
index 4f387c6c242..79c7bf24889 100644
--- a/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/fan_out_on_write_service.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class FanOutOnWriteService < BaseService
   def call(status)
     deliver_to_self(status) if status.account.local?
     deliver_to_followers(status)
-    deliver_to_mentioned(status)
 
     return if status.account.silenced? || !status.public_visibility? || status.reblog?
 
@@ -33,25 +32,15 @@ class FanOutOnWriteService < BaseService
     end
   end
 
-  def deliver_to_mentioned(status)
-    Rails.logger.debug "Delivering status #{status.id} to mentioned accounts"
-
-    status.mentions.includes(:account).each do |mention|
-      mentioned_account = mention.account
-      next if !mentioned_account.local? || FeedManager.instance.filter?(:mentions, status, mentioned_account)
-      FeedManager.instance.push(:mentions, mentioned_account, status)
-    end
-  end
-
   def deliver_to_hashtags(status)
     Rails.logger.debug "Delivering status #{status.id} to hashtags"
     status.tags.find_each do |tag|
-      FeedManager.instance.broadcast("hashtag:#{tag.name}", type: 'update', id: status.id)
+      FeedManager.instance.broadcast("hashtag:#{tag.name}", event: 'update', payload: status.id)
     end
   end
 
   def deliver_to_public(status)
     Rails.logger.debug "Delivering status #{status.id} to public timeline"
-    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(:public, type: 'update', id: status.id)
+    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(:public, event: 'update', payload: status.id)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/notify_service.rb b/app/services/notify_service.rb
index d1504cadf83..0cc3cd61824 100644
--- a/app/services/notify_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/notify_service.rb
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class NotifyService < BaseService
   def create_notification
     @notification.save!
     return unless @notification.browserable?
-    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(@recipient.id, type: 'notification', message: FeedManager.instance.inline_render(@recipient, 'api/v1/notifications/show', @notification))
+    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(@recipient.id, event: 'notification', payload: FeedManager.instance.inline_render(@recipient, 'api/v1/notifications/show', @notification))
   end
 
   def send_email
diff --git a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
index 7aca24d12d3..48e8dd3b8f2 100644
--- a/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/remove_status_service.rb
@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@ class RemoveStatusService < BaseService
       redis.zremrangebyscore(FeedManager.instance.key(type, receiver.id), status.id, status.id)
     end
 
-    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(receiver.id, type: 'delete', id: status.id)
+    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(receiver.id, event: 'delete', payload: status.id)
   end
 
   def remove_from_hashtags(status)
     status.tags.each do |tag|
-      FeedManager.instance.broadcast("hashtag:#{tag.name}", type: 'delete', id: status.id)
+      FeedManager.instance.broadcast("hashtag:#{tag.name}", event: 'delete', payload: status.id)
     end
   end
 
   def remove_from_public(status)
-    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(:public, type: 'delete', id: status.id)
+    FeedManager.instance.broadcast(:public, event: 'delete', payload: status.id)
   end
 
   def redis
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index bce345f2e1e..699f56833de 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       end
 
       get '/timelines/home',     to: 'timelines#home', as: :home_timeline
-      get '/timelines/mentions', to: 'timelines#mentions', as: :mentions_timeline
       get '/timelines/public',   to: 'timelines#public', as: :public_timeline
       get '/timelines/tag/:id',  to: 'timelines#tag', as: :hashtag_timeline
 
diff --git a/docs/Using-the-API/API.md b/docs/Using-the-API/API.md
index fecc6c59ecb..51b465927b8 100644
--- a/docs/Using-the-API/API.md
+++ b/docs/Using-the-API/API.md
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Returns a media object with an ID that can be attached when creating a status (s
 ### Retrieving a timeline
 
 **GET /api/v1/timelines/home**
-**GET /api/v1/timelines/mentions**
 **GET /api/v1/timelines/public**
 **GET /api/v1/timelines/tag/:hashtag**
 
diff --git a/docs/Using-the-API/Push-notifications.md b/docs/Using-the-API/Push-notifications.md
index 746bf65ef89..fd50a75bd28 100644
--- a/docs/Using-the-API/Push-notifications.md
+++ b/docs/Using-the-API/Push-notifications.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Push notifications
 ==================
 
+**Note: This push notification design turned out to not be fully operational on the side of Firebase. A different approach is in consideration**
+
 Mastodon can communicate with the Firebase Cloud Messaging API to send push notifications to apps on users' devices. For this to work, these conditions must be met:
 
 * Responsibility of an instance owner: `FCM_API_KEY` set on the instance. This can be obtained on the Firebase dashboard, in project settings, under Cloud Messaging, as "server key"
diff --git a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
index 13220f68e3e..1b60bd1c9a2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/mastodon.rake
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace :mastodon do
     task clear: :environment do
       User.where('current_sign_in_at < ?', 14.days.ago).find_each do |user|
         Redis.current.del(FeedManager.instance.key(:home, user.account_id))
-        Redis.current.del(FeedManager.instance.key(:mentions, user.account_id))
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller_spec.rb
index 5e9954baf30..72eed1e5ae1 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/timelines_controller_spec.rb
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::TimelinesController, type: :controller do
       end
     end
 
-    describe 'GET #mentions' do
-      it 'returns http success' do
-        get :mentions
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(:success)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe 'GET #public' do
       it 'returns http success' do
         get :public
@@ -55,13 +48,6 @@ RSpec.describe Api::V1::TimelinesController, type: :controller do
       end
     end
 
-    describe 'GET #mentions' do
-      it 'returns http unprocessable entity' do
-        get :mentions
-        expect(response).to have_http_status(:unprocessable_entity)
-      end
-    end
-
     describe 'GET #public' do
       it 'returns http success' do
         get :public
diff --git a/spec/services/fan_out_on_write_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/fan_out_on_write_service_spec.rb
index e46a31c2433..07f8c2dc808 100644
--- a/spec/services/fan_out_on_write_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/fan_out_on_write_service_spec.rb
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ RSpec.describe FanOutOnWriteService do
     expect(Feed.new(:home, follower).get(10).map(&:id)).to include status.id
   end
 
-  it 'delivers status to mentioned users' do
-    expect(Feed.new(:mentions, alice).get(10).map(&:id)).to include status.id
-  end
-
   it 'delivers status to hashtag' do
     expect(Tag.find_by!(name: 'test').statuses.pluck(:id)).to include status.id
   end