diff --git a/library/includes/page_header.php b/library/includes/page_header.php
index e153030f8..d38c31a0d 100644
--- a/library/includes/page_header.php
+++ b/library/includes/page_header.php
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ if ($bb_cfg['show_online_userlist_index']) {
         ${$online_list} = CACHE('bb_cache')->get($online_list);
     }
 
-    $template->assign_var('SHOW_ONLINE_LIST');
     $template->assign_vars(array(
         'TOTAL_USERS_ONLINE' => ${$online_list}['stat'],
         'LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST' => ${$online_list}['userlist'],
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/index.tpl b/styles/templates/default/index.tpl
index 090a27a26..6c4592f11 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/index.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/index.tpl
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 				<p>{TOTAL_USERS_ONLINE}<!-- IF IS_ADMIN --> &nbsp;{USERS_ONLINE_COUNTS}<!-- ENDIF --></p>
 				<p>{RECORD_USERS}</p>
 
-				<!-- IF SHOW_ONLINE_LIST -->
+				<!-- IF $bb_cfg['show_online_userlist_index'] -->
 					<style><!-- IF IS_ADMIN -->.colorISL, a.colorISL, a.colorISL:visited { color: #793D00; }<!-- ELSE -->.ou_stat { display: none; }<!-- ENDIF --></style>
 					<a name="online"></a>
 					<div id="online_userlist" style="margin-top: 4px;">{LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST}</div>
diff --git a/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl b/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl
index d391ce140..3c5083bd8 100644
--- a/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl
+++ b/styles/templates/default/viewforum.tpl
@@ -289,10 +289,6 @@ td.topic_id { cursor: pointer; }
 					$('#moderators').append(data.html);
 				};
 			</script>
-
-			<!-- IF SHOW_ONLINE_LIST -->
-			<p class="small">{LOGGED_IN_USER_LIST}</p>
-			<!-- ENDIF -->
 		</td>
 		<td class="tRight vBottom nowrap small"><b>{PAGINATION}</b></td>
 	</tr>