diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java
index 96de1d77..c30bb2e5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldguard/bukkit/WorldGuardPlayerListener.java
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public void onPlayerMove(PlayerMoveEvent event) {
                         String replacedFarewell = plugin.replaceMacros(
                                 player, BukkitUtil.replaceColorMacros(state.lastFarewell));
                         for (String line : replacedFarewell.split("\n")) {
-                            player.sendMessage(ChatColor.AQUA + " ** " + line);
+                            player.sendMessage(line);
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public void onPlayerMove(PlayerMoveEvent event) {
                         String replacedGreeting = plugin.replaceMacros(
                                 player, BukkitUtil.replaceColorMacros(greeting));
                         for (String line : replacedGreeting.split("\n")) {
-                            player.sendMessage(ChatColor.AQUA + " ** " + line);
+                            player.sendMessage(line);
                         }
                     }
 
@@ -298,8 +298,6 @@ public void onPlayerGameModeChange(PlayerGameModeChangeEvent event) {
             if (plugin.getFlagStateManager().getState(player).lastGameMode != null
                     && gameMode != null && event.getNewGameMode() != gameMode) {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
-                player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Your game mode is locked to "
-                        + gameMode + "in this region!");
             }
         }
     }