diff --git a/Gadgets.i18n.php b/Gadgets.i18n.php
index 78061082..e396a26c 100644
--- a/Gadgets.i18n.php
+++ b/Gadgets.i18n.php
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ Local administrators can edit available gadgets using [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-defini
 	'gadgets-pagetext'  => "Below is a list of special gadgets users can enable on their preferences page, as defined by [[MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition]].
 This overview provides easy access to the system message pages that define each gadget's description and code.",
 	'gadgets-uses'      => 'Uses',
-	'gadgets-rights'    => 'Requires the following rights',
-	'gadgets-default'   => 'Enabled by default',
 );
 
 /** Amharic (አማርኛ)
@@ -899,6 +897,7 @@ Esta visão geral proporciona um acesso fácil para as mensagens de sistema que
  * @author Illusion
  * @author Siebrand
  * @author Александр Сигачёв
+ * @author Ahonc
  */
 $messages['ru'] = array(
 	'gadgets-desc'      => 'Позволяет участникам выбирать в [[Special:Preferences|настройках]] CSS- и JavaScript-гаджеты, которые они хотят подключить',
@@ -1164,4 +1163,3 @@ $messages['zh-hant'] = array(
 	'gadgets-uses'      => '使用',
 );
 
-
diff --git a/Gadgets.php b/Gadgets.php
index 4366e704..1bedf0d1 100644
--- a/Gadgets.php
+++ b/Gadgets.php
@@ -38,23 +38,6 @@ $wgExtensionMessagesFiles['Gadgets'] = $dir . 'Gadgets.i18n.php';
 $wgAutoloadClasses['SpecialGadgets'] = $dir . 'SpecialGadgets.php';
 $wgSpecialPages['Gadgets'] = 'SpecialGadgets';
 
-class Gadget {
-	const CACHE_VERSION = 1;
-	/**
-	 * This gadget option contains rights the user must have to use this gadget
-	 */
-	const RIGHTS = 666;
-
-	/**
-	 * This gadget should be enabled by default
-	 */
-	const ON_BY_DEFAULT = 667;
-
-	var $name = '';
-	var $modules = array();
-	var $options = array();
-}
-
 function wfGadgetsArticleSaveComplete( &$article, &$wgUser, &$text ) {
 	//update cache if MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition was edited
 	$title = $article->mTitle;
@@ -94,10 +77,7 @@ function wfLoadGadgetsStructured( $forceNewText = NULL ) {
 	if ( $forceNewText === NULL ) {
 		//cached?
 		$gadgets = $wgMemc->get( $key );
-		if ( is_array( $gadgets ) && isset( $gadgets['version'] ) && $gadgets['version'] == Gadget::CACHE_VERSION ) {
-			unset( $gadgets['version'] );
-			return $gadgets;
-		}
+		if ( is_array($gadgets) ) return $gadgets;
 
 		$g = wfMsgForContentNoTrans( "gadgets-definition" );
 		if ( wfEmptyMsg( "gadgets-definition", $g ) ) {
@@ -117,48 +97,29 @@ function wfLoadGadgetsStructured( $forceNewText = NULL ) {
 	foreach ( $g as $line ) {
 		if ( preg_match( '/^==+ *([^*:\s|]+?)\s*==+\s*$/', $line, $m ) ) {
 			$section = $m[1];
-		} else if ( preg_match( '/^\*+ *([a-zA-Z](?:[-_:.\w\d ]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?)\s*((\|[^|[]*)+)\s*(|\[(.*)\])\s*$/', $line, $m ) ) {
-			$gadget = new Gadget();
-
+		}
+		else if ( preg_match( '/^\*+ *([a-zA-Z](?:[-_:.\w\d ]*[a-zA-Z0-9])?)\s*((\|[^|]*)+)\s*$/', $line, $m ) ) {
 			//NOTE: the gadget name is used as part of the name of a form field,
 			//      and must follow the rules defined in http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/types.html#type-cdata
 			//      Also, title-normalization applies.
-			$gadget->name = str_replace(' ', '_', $m[1] );
+			$name = str_replace(' ', '_', $m[1] );
 
-			$gadget->modules = preg_split( '/\s*\|\s*/', $m[2], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY );
+			$code = preg_split( '/\s*\|\s*/', $m[2], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY );
 
-			if( !empty( $m[5] ) && $gadget->modules )
-				$gadget->options = wfProcessGadgetOptions( $m[5] );
-
-			if ( $gadget->modules ) {
-				$gadgets[$section][$gadget->name] = $gadget;
+			if ( $code ) {
+				$gadgets[$section][$name] = $code;
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	//cache for a while. gets purged automatically when MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition is edited
-	$gadgets['version'] = Gadget::CACHE_VERSION;
-	$wgMemc->set( $key, $gadgets,  60*60*24 );
+	$wgMemc->set( $key, $gadgets, 60*60*24 );
 	$source = $forceNewText !== NULL ? 'input text' : 'MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition';
 	wfDebug( __METHOD__ . ": $source parsed, cache entry $key updated\n");
 
-	unset( $gadgets['version'] );
 	return $gadgets;
 }
 
-function wfProcessGadgetOptions( $options ) {
-	$out = array();
-	foreach( preg_split( '/\s*\|\s*/', $options, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY ) as $option ) {
-		if( preg_match( '/^rights\s*:\s*([\w\s,]+)$/', $option, $m ) ) {
-			$out[Gadget::RIGHTS] = preg_split( '/\s*,\s*/', $m[1], -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY );
-		} elseif( preg_match( '/^default$/', $option ) ) {
-			$out[Gadget::ON_BY_DEFAULT] = true;
-		}
-	}
-	
-	return $out;
-}
-
 function wfGadgetsInitPreferencesForm( &$prefs, &$request ) {
 	$gadgets = wfLoadGadgets();
 	if ( !$gadgets ) return true;
@@ -171,18 +132,6 @@ function wfGadgetsInitPreferencesForm( &$prefs, &$request ) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-function wfGadgetAllowed( $options ) {
-	global $wgUser;
-	
-	if( isset( $options[Gadget::RIGHTS] ) )
-		foreach( $options[Gadget::RIGHTS] as $right ) {
-			if( !in_array( $right, $wgUser->getRights() ) )
-				return FALSE;
-		}
-		
-	return TRUE;
-}
-
 function wfGadgetsResetPreferences( &$prefs, &$user ) {
 	$gadgets = wfLoadGadgets();
 	if ( !$gadgets ) return true;
@@ -196,8 +145,6 @@ function wfGadgetsResetPreferences( &$prefs, &$user ) {
 }
 
 function wfGadgetsRenderPreferencesForm( &$prefs, &$out ) {
-	global $wgUser;
-
 	$gadgets = wfLoadGadgetsStructured();
 	if ( !$gadgets ) return true;
 
@@ -210,39 +157,22 @@ function wfGadgetsRenderPreferencesForm( &$prefs, &$out ) {
 	$msgOpt = array( 'parseinline' );
 
 	foreach ( $gadgets as $section => $entries ) {
-		$first = true;
+		if ( $section !== false && $section !== '' ) {
+			$ttext = wfMsgExt( "gadget-section-$section", $msgOpt );
+			$out->addHtml( "\n<h2 id=\"".htmlspecialchars("gadget-section-$section")."\">" . $ttext . "</h2>\n" );
+		}
 
-		foreach ( $entries as $gname => $gadget ) {
+		foreach ( $entries as $gname => $code ) {
 			$tname = "gadget-$gname";
 			$ttext = wfMsgExt( $tname, $msgOpt );
-
-			if( ( ( $prefs->mToggles[$tname] != '' ) && ($prefs->mToggles[$tname] == 1) )
-				|| ( ( $prefs->mToggles[$tname] === '' ) && isset( $gadget->options[Gadget::ON_BY_DEFAULT] ) ) )
-					$checked = ' checked="checked"';
-			else 
-				$checked = '';
-
+			$checked = @$prefs->mToggles[$tname] == 1 ? ' checked="checked"' : '';
 			$disabled = '';
 
-			if( wfGadgetAllowed( $gadget->options ) ) {
-				// draw section heading
-				if ($first && $section !== false && $section !== '' ) {
-					$stext = wfMsgExt( "gadget-section-$section", $msgOpt );
-					$out->addHtml( "\n<h2 id=\"".htmlspecialchars("gadget-section-$section")."\">" . $stext . "</h2>\n" );
-					$first = false;
-				}
-
-				if( isset( $gadget->options[Gadget::ON_BY_DEFAULT] ) )
-					$extra = ' (' . wfMsg( 'gadgets-default' ) . ')';
-				else
-					$extra = ''; 
-
-				# NOTE: No label for checkmarks as this causes the checks to toggle
-				# when clicking a link in the describing text.
-				$out->addHtml( "<div class='toggle'><input type='checkbox' value='1' " .
-					"id=\"$tname\" name=\"wpOp$tname\"$checked$disabled />" .
-					" <span class='toggletext'>$ttext</span>$extra</div>\n" );
-			}
+			# NOTE: No label for checkmarks as this causes the checks to toggle
+			# when clicking a link in the describing text.
+			$out->addHtml( "<div class='toggle'><input type='checkbox' value='1' " .
+				"id=\"$tname\" name=\"wpOp$tname\"$checked$disabled />" .
+				" <span class='toggletext'>$ttext</span></div>\n" );
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -266,13 +196,10 @@ function wfGadgetsBeforePageDisplay( &$out ) {
 
 	$done = array();
 
-	foreach ( $gadgets as $gname => $gadget ) {
-		if( wfGadgetAllowed( $gadget->options ) ) {
-			$tname = "gadget-$gname";
-			$default = isset( $gadget->options[Gadget::ON_BY_DEFAULT] );
-			if ( $wgUser->getOption( $tname, $default ) ) {
-				wfApplyGadgetCode( $gadget->modules, $out, $done );
-			}
+	foreach ( $gadgets as $gname => $code ) {
+		$tname = "gadget-$gname";
+		if ( $wgUser->getOption( $tname ) ) {
+			wfApplyGadgetCode( $code, $out, $done );
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/README b/README
index b06e3ba1..de688277 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ messages, for easy editing.
 Each line in MediaWiki:Gadgets-definition that start with one or more "*"
 (asterisk) characters defines a gadget; it must have the following form:
 
-  * mygadget|mygadget.js|mygadget.css[option1|option2]
+  * mygadget|mygadget.js|mygadget.css
 
 That is, each line consists of fields separated by a "|" (pipe) character.
 The first field ("mygadget" in the example) is the gadgets internal name,
@@ -65,26 +65,6 @@ section's name - for example:
 This would define a new section, with the title defined on the page
 MediaWiki:Gadget-section-editing-gadgets
 
-== Options ==
-Options are optionally appended to the end of the gadget declaration.
-They are enclosed in square brackets ("[...]") and are separated by pipe
-character ("|").
- 
-Currently, there are two options: rights required to use the gadget, and
-whether the gadget should be enaled for everyone by default.
-
-The rights option looks like "[rights:delete,userrights]". Note that it
-requires specific rights, not groups the user belongs to. This option is
-case-sensitive, but ignores whitespace, i.e. "[ rights: foo , bar ]" is a
-valid declaration, but not "[Rights:Foo]".
-
-The "default" option, if present, makes this gadget enabled for every
-eligible user who has not specifically opted out of it by unchecking it in
-their preferences. The option looks like that: "[default]".
-
-Options may be combined in any number or order, i.e. "[rights:foo, bar]",
-"[default]", "[rights:boz|default]" and "[default|rights:quux]" are all valid
-declarations.
 
 == Caveats ==
 
diff --git a/SpecialGadgets.php b/SpecialGadgets.php
index 7a605787..2993b1ad 100644
--- a/SpecialGadgets.php
+++ b/SpecialGadgets.php
@@ -59,33 +59,24 @@ class SpecialGadgets extends SpecialPage {
 				$wgOut->addHTML( "\n<h2>$ttext &nbsp; &nbsp; [$lnk]</h2>\n" );
 			}
 
-			foreach ( $entries as $gname => $gadget ) {
+			foreach ( $entries as $gname => $code ) {
 				$t = Title::makeTitleSafe( NS_MEDIAWIKI, "Gadget-$gname" );
 				if ( !$t ) continue;
 
 				$lnk = $skin->makeLinkObj( $t, wfMsgHTML("edit"), 'action=edit' );
 				$ttext = wfMsgExt( "gadget-$gname", $msgOpt );
-				
+
 				if( !$listOpen ) {
 					$listOpen = true;
 					$wgOut->addHTML( '<ul>' );
 				}
 				$wgOut->addHTML( "<li>" );
 				$wgOut->addHTML( "$ttext &nbsp; &nbsp; [$lnk]<br />" );
-				
-				if( isset( $gadget->options[Gadget::RIGHTS] ) && !empty( $gadget->options[Gadget::RIGHTS] ) ) {
-					$wgOut->addHTML( wfMsgHTML( 'gadgets-rights' ) . ": " );
-					$wgOut->addHTML( htmlspecialchars( implode( ', ', $gadget->options[Gadget::RIGHTS] ) ) . '<br />' );
-				}
-				
-				if( isset( $gadget->options[Gadget::ON_BY_DEFAULT] ) ) 
-					$wgOut->addHTML( wfMsgHTML( "gadgets-default" ) . "<br />" );
-				
 
 				$wgOut->addHTML( wfMsgHTML("gadgets-uses") . ": " );
 
 				$first = true;
-				foreach ( $gadget->modules as $codePage ) {
+				foreach ( $code as $codePage ) {
 					$t = Title::makeTitleSafe( NS_MEDIAWIKI, "Gadget-$codePage" );
 					if ( !$t ) continue;