diff --git a/emacs/notmuch-show.el b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
index af1d44b6..45298783 100644
--- a/emacs/notmuch-show.el
+++ b/emacs/notmuch-show.el
@@ -65,17 +65,6 @@ any given message."
   :group 'notmuch
   :type 'boolean)
 
-(defcustom notmuch-show-elide-same-subject nil
-  "Do not show the subject of a collapsed message if it is the
-same as that of the previous message."
-  :group 'notmuch
-  :type 'boolean)
-
-(defcustom notmuch-show-always-show-subject t
-  "Should a collapsed message show the `Subject:' line?"
-  :group 'notmuch
-  :type 'boolean)
-
 (defvar notmuch-show-markup-headers-hook '(notmuch-show-colour-headers)
   "A list of functions called to decorate the headers listed in
 `notmuch-message-headers'.")
@@ -727,9 +716,8 @@ current buffer, if possible."
       ;; If the subject of this message is the same as that of the
       ;; previous message, don't display it when this message is
       ;; collapsed.
-      (when (and notmuch-show-elide-same-subject
-		 (not (string= notmuch-show-previous-subject
-			       bare-subject)))
+      (when (not (string= notmuch-show-previous-subject
+			  bare-subject))
 	(forward-line 1))
       (setq headers-start (point-marker)))
     (setq headers-end (point-marker))
diff --git a/test/emacs.expected-output/notmuch-show-thread-with-hidden-messages b/test/emacs.expected-output/notmuch-show-thread-with-hidden-messages
index 5df66063..8a0660fa 100644
--- a/test/emacs.expected-output/notmuch-show-thread-with-hidden-messages
+++ b/test/emacs.expected-output/notmuch-show-thread-with-hidden-messages
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 Jan Janak <jan@ryngle.com> (2009-11-17) (inbox unread)
+Subject: [notmuch] What a great idea!
  Jan Janak <jan@ryngle.com> (2009-11-17) (inbox)
  Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org> (2009-11-18) (inbox unread)