diff --git a/modules/book.module b/modules/book.module
index c8c8ad85a6874e1e844f9672e37743475fb8714c..0365e9833b3051e29d268a4b20e6916e2bfbdc14 100644
--- a/modules/book.module
+++ b/modules/book.module
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ function book_delete($node) {
 
 function book_insert($node) {
   if ($node->pid && $node->status == node_status("posted")) {
-    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'", 1);
+    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'");
   }
 }
 
 function book_update($node) {
   if ($node->pid && $node->status == node_status("posted")) {
-    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'", 1);
+    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/book/book.module b/modules/book/book.module
index c8c8ad85a6874e1e844f9672e37743475fb8714c..0365e9833b3051e29d268a4b20e6916e2bfbdc14 100644
--- a/modules/book/book.module
+++ b/modules/book/book.module
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ function book_delete($node) {
 
 function book_insert($node) {
   if ($node->pid && $node->status == node_status("posted")) {
-    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'", 1);
+    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'");
   }
 }
 
 function book_update($node) {
   if ($node->pid && $node->status == node_status("posted")) {
-    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'", 1);
+    db_query("UPDATE node SET status = '". node_status("expired") ."' WHERE nid = '$node->pid'");
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/forum.module b/modules/forum.module
index a9029f53dfc2b01eec2cbbd13bdf6186e9133684..cdbe9ce4f5c96f6200ab7f2558d5368a80710ffa 100644
--- a/modules/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum.module
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function forum_form($edit = array()) {
 function forum_save($edit) {
   global $user, $status;
 
-  node_save($edit, array(author => $user->id, body, comment => 1, moderate => variable_get("forum_moderate", ""), promote => variable_get("forum_promote", 0), score => 0, status => $status[posted], timestamp => time(), title, type => "forum", votes => 0));
+  node_save($edit, array(author => $user->id, body, comment => 1, moderate => 0, promote => 0, score => 0, status => $status[posted], timestamp => time(), title, type => "forum", votes => 0));
 }
 
 function forum_num_comments($nid) {
diff --git a/modules/forum/forum.module b/modules/forum/forum.module
index a9029f53dfc2b01eec2cbbd13bdf6186e9133684..cdbe9ce4f5c96f6200ab7f2558d5368a80710ffa 100644
--- a/modules/forum/forum.module
+++ b/modules/forum/forum.module
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ function forum_form($edit = array()) {
 function forum_save($edit) {
   global $user, $status;
 
-  node_save($edit, array(author => $user->id, body, comment => 1, moderate => variable_get("forum_moderate", ""), promote => variable_get("forum_promote", 0), score => 0, status => $status[posted], timestamp => time(), title, type => "forum", votes => 0));
+  node_save($edit, array(author => $user->id, body, comment => 1, moderate => 0, promote => 0, score => 0, status => $status[posted], timestamp => time(), title, type => "forum", votes => 0));
 }
 
 function forum_num_comments($nid) {