diff --git a/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist b/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist
index bdf4e37..01acf70 100644
--- a/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist
+++ b/htdocs/application/config/stikked.php.dist
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ $config['disable_api'] = false;
 $config['disable_keep_forever'] = false;
 $config['blocked_words'] = '';
 $config['disable_shorturl'] = false;
+$config['remove_shorturl_checkbox''] = false;
 $config['disallow_search_engines'] = false;
 
 //spamadmin: accessible via /spamadmin (only active when user + pass is set)
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index e66b0bb..7c9ee3f 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/bootstrap/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -74,15 +74,18 @@
 					<div class="control-group">
 						<div class="controls">
 							<label class="checkbox">
-								<?php
-								$set = array('name' => 'private', 'id' => 'private', 'tabindex' => '6', 'value' => '1', 'checked' => $private_set);
-										if ($this->config->item('private_only')){
-											$set['checked'] = 1;
-											$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
-											}
-								echo form_checkbox($set);
-							?>
-								<?php echo lang('paste_private') . ' - ' . lang('paste_private_desc'); ?>
+									 <?php
+                                                if ($this->config->item('remove_shorturl_checkbox') == false)
+                                                     {
+                                                $set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+                                                                        if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+                                                                                $set['checked'] = 0;
+                                                                                $set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+                                                                        }
+                                                                        echo form_checkbox($set);
+                                                                 echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc');
+                                                                        } ?>
+
 							</label>
 						</div>
 					</div>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index e740e12..18ab353 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/cleanwhite/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -68,19 +68,23 @@
 
 		<div class="item_group">
 			<div class="item">
+			<?php if ($this->config->item('remove_shorturl_checkbox') == false)
+                                                     { 
+								?>
 				<label for="snipurl"><?php echo lang('paste_create_shorturl'); ?>
 					<span class="instruction"><?php echo lang('paste_shorturl_desc'); ?></span>
 				</label>
 				<div class="text_beside">
-					<?php
-						$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
-						if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
-							$set['checked'] = 0;
-							$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
-						}
-						echo form_checkbox($set);
-					?>
+					                <?php                                       
+                                                $set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+                                                                        if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+                                                                                $set['checked'] = 0;
+                                                                                $set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+                                                                        }
+                                                                        echo form_checkbox($set);                                                            
+                                                ?>
 				</div>
+				<?php } ?>
 			</div>
 		
 			<div class="item">
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index a8e960e..fb4fbfe 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/default/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -53,19 +53,23 @@
 		
 		<div class="item_group">
 			<div class="item">
+			<?php if ($this->config->item('remove_shorturl_checkbox') == false)
+                                                     { 
+								?>
 				<label for="snipurl"><?php echo lang('paste_create_shorturl'); ?>
 					<span class="instruction"><?php echo lang('paste_shorturl_desc'); ?></span>
 				</label>
 				<div class="text_beside">
-					<?php
-						$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
-						if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
-							$set['checked'] = 0;
-							$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
-						}
-						echo form_checkbox($set);
-					?>
+					                <?php                                       
+                                                $set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+                                                                        if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+                                                                                $set['checked'] = 0;
+                                                                                $set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+                                                                        }
+                                                                        echo form_checkbox($set);                                                            
+                                                ?>
 				</div>
+				<?php } ?>
 			</div>
 		
 			<div class="item">
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index eaef869..ee0b8e8 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/geocities/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -59,15 +59,18 @@
 					<div class="control-group">
 						<div class="controls">
 							<label class="checkbox">
-								<?php
-									$set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
-									if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
-										$set['checked'] = 0;
-										$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
-									}
-									echo form_checkbox($set);
-								?>
-								<?php echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc'); ?>
+                							<?php
+                                                                if ($this->config->item('remove_shorturl_checkbox') == false)
+                                                     {
+                                                $set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+                                                                        if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+                                                                                $set['checked'] = 0;
+                                                                                $set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+                                                                        }
+                                                                        echo form_checkbox($set);
+                                                                 echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc');
+                                                                        } ?>
+
 							</label>
 						</div>
 					</div>
diff --git a/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php b/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
index 2c7b8f4..de62ca8 100644
--- a/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
+++ b/htdocs/themes/stikkedizr/views/defaults/paste_form.php
@@ -73,15 +73,18 @@
 					<div class="control-group">
 						<div class="controls">
 							<label class="checkbox">
-								<?php
-								$set = array('name' => 'private', 'id' => 'private', 'tabindex' => '6', 'value' => '1', 'checked' => $private_set);
-										if ($this->config->item('private_only')){
-											$set['checked'] = 1;
-											$set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
-											}
-								echo form_checkbox($set);
-							?>
-								<?php echo lang('paste_private') . ' - ' . lang('paste_private_desc'); ?>
+								                <?php
+                                                if ($this->config->item('remove_shorturl_checkbox') == false)
+                                                     {
+                                                $set = array('name' => 'snipurl', 'id' => 'snipurl', 'value' => '1', 'tabindex' => '5', 'checked' => $snipurl_set);
+                                                                        if ($this->config->item('disable_shorturl')){
+                                                                                $set['checked'] = 0;
+                                                                                $set['disabled'] = 'disabled';
+                                                                        }
+                                                                        echo form_checkbox($set);
+                                                                 echo lang('paste_create_shorturl') . ' - ' . lang('paste_shorturl_desc');
+                                                                        } ?>
+
 							</label>
 						</div>
 					</div>