diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql
index e237394fc1227..4b624a0ed2700 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/joomla.sql
@@ -1262,7 +1262,6 @@ INSERT INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`, `link
 (9, 'menu', 'com_contact_categories', 'Categories', '', 'Contacts/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact', 'component', 0, 7, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:contact-cat', 0, '', 14, 15, 0, '*', 1),
 (10, 'menu', 'com_messages', 'Messaging', '', 'Messaging', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages', 0, '', 17, 22, 0, '*', 1),
 (11, 'menu', 'com_messages_add', 'New Private Message', '', 'Messaging/New Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-add', 0, '', 18, 19, 0, '*', 1),
-(12, 'menu', 'com_messages_read', 'Read Private Message', '', 'Messaging/Read Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-read', 0, '', 20, 21, 0, '*', 1),
 (13, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds', 'News Feeds', '', 'News Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 23, 28, 0, '*', 1),
 (14, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_feeds', 'Feeds', '', 'News Feeds/Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 24, 25, 0, '*', 1),
 (15, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_categories', 'Categories', '', 'News Feeds/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds-cat', 0, '', 26, 27, 0, '*', 1),
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_blog.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_blog.sql
index 2b7e630153461..6e6461f643017 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_blog.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_blog.sql
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ INSERT IGNORE INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`
 (9, 'menu', 'com_contact_categories', 'Categories', '', 'Contacts/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact', 'component', 0, 7, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:contact-cat', 0, '', 36, 37, 0, '*', 1),
 (10, 'menu', 'com_messages', 'Messaging', '', 'Messaging', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages', 0, '', 39, 44, 0, '*', 1),
 (11, 'menu', 'com_messages_add', 'New Private Message', '', 'Messaging/New Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-add', 0, '', 40, 41, 0, '*', 1),
-(12, 'menu', 'com_messages_read', 'Read Private Message', '', 'Messaging/Read Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-read', 0, '', 42, 43, 0, '*', 1),
 (13, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds', 'News Feeds', '', 'News Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 45, 50, 0, '*', 1),
 (14, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_feeds', 'Feeds', '', 'News Feeds/Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 46, 47, 0, '*', 1),
 (15, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_categories', 'Categories', '', 'News Feeds/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds-cat', 0, '', 48, 49, 0, '*', 1),
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_brochure.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_brochure.sql
index e37e6e63b66d5..a8e33dac85502 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_brochure.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_brochure.sql
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ INSERT IGNORE INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`
 (9, 'menu', 'com_contact_categories', 'Categories', '', 'Contacts/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact', 'component', 0, 7, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:contact-cat', 0, '', 32, 33, 0, '*', 1),
 (10, 'menu', 'com_messages', 'Messaging', '', 'Messaging', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages', 0, '', 35, 40, 0, '*', 1),
 (11, 'menu', 'com_messages_add', 'New Private Message', '', 'Messaging/New Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-add', 0, '', 36, 37, 0, '*', 1),
-(12, 'menu', 'com_messages_read', 'Read Private Message', '', 'Messaging/Read Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-read', 0, '', 38, 39, 0, '*', 1),
 (13, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds', 'News Feeds', '', 'News Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 41, 46, 0, '*', 1),
 (14, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_feeds', 'Feeds', '', 'News Feeds/Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 42, 43, 0, '*', 1),
 (15, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_categories', 'Categories', '', 'News Feeds/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds-cat', 0, '', 44, 45, 0, '*', 1),
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql
index 5cb90e52d87fb..b956bd284f520 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_data.sql
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ INSERT IGNORE INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`
 (9, 'menu', 'com_contact_categories', 'Categories', '', 'Contacts/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact', 'component', 0, 7, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:contact-cat', 0, '', 26, 27, 0, '*', 1),
 (10, 'menu', 'com_messages', 'Messaging', '', 'Messaging', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages', 0, '', 29, 34, 0, '*', 1),
 (11, 'menu', 'com_messages_add', 'New Private Message', '', 'Messaging/New Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-add', 0, '', 30, 31, 0, '*', 1),
-(12, 'menu', 'com_messages_read', 'Read Private Message', '', 'Messaging/Read Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-read', 0, '', 32, 33, 0, '*', 1),
 (13, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds', 'News Feeds', '', 'News Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 35, 40, 0, '*', 1),
 (14, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_feeds', 'Feeds', '', 'News Feeds/Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 36, 37, 0, '*', 1),
 (15, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_categories', 'Categories', '', 'News Feeds/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds-cat', 0, '', 38, 39, 0, '*', 1),
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_learn.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_learn.sql
index 8eee38208dc00..6fb01206ca9a9 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_learn.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_learn.sql
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ INSERT IGNORE INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`
 (9, 'menu', 'com_contact_categories', 'Categories', '', 'Contacts/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact', 'component', 0, 7, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:contact-cat', 0, '', 26, 27, 0, '*', 1),
 (10, 'menu', 'com_messages', 'Messaging', '', 'Messaging', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages', 0, '', 29, 34, 0, '*', 1),
 (11, 'menu', 'com_messages_add', 'New Private Message', '', 'Messaging/New Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-add', 0, '', 30, 31, 0, '*', 1),
-(12, 'menu', 'com_messages_read', 'Read Private Message', '', 'Messaging/Read Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-read', 0, '', 32, 33, 0, '*', 1),
 (13, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds', 'News Feeds', '', 'News Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 35, 40, 0, '*', 1),
 (14, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_feeds', 'Feeds', '', 'News Feeds/Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 36, 37, 0, '*', 1),
 (15, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_categories', 'Categories', '', 'News Feeds/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds-cat', 0, '', 38, 39, 0, '*', 1),
diff --git a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_testing.sql b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_testing.sql
index f4bcf8bac1a70..9b7a16e58562a 100644
--- a/installation/sql/mysql/sample_testing.sql
+++ b/installation/sql/mysql/sample_testing.sql
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ INSERT IGNORE INTO `#__menu` (`id`, `menutype`, `title`, `alias`, `note`, `path`
 (9, 'menu', 'com_contact_categories', 'Categories', '', 'Contacts/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact', 'component', 0, 7, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:contact-cat', 0, '', 18, 19, 0, '*', 1),
 (10, 'menu', 'com_messages', 'Messaging', '', 'Messaging', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages', 0, '', 21, 26, 0, '*', 1),
 (11, 'menu', 'com_messages_add', 'New Private Message', '', 'Messaging/New Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-add', 0, '', 22, 23, 0, '*', 1),
-(12, 'menu', 'com_messages_read', 'Read Private Message', '', 'Messaging/Read Private Message', 'index.php?option=com_messages', 'component', 0, 10, 2, 15, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:messages-read', 0, '', 24, 25, 0, '*', 1),
 (13, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds', 'News Feeds', '', 'News Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 1, 1, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 27, 32, 0, '*', 1),
 (14, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_feeds', 'Feeds', '', 'News Feeds/Feeds', 'index.php?option=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 17, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds', 0, '', 28, 29, 0, '*', 1),
 (15, 'menu', 'com_newsfeeds_categories', 'Categories', '', 'News Feeds/Categories', 'index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds', 'component', 0, 13, 2, 6, 0, '0000-00-00 00:00:00', 0, 0, 'class:newsfeeds-cat', 0, '', 30, 31, 0, '*', 1),
diff --git a/tests/system/webdriver/Pages/System/AdminPage.php b/tests/system/webdriver/Pages/System/AdminPage.php
index 2c5a6d91fd11d..ecb230d7fc74f 100644
--- a/tests/system/webdriver/Pages/System/AdminPage.php
+++ b/tests/system/webdriver/Pages/System/AdminPage.php
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ abstract class AdminPage
 			'Joomla! Update'		=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_joomlaupdate',
 			'Messaging'				=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_messages',
 			'New Private Message'	=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add',
-			'Read Private Messages'	=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_messages',
 			'Newsfeeds'				=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_newsfeeds',
 			'Feeds'					=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_newsfeeds',
 			'Newsfeeds Categories'	=> 'administrator/index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds',
diff --git a/tests/unit/stubs/database/jos_menu.csv b/tests/unit/stubs/database/jos_menu.csv
index e19066d18ba2b..3afc6613cc7a2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/stubs/database/jos_menu.csv
+++ b/tests/unit/stubs/database/jos_menu.csv
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 '9','menu','com_contact_categories','Categories',,'Contacts/Categories','index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_contact','component','0','7','2','6','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:contact-cat','0',,'26','27','0','*','1'
 '10','menu','com_messages','Messaging',,'Messaging','index.php?option=com_messages','component','0','1','1','15','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:messages','0',,'29','34','0','*','1'
 '11','menu','com_messages_add','New Private Message',,'Messaging/New Private Message','index.php?option=com_messages&task=message.add','component','0','10','2','15','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:messages-add','0',,'30','31','0','*','1'
-'12','menu','com_messages_read','Read Private Message',,'Messaging/Read Private Message','index.php?option=com_messages','component','0','10','2','15','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:messages-read','0',,'32','33','0','*','1'
 '13','menu','com_newsfeeds','News Feeds',,'News Feeds','index.php?option=com_newsfeeds','component','0','1','1','17','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:newsfeeds','0',,'35','40','0','*','1'
 '14','menu','com_newsfeeds_feeds','Feeds',,'News Feeds/Feeds','index.php?option=com_newsfeeds','component','0','13','2','17','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:newsfeeds','0',,'36','37','0','*','1'
 '15','menu','com_newsfeeds_categories','Categories',,'News Feeds/Categories','index.php?option=com_categories&extension=com_newsfeeds','component','0','13','2','6','0','0000-00-00 00:00:00','0','0','class:newsfeeds-cat','0',,'38','39','0','*','1'