diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/autoloclist.vim b/plugin/syntastic/autoloclist.vim
index 508a08f0..9a1a018f 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/autoloclist.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/autoloclist.vim
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ function! g:SyntasticAutoloclistNotifier.New()
     return newObj
 endfunction
 
-function! g:SyntasticAutoloclistNotifier.enabled()
-    return 1
-endfunction
-
 function! g:SyntasticAutoloclistNotifier.refresh(loclist)
     call g:SyntasticAutoloclistNotifier.AutoToggle(a:loclist)
 endfunction
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/cursor.vim b/plugin/syntastic/cursor.vim
index 830e57ee..e924e72e 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/cursor.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/cursor.vim
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ function! g:SyntasticCursorNotifier.New()
     return newObj
 endfunction
 
-function! g:SyntasticCursorNotifier.enabled()
-    return 1
-endfunction
-
 function! g:SyntasticCursorNotifier.refresh(loclist)
     autocmd! syntastic CursorMoved
     let enabled = exists('b:syntastic_echo_current_error') ? b:syntastic_echo_current_error : g:syntastic_echo_current_error
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim b/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim
index 7bb396e3..d7873a3e 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/notifiers.vim
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ endfunction
 
 function! g:SyntasticNotifiers.refresh(loclist)
     for type in self._enabled_types
-        if self._notifier[type].enabled()
+        let class = substitute(type, '.*', 'Syntastic\u&Notifier', '')
+        if !has_key(g:{class}, 'enabled') || self._notifier[type].enabled()
             call self._notifier[type].refresh(a:loclist)
         endif
     endfor