diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
index 9a049d03652..654bcdd308a 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue.py
@@ -394,11 +394,6 @@ class project_issue(base_stage, osv.osv):
         if vals.get('project_id'):
             for id in ids:
                 self._subscribe_project_followers_to_issue(cr, uid, id, context=context)
-        if 'stage_id' in vals:
-            for t in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
-                new_stage = vals.get('stage_id')
-                self.stage_set(cr, uid, [t.id], new_stage, context=context)
-
         return super(project_issue, self).write(cr, uid, ids, vals, context)
 
     def onchange_task_id(self, cr, uid, ids, task_id, context=None):
@@ -550,15 +545,7 @@ class project_issue(base_stage, osv.osv):
     def create_send_note(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         message = _("Project issue <b>created</b>.")
         return self.message_post(cr, uid, ids, body=message, subtype="mt_issue_new", context=context)
-    def stage_set(self, cr, uid, ids, stage_id, context=None):
-        stage_name = self.pool.get('project.task.type').name_get(cr, uid, [stage_id], context=context)[0][1]
-        if stage_name in['Design','Development','Testing','Merge']:
-            self.issue_start_send_note(cr, uid, ids, context=context)
-        return True
-    
-    def issue_start_send_note(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
-        return self.message_post(cr, uid, ids, body=_("Issue has been <b>started</b>."), subtype="mt_issue_started", context=context)
-    
+
     def case_escalate_send_note(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         for obj in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
             if obj.project_id:
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_data.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_data.xml
index 226884e9b83..2b4ef35f904 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_data.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_data.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Access all issues from the top Project menu, and access the issues of a specific
             <field name="name">Issue Created</field>
             <field name="res_model">project.issue</field>
         </record>
-        <record id="mail.mt_issue_started" model="mail.message.subtype">
+        <record id="mail.mt_issue_change" model="mail.message.subtype">
             <field name="name">Issue Started</field>
             <field name="res_model">project.issue</field>
         </record>