diff --git a/CRM/Mailing/Event/BAO/Forward.php b/CRM/Mailing/Event/BAO/Forward.php
index e62a7304276f..e6ca6bc2ccba 100644
--- a/CRM/Mailing/Event/BAO/Forward.php
+++ b/CRM/Mailing/Event/BAO/Forward.php
@@ -231,122 +231,6 @@ protected static function _civicrm_api3_deprecated_add_formatted_param(&$values,
     $contactFields = CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact::fields();
     _civicrm_api3_store_values($contactFields, $values, $params);
 
-    if (isset($values['contact_type'])) {
-      // we're an individual/household/org property
-
-      $fields[$values['contact_type']] = CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact::fields();
-
-      _civicrm_api3_store_values($fields[$values['contact_type']], $values, $params);
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (isset($values['individual_prefix'])) {
-      if (!empty($params['prefix_id'])) {
-        $prefixes = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::get('CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact', 'prefix_id');
-        $params['prefix'] = $prefixes[$params['prefix_id']];
-      }
-      else {
-        $params['prefix'] = $values['individual_prefix'];
-      }
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (isset($values['individual_suffix'])) {
-      if (!empty($params['suffix_id'])) {
-        $suffixes = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::get('CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact', 'suffix_id');
-        $params['suffix'] = $suffixes[$params['suffix_id']];
-      }
-      else {
-        $params['suffix'] = $values['individual_suffix'];
-      }
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    // CRM-4575
-    if (isset($values['email_greeting'])) {
-      if (!empty($params['email_greeting_id'])) {
-        $emailGreetingFilter = [
-          'contact_type' => $params['contact_type'] ?? NULL,
-          'greeting_type' => 'email_greeting',
-        ];
-        $emailGreetings = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::greeting($emailGreetingFilter);
-        $params['email_greeting'] = $emailGreetings[$params['email_greeting_id']];
-      }
-      else {
-        $params['email_greeting'] = $values['email_greeting'];
-      }
-
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (isset($values['postal_greeting'])) {
-      if (!empty($params['postal_greeting_id'])) {
-        $postalGreetingFilter = [
-          'contact_type' => $params['contact_type'] ?? NULL,
-          'greeting_type' => 'postal_greeting',
-        ];
-        $postalGreetings = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::greeting($postalGreetingFilter);
-        $params['postal_greeting'] = $postalGreetings[$params['postal_greeting_id']];
-      }
-      else {
-        $params['postal_greeting'] = $values['postal_greeting'];
-      }
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (isset($values['addressee'])) {
-      $params['addressee'] = $values['addressee'];
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (isset($values['gender'])) {
-      if (!empty($params['gender_id'])) {
-        $genders = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::get('CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact', 'gender_id');
-        $params['gender'] = $genders[$params['gender_id']];
-      }
-      else {
-        $params['gender'] = $values['gender'];
-      }
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    if (!empty($values['preferred_communication_method'])) {
-      $comm = [];
-      $pcm = array_change_key_case(array_flip(CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::get('CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact', 'preferred_communication_method')), CASE_LOWER);
-
-      $preffComm = explode(',', $values['preferred_communication_method']);
-      foreach ($preffComm as $v) {
-        $v = strtolower(trim($v));
-        if (array_key_exists($v, $pcm)) {
-          $comm[$pcm[$v]] = 1;
-        }
-      }
-
-      $params['preferred_communication_method'] = $comm;
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    // format the website params.
-    if (!empty($values['url'])) {
-      static $websiteFields;
-      if (!is_array($websiteFields)) {
-        require_once 'CRM/Core/DAO/Website.php';
-        $websiteFields = CRM_Core_DAO_Website::fields();
-      }
-      if (!array_key_exists('website', $params) ||
-        !is_array($params['website'])
-      ) {
-        $params['website'] = [];
-      }
-
-      $websiteCount = count($params['website']);
-      _civicrm_api3_store_values($websiteFields, $values,
-        $params['website'][++$websiteCount]
-      );
-
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
     // get the formatted location blocks into params - w/ 3.0 format, CRM-4605
     if (!empty($values['location_type_id'])) {
       static $fields = NULL;
@@ -482,52 +366,6 @@ protected static function _civicrm_api3_deprecated_add_formatted_param(&$values,
       }
       return TRUE;
     }
-
-    if (isset($values['note'])) {
-      // add a note field
-      if (!isset($params['note'])) {
-        $params['note'] = [];
-      }
-      $noteBlock = count($params['note']) + 1;
-
-      $params['note'][$noteBlock] = [];
-      if (!isset($fields['Note'])) {
-        $fields['Note'] = CRM_Core_DAO_Note::fields();
-      }
-
-      // get the current logged in civicrm user
-      $session = CRM_Core_Session::singleton();
-      $userID = $session->get('userID');
-
-      if ($userID) {
-        $values['contact_id'] = $userID;
-      }
-
-      _civicrm_api3_store_values($fields['Note'], $values, $params['note'][$noteBlock]);
-
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-    // Check for custom field values
-
-    if (empty($fields['custom'])) {
-      $fields['custom'] = &CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField::getFields(CRM_Utils_Array::value('contact_type', $values),
-        FALSE, FALSE, NULL, NULL, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE
-      );
-    }
-
-    foreach ($values as $key => $value) {
-      if ($customFieldID = CRM_Core_BAO_CustomField::getKeyID($key)) {
-        // check if it's a valid custom field id
-
-        if (!array_key_exists($customFieldID, $fields['custom'])) {
-          return civicrm_api3_create_error('Invalid custom field ID');
-        }
-        else {
-          $params[$key] = $value;
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   /**