diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 41018682f..9ffbbce77 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     sort order, with optional filtering in the configuration file.  This
     means user-defined reports can be written, and the reports currently
     in the configuration file can be renamed.
+  + New algorithm for determining when the "nag" message is displayed.
 
 ------ old releases ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 549946a75..fb05a3a4a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 SUBDIRS = src
-EXTRA_DIST = DEVELOPERS README.1.5.0
+EXTRA_DIST = DEVELOPERS
 
diff --git a/README.1.5.0 b/README.1.5.0
deleted file mode 100644
index 23dc8bd5d..000000000
--- a/README.1.5.0
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-Task 1.5.0 has a custom reports feature.  Three of the existing task reports
-are no longer implemented in task, and need to be added as custom reports.
-Simply copy the following six lines into your existing .taskrc file.
-
-New task users need not do this - task will create an initial .taskrc file
-on first startup.
-
-
-report.long.columns=id,project,priority,entry,start,due,age,tags,description
-report.long.sort=due+,priority-,project+
-report.list.columns=id,project,priority,due,active,age,description
-report.list.sort=due+,priority-,project+
-report.ls.columns=id,project,priority,description
-report.ls.sort=priority-,project+
-
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0d4bf6556..d6e95db0f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -74,9 +74,3 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(srandom, [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SRANDOM], [1], [Found srandom])])
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile])
 AC_OUTPUT
 
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([...])
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([...])
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([Existing task users please read the README.1.5.0 file!])
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([...])
-AC_MSG_NOTICE([...])
-
diff --git a/html/task.html b/html/task.html
index 696a0a6b5..03c8eee60 100644
--- a/html/task.html
+++ b/html/task.html
@@ -112,23 +112,9 @@
                       sort order, with optional filtering in the configuration file.  This
                       means user-defined reports can be written, and the reports currently
                       in the configuration file can be renamed.
+                  <li>New algorithm for determining when the "nag" message is displayed.
                 </ul>
 
-                <p>
-                  Note that users of task prior to version 1.5.0 will need to add
-                  the following six lines to their .taskrc file.  See also the
-                  README.1.5.0 file in the distribution for more details.
-                </p>
-
-                <pre><code>report.long.columns=id,project,priority,entry,start,due,age,tags,description
-report.long.sort=due+,priority-,project+
-
-report.list.columns=id,project,priority,due,active,age,description
-report.list.sort=due+,priority-,project+
-
-report.ls.columns=id,project,priority,description
-report.ls.sort=priority-,project+</code></pre>
-
                 <p>
                   (Find out <a href="versions.html">what was new in prior versions</a>)
                 </p>
diff --git a/src/Config.cpp b/src/Config.cpp
index f63a58700..3f46613a0 100644
--- a/src/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/Config.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 Config::Config ()
 {
+  // These are default (but overridable) reports.
+  (*this)["report.large.columns"] = "id,uuid,project,priority,entry,start,due,age,active,tags,description";
+  (*this)["report.large.sort"]    = "due+,priority-,project+";
+  (*this)["report.long.columns"]  = "id,project,priority,entry,start,due,age,tags,description";
+  (*this)["report.long.sort"]     = "due+,priority-,project+";
+  (*this)["report.list.columns"]  = "id,project,priority,due,active,age,description";
+  (*this)["report.list.sort"]     = "due+,priority-,project+";
+  (*this)["report.ls.columns"]    = "id,project,priority,description";
+  (*this)["report.ls.sort"]       = "priority-,project+";
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////