diff --git a/source/blender/src/editmesh_tools.c b/source/blender/src/editmesh_tools.c
index 254e240b44e..86041a22370 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/editmesh_tools.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/editmesh_tools.c
@@ -3684,7 +3684,7 @@ void join_triangles(void)
 	EditFace *efa;
 	EditEdge *eed, **faceEdge, *faceEdges[5], **edsortblock, **edb;
 	EditVert **faceVert1, *faceVerts1[5], **faceVert2, *faceVerts2[5];
-	float limit = 25;
+	float limit = G.scene->toolsettings->select_thresh * 10;
 	int i, paircount, joincount, totFacePairLs, respectvcol = 1, respectuv = 1, match, matchar[3];
 	FacePairL *fpl1;
 	
@@ -3850,9 +3850,6 @@ void join_triangles(void)
 		}
 	}
 	
-	if(joincount) notice("Created %i new quads /n", joincount);
-	else notice("nothing done");
-	
 	free_tagged_facelist(em->faces.first);
 	MEM_freeN(edsortblock);
 	for(eed=em->edges.first; eed; eed=eed->next){ 
@@ -7238,4 +7235,4 @@ void loop_to_region(void)
 	DAG_object_flush_update(G.scene, G.obedit, OB_RECALC_DATA);
 	allqueue(REDRAWVIEW3D, 0);
 	BIF_undo_push("Edge Loop to Face Region");
-}
+}
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