diff --git a/SignalMessaging/Views/ContactCellView.m b/SignalMessaging/Views/ContactCellView.m
index 5d744681bb..4421d76883 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/Views/ContactCellView.m
+++ b/SignalMessaging/Views/ContactCellView.m
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-//  Copyright (c) 2018 Open Whisper Systems. All rights reserved.
+//  Copyright (c) 2019 Open Whisper Systems. All rights reserved.
 //
 
 #import "ContactCellView.h"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ const CGFloat kContactCellAvatarTextMargin = 12;
         self.thread = [TSContactThread getThreadWithContactId:recipientId transaction:transaction];
     }];
 
-    BOOL isNoteToSelf = [recipientId isEqualToString:self.tsAccountManager.localNumber];
+    BOOL isNoteToSelf = (IsNoteToSelfEnabled() && [recipientId isEqualToString:self.tsAccountManager.localNumber]);
     if (isNoteToSelf) {
         self.nameLabel.attributedText = [[NSAttributedString alloc]
             initWithString:NSLocalizedString(@"NOTE_TO_SELF", @"Label for 1:1 conversation with yourself.")
diff --git a/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationSearcher.swift b/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationSearcher.swift
index 315d5b5e61..f17a11f8aa 100644
--- a/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationSearcher.swift
+++ b/SignalMessaging/utils/ConversationSearcher.swift
@@ -241,11 +241,11 @@ public class ConversationSearcher: NSObject {
     private func conversationIndexingString(recipientId: String) -> String {
         var result = self.indexingString(recipientId: recipientId)
 
-        if let localNumber = tsAccountManager.localNumber() {
-            if localNumber == recipientId {
-                let noteToSelfLabel = NSLocalizedString("NOTE_TO_SELF", comment: "Label for 1:1 conversation with yourself.")
-                result += " \(noteToSelfLabel)"
-            }
+        if IsNoteToSelfEnabled(),
+            let localNumber = tsAccountManager.localNumber(),
+            localNumber == recipientId {
+            let noteToSelfLabel = NSLocalizedString("NOTE_TO_SELF", comment: "Label for 1:1 conversation with yourself.")
+            result += " \(noteToSelfLabel)"
         }
 
         return result
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.h b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.h
index 2aa098655e..fa4527b12b 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.h
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
+BOOL IsNoteToSelfEnabled(void);
+
 @class OWSDisappearingMessagesConfiguration;
 @class TSInteraction;
 @class TSInvalidIdentityKeyReceivingErrorMessage;
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m
index 26eb0b6979..97e95158df 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Contacts/TSThread.m
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
+BOOL IsNoteToSelfEnabled(void)
+{
+    return NO;
+}
+
 ConversationColorName const ConversationColorNameCrimson = @"red";
 ConversationColorName const ConversationColorNameVermilion = @"orange";
 ConversationColorName const ConversationColorNameBurlap = @"brown";
@@ -194,6 +199,9 @@ ConversationColorName const kConversationColorName_Default = ConversationColorNa
 
 - (BOOL)isNoteToSelf
 {
+    if (!IsNoteToSelfEnabled()) {
+        return NO;
+    }
     return (!self.isGroupThread && self.contactIdentifier != nil &&
         [self.contactIdentifier isEqualToString:self.tsAccountManager.localNumber]);
 }
diff --git a/SignalServiceKit/src/Storage/FullTextSearchFinder.swift b/SignalServiceKit/src/Storage/FullTextSearchFinder.swift
index ed4c7cdccd..00b64dd119 100644
--- a/SignalServiceKit/src/Storage/FullTextSearchFinder.swift
+++ b/SignalServiceKit/src/Storage/FullTextSearchFinder.swift
@@ -171,11 +171,12 @@ public class FullTextSearchFinder: NSObject {
         let recipientId =  contactThread.contactIdentifier()
         var result = recipientIndexer.index(recipientId, transaction: transaction)
 
-        if let localNumber = tsAccountManager.storedOrCachedLocalNumber(transaction) {
-            if localNumber == recipientId {
-                let noteToSelfLabel = NSLocalizedString("NOTE_TO_SELF", comment: "Label for 1:1 conversation with yourself.")
-                result += " \(noteToSelfLabel)"
-            }
+        if IsNoteToSelfEnabled(),
+            let localNumber = tsAccountManager.storedOrCachedLocalNumber(transaction),
+            localNumber == recipientId {
+
+            let noteToSelfLabel = NSLocalizedString("NOTE_TO_SELF", comment: "Label for 1:1 conversation with yourself.")
+            result += " \(noteToSelfLabel)"
         }
 
         return result