diff --git a/CRM/Dedupe/Merger.php b/CRM/Dedupe/Merger.php
index 57e6156155a8..328fbcd29479 100644
--- a/CRM/Dedupe/Merger.php
+++ b/CRM/Dedupe/Merger.php
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@ public static function getRowsElementsAndInfo($mainId, $otherId, $checkPermissio
           }
 
           // Provide a select drop-down for the location's type/provider
-          // eg websites: Google+, Facebook...
+          // eg websites: Facebook...
 
           if ($blockInfo['hasType']) {
 
diff --git a/templates/CRM/Friend/Form/Friend.tpl b/templates/CRM/Friend/Form/Friend.tpl
index 549f2537dbae..8d79bb433b3d 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/Friend/Form/Friend.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/Friend/Form/Friend.tpl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     {assign var=pageType value="Pledge Information page"}
     {ts}Tell a Friend gives registering pledge signers an easy way to spread the word about this pledge. The registration thank-you page will include a link to a form where they can enter their friends' email addresses, along with a personalized message. CiviCRM will record these solicitation activities, and will add the friends to your database.{/ts}
   {/if}
-  {ts}If sharing through social media is enabled, links allowing people to share with their social network will also be included on the Tell a Friend form (e.g. Facebook "Like", Google+, and Twitter). You can turn social media sharing on and off from the Settings tab.{/ts}
+  {ts}If sharing through social media is enabled, links allowing people to share with their social network will also be included on the Tell a Friend form (e.g. Facebook "Like" and Twitter). You can turn social media sharing on and off from the Settings tab.{/ts}
 </div>
    <div class="crm-submit-buttons">{include file="CRM/common/formButtons.tpl" location="top"}</div>
     <table class="form-layout">
diff --git a/templates/CRM/common/SocialNetwork.tpl b/templates/CRM/common/SocialNetwork.tpl
index fb2b2d3c21fc..a5b786b173f1 100644
--- a/templates/CRM/common/SocialNetwork.tpl
+++ b/templates/CRM/common/SocialNetwork.tpl
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
                 <img title="Facebook Like Button" src="{$config->userFrameworkResourceURL|replace:'https://':'http://'}/i/fblike.png" alt="Facebook Button" />
             </a>
         {else}
-            <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js"></script>
             {*use advanced buttons for pages*}
             <div class="label">
                 <iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"
@@ -34,9 +33,6 @@
                 style="width:100px; height:20px;">
                 </iframe>
             </div>
-            <div class="label">
-                <g:plusone href={$url}></g:plusone>
-            </div>
             <div class="label" style="width:300px;">
                 <iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?app_id=240719639306341&amp;href={$url|escape:'url'}&amp;send=false&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:300px; height:30px;" allowTransparency="true">
                 </iframe>
diff --git a/xml/templates/civicrm_data.tpl b/xml/templates/civicrm_data.tpl
index d85d0d77863e..f4ced5bf8217 100644
--- a/xml/templates/civicrm_data.tpl
+++ b/xml/templates/civicrm_data.tpl
@@ -740,7 +740,6 @@ VALUES
    (@option_group_id_website, 'Work',     1, 'Work',     NULL, 0, 1, 1, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
    (@option_group_id_website, 'Main',     2, 'Main',     NULL, 0, NULL, 2, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
    (@option_group_id_website, 'Facebook', 3, 'Facebook', NULL, 0, NULL, 3, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
-   (@option_group_id_website, 'Google+',  4, 'Google_',  NULL, 0, NULL, 4, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
    (@option_group_id_website, 'Instagram',  5, 'Instagram',  NULL, 0, NULL, 5, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
    (@option_group_id_website, 'LinkedIn',  6, 'LinkedIn',  NULL, 0, NULL, 6, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),
    (@option_group_id_website, 'MySpace',  7, 'MySpace',  NULL, 0, NULL, 7, NULL, 0, 0, 1, NULL, NULL, NULL),