diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index d652e61095..2c359a0af3 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -2124,6 +2124,10 @@ class NotifierSerializer(BaseSerializer):
         incorrect_type_fields = []
         if 'notification_configuration' not in attrs:
             return attrs
+        if self.context['view'].kwargs:
+            object_actual = self.context['view'].get_object()
+        else:
+            object_actual = None
         for field in notification_class.init_parameters:
             if field not in attrs['notification_configuration']:
                 missing_fields.append(field)
@@ -2134,8 +2138,8 @@ class NotifierSerializer(BaseSerializer):
             if not type(field_val) in expected_types:
                 incorrect_type_fields.append((field, field_type))
                 continue
-            if field_type == "password" and field_val.startswith('$encrypted$'):
-                missing_fields.append(field)
+            if field_type == "password" and field_val == "$encrypted$" and object_actual is not None:
+                attrs['notification_configuration'][field] = object_actual.notification_configuration[field]
         error_list = []
         if missing_fields:
             error_list.append("Missing required fields for Notification Configuration: {}".format(missing_fields))
diff --git a/awx/api/urls.py b/awx/api/urls.py
index 1cb8b4ad4e..5d496188d1 100644
--- a/awx/api/urls.py
+++ b/awx/api/urls.py
@@ -286,7 +286,8 @@ v1_urls = patterns('awx.api.views',
     url(r'^me/$',                   'user_me_list'),
     url(r'^dashboard/$',            'dashboard_view'),
     url(r'^dashboard/graphs/jobs/$','dashboard_jobs_graph_view'),
-    url(r'^settings/',              include(settings_urls)),
+    # TODO: Uncomment aftger 3.0 when we bring database settings endpoints back
+    # url(r'^settings/',              include(settings_urls)),
     url(r'^schedules/',             include(schedule_urls)),
     url(r'^organizations/',         include(organization_urls)),
     url(r'^users/',                 include(user_urls)),
diff --git a/awx/api/views.py b/awx/api/views.py
index a2e5037e38..4cfcb3b4ab 100644
--- a/awx/api/views.py
+++ b/awx/api/views.py
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ class ApiV1RootView(APIView):
         data['authtoken'] = reverse('api:auth_token_view')
         data['ping'] = reverse('api:api_v1_ping_view')
         data['config'] = reverse('api:api_v1_config_view')
-        data['settings'] = reverse('api:settings_list')
+        # TODO: Uncomment after 3.0 when we bring database settings endpoints back
+        # data['settings'] = reverse('api:settings_list')
         data['me'] = reverse('api:user_me_list')
         data['dashboard'] = reverse('api:dashboard_view')
         data['organizations'] = reverse('api:organization_list')
diff --git a/awx/main/models/notifications.py b/awx/main/models/notifications.py
index 29a51cf9ac..40dcba67ac 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/notifications.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/notifications.py
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ class Notifier(CommonModel):
         update_fields = kwargs.get('update_fields', [])
         for field in filter(lambda x: self.notification_class.init_parameters[x]['type'] == "password",
                             self.notification_class.init_parameters):
+            if self.notification_configuration[field].startswith("$encrypted$"):
+                continue
             if new_instance:
                 value = self.notification_configuration[field]
                 setattr(self, '_saved_{}_{}'.format("config", field), value)
@@ -84,7 +86,6 @@ class Notifier(CommonModel):
                                 self.notification_class.init_parameters):
                 saved_value = getattr(self, '_saved_{}_{}'.format("config", field), '')
                 self.notification_configuration[field] = saved_value
-                #setattr(self.notification_configuration, field, saved_value)
                 if 'notification_configuration' not in update_fields:
                     update_fields.append('notification_configuration')
             self.save(update_fields=update_fields)
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/old/settings.py b/awx/main/tests/old/settings.py
index f0d7cf63ac..93ce2963a1 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/old/settings.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/old/settings.py
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ TEST_TOWER_SETTINGS_MANIFEST = {
 }
 
 @override_settings(TOWER_SETTINGS_MANIFEST=TEST_TOWER_SETTINGS_MANIFEST)
-class SettingsTest(BaseTest):
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Settings deferred to 3.1")
+class SettingsPlaceholder(BaseTest):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(SettingsTest, self).setUp()
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py
index 6a7668c472..a5d63906c5 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/api/test_views.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class TestApiV1RootView:
             'authtoken',
             'ping',
             'config',
-            'settings',
+            #'settings',
             'me',
             'dashboard',
             'organizations',