diff --git a/admin/settings/users.php b/admin/settings/users.php
index 9260178199cb4..2e613e7122ddd 100644
--- a/admin/settings/users.php
+++ b/admin/settings/users.php
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@
                     'institution' => new lang_string('institution'),
                 )));
         $temp->add(new admin_setting_configtext('fullnamedisplay', new lang_string('fullnamedisplay', 'admin'), new lang_string('configfullnamedisplay', 'admin'), 'language', PARAM_TEXT, 50));
-        $temp->add(new admin_setting_configtext('alternativefullnameformat', new lang_string('alternativefullnameformat', 'admin'),
-                new lang_string('alternativefullnameformat_desc', 'admin'),
-                'firstname lastname firstnamephonetic lastnamephonetic middlename alternatename',
-                PARAM_RAW, 50));
         $temp->add(new admin_setting_configtext('maxusersperpage', new lang_string('maxusersperpage','admin'), new lang_string('configmaxusersperpage','admin'), 100, PARAM_INT));
         $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('enablegravatar', new lang_string('enablegravatar', 'admin'), new lang_string('enablegravatar_help', 'admin'), 0));
         $temp->add(new admin_setting_configtext('gravatardefaulturl', new lang_string('gravatardefaulturl', 'admin'), new lang_string('gravatardefaulturl_help', 'admin'), 'mm'));
diff --git a/lang/en/admin.php b/lang/en/admin.php
index 41defde6aca19..8176a337d2e58 100644
--- a/lang/en/admin.php
+++ b/lang/en/admin.php
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 $string['allowuserblockhiding'] = 'Allow users to hide blocks';
 $string['allowuserswitchrolestheycantassign'] = 'Allow users without the assign roles capability to switch roles';
 $string['allowuserthemes'] = 'Allow user themes';
-$string['alternativefullnameformat'] = 'Alternative full name format';
-$string['alternativefullnameformat_desc'] = 'This defines how names are shown to users with the viewfullnames capability (by default users with the role of manager, teacher or non-editing teacher). Placeholders that can be used are as for the "Full name format" setting.';
 $string['antivirus'] = 'Anti-Virus';
 $string['appearance'] = 'Appearance';
 $string['aspellpath'] = 'Path to aspell';
@@ -538,6 +536,7 @@
 $string['frontpageroles'] = 'Front page roles';
 $string['frontpagesettings'] = 'Front page settings';
 $string['fullnamedisplay'] = 'Full name format';
+$string['fullnamedisplayprivate'] = 'Full name format - private';
 $string['gdrequired'] = 'The GD extension is now required by Moodle for image conversion.';
 $string['generalsettings'] = 'General settings';
 $string['geoipfile'] = 'GeoIP city data file';
diff --git a/lib/moodlelib.php b/lib/moodlelib.php
index f337155a7f835..c57d8ab09c9b8 100644
--- a/lib/moodlelib.php
+++ b/lib/moodlelib.php
@@ -3602,23 +3602,11 @@ function fullname($user, $override=false) {
     if (isset($CFG->fullnamedisplay)) {
         $template = $CFG->fullnamedisplay;
     }
-    // If the template is empty, or set to language, return the language string.
-    if ((empty($template) || $template == 'language') && !$override) {
+    // If the template is empty, or set to language, or $override is set, return the language string.
+    if (empty($template) || $template == 'language' || $override) {
         return get_string('fullnamedisplay', null, $user);
     }
 
-    $admindisplay = null;
-    // Language isn't actually a valid value for alternativefullnameformat, but people might enter it in anyway.
-    if (empty($CFG->alternativefullnameformat) || $CFG->alternativefullnameformat == 'language') {
-        // Default to show all names if the setting is empty.
-        $admindisplay = 'firstname lastname firstnamephonetic lastnamephonetic middlename alternatename';
-    } else {
-        $admindisplay = $CFG->alternativefullnameformat;
-    }
-
-    // If the override is true, then change the template to use the complete name.
-    $template = ($override) ? $admindisplay : $template;
-
     $requirednames = array();
     // With each name, see if it is in the display name template, and add it to the required names array if it is.
     foreach ($allnames as $allname) {
diff --git a/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php b/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php
index 6de89773468ae..776d1fcb60bcd 100644
--- a/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/moodlelib_test.php
@@ -2321,7 +2321,6 @@ public function test_fullname() {
         // Back up config settings for restore later.
         $originalcfg = new stdClass();
         $originalcfg->fullnamedisplay = $CFG->fullnamedisplay;
-        $originalcfg->alternativefullnameformat = $CFG->alternativefullnameformat;
 
         // Testing existing fullnamedisplay settings.
         $CFG->fullnamedisplay = 'firstname';
@@ -2345,35 +2344,10 @@ public function test_fullname() {
 
         // Test override parameter.
         $CFG->fullnamedisplay = 'firstname';
-        $expectedname = "$user->firstname $user->lastname $user->firstnamephonetic $user->lastnamephonetic $user->middlename $user->alternatename";
-        $testname = fullname($user, true);
-        $this->assertSame($expectedname, $testname);
-
-        // Test alternativefullnameformat setting.
-        // Test alternativefullnameformat that has been set to nothing.
-        $CFG->alternativefullnameformat = '';
-        $expectedname = "$user->firstname $user->lastname $user->firstnamephonetic $user->lastnamephonetic $user->middlename $user->alternatename";
-        $testname = fullname($user, true);
-        $this->assertSame($expectedname, $testname);
-
-        // Test alternativefullnameformat that has been set to 'language'.
-        $CFG->alternativefullnameformat = 'language';
-        $expectedname = "$user->firstname $user->lastname $user->firstnamephonetic $user->lastnamephonetic $user->middlename $user->alternatename";
-        $testname = fullname($user, true);
-        $this->assertSame($expectedname, $testname);
-
-        // Test customising the alternativefullnameformat setting with a basic configuration.
-        $CFG->alternativefullnameformat = 'firstname lastname';
         $expectedname = "$user->firstname $user->lastname";
         $testname = fullname($user, true);
         $this->assertSame($expectedname, $testname);
 
-        // Test customising the alternativefullnameformat setting with a more advanced configuration.
-        $CFG->alternativefullnameformat = 'firstname firstnamephonetic lastname lastnamephonetic, middlename';
-        $expectedname = "$user->firstname $user->firstnamephonetic $user->lastname $user->lastnamephonetic, $user->middlename";
-        $testname = fullname($user, true);
-        $this->assertSame($expectedname, $testname);
-
         // Test additional name fields.
         $CFG->fullnamedisplay = 'lastname lastnamephonetic firstname firstnamephonetic';
         $expectedname = "$user->lastname $user->lastnamephonetic $user->firstname $user->firstnamephonetic";
@@ -2454,7 +2428,6 @@ public function test_fullname() {
 
         // Tidy up after we finish testing.
         $CFG->fullnamedisplay = $originalcfg->fullnamedisplay;
-        $CFG->alternativefullnameformat = $originalcfg->alternativefullnameformat;
     }
 
     public function test_get_all_user_name_fields() {