diff --git a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php
index 56599265fd5a..5f1abdadc774 100644
--- a/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php
+++ b/CRM/Contact/BAO/Contact.php
@@ -2640,15 +2640,8 @@ public static function getCountComponent($component, $contactId, $tableName = NU
    *
    * @param object $contact
    *   Contact object after save.
-   * @param bool $useDefaults
-   *   Use default greeting values.
    */
-  public static function processGreetings(&$contact, $useDefaults = FALSE) {
-    if ($useDefaults) {
-      //retrieve default greetings
-      $defaultGreetings = CRM_Core_PseudoConstant::greetingDefaults();
-      $contactDefaults = $defaultGreetings[$contact->contact_type];
-    }
+  public static function processGreetings(&$contact) {
 
     // The contact object has not always required the
     // fields that are required to calculate greetings
@@ -2681,14 +2674,7 @@ public static function processGreetings(&$contact, $useDefaults = FALSE) {
       $updateQueryString[] = " email_greeting_custom = NULL ";
     }
     else {
-      if ($useDefaults) {
-        reset($contactDefaults['email_greeting']);
-        $emailGreetingID = key($contactDefaults['email_greeting']);
-        $emailGreetingString = $contactDefaults['email_greeting'][$emailGreetingID];
-        $updateQueryString[] = " email_greeting_id = $emailGreetingID ";
-        $updateQueryString[] = " email_greeting_custom = NULL ";
-      }
-      elseif ($contact->email_greeting_custom) {
+      if ($contact->email_greeting_custom) {
         $updateQueryString[] = " email_greeting_display = NULL ";
       }
     }
@@ -2717,14 +2703,7 @@ public static function processGreetings(&$contact, $useDefaults = FALSE) {
       $updateQueryString[] = " postal_greeting_custom = NULL ";
     }
     else {
-      if ($useDefaults) {
-        reset($contactDefaults['postal_greeting']);
-        $postalGreetingID = key($contactDefaults['postal_greeting']);
-        $postalGreetingString = $contactDefaults['postal_greeting'][$postalGreetingID];
-        $updateQueryString[] = " postal_greeting_id = $postalGreetingID ";
-        $updateQueryString[] = " postal_greeting_custom = NULL ";
-      }
-      elseif ($contact->postal_greeting_custom) {
+      if ($contact->postal_greeting_custom) {
         $updateQueryString[] = " postal_greeting_display = NULL ";
       }
     }
@@ -2754,14 +2733,7 @@ public static function processGreetings(&$contact, $useDefaults = FALSE) {
       $updateQueryString[] = " addressee_custom = NULL ";
     }
     else {
-      if ($useDefaults) {
-        reset($contactDefaults['addressee']);
-        $addresseeID = key($contactDefaults['addressee']);
-        $addresseeString = $contactDefaults['addressee'][$addresseeID];
-        $updateQueryString[] = " addressee_id = $addresseeID ";
-        $updateQueryString[] = " addressee_custom = NULL ";
-      }
-      elseif ($contact->addressee_custom) {
+      if ($contact->addressee_custom) {
         $updateQueryString[] = " addressee_display = NULL ";
       }
     }
diff --git a/CRM/Core/PseudoConstant.php b/CRM/Core/PseudoConstant.php
index 419664441890..dd1369821168 100644
--- a/CRM/Core/PseudoConstant.php
+++ b/CRM/Core/PseudoConstant.php
@@ -155,12 +155,6 @@ class CRM_Core_PseudoConstant {
    */
   private static $greeting;
 
-  /**
-   * Default Greetings
-   * @var array
-   */
-  private static $greetingDefaults;
-
   /**
    * Extensions of type module
    * @var array
@@ -1650,6 +1644,10 @@ public static function countryIDForStateID($stateID) {
    *   array reference of all greetings.
    */
   public static function greeting($filter, $columnName = 'label') {
+    if (!isset(Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['greeting'])) {
+      Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['greeting'] = array();
+    }
+
     $index = $filter['greeting_type'] . '_' . $columnName;
 
     // also add contactType to the array
@@ -1658,11 +1656,7 @@ public static function greeting($filter, $columnName = 'label') {
       $index .= '_' . $contactType;
     }
 
-    if (NULL === self::$greeting) {
-      self::$greeting = array();
-    }
-
-    if (!CRM_Utils_Array::value($index, self::$greeting)) {
+    if (!CRM_Utils_Array::value($index, Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['greeting'])) {
       $filterCondition = NULL;
       if ($contactType) {
         $filterVal = 'v.filter =';
@@ -1682,40 +1676,10 @@ public static function greeting($filter, $columnName = 'label') {
         $filterCondition .= "AND (v.filter = 0 OR {$filterVal}) ";
       }
 
-      self::$greeting[$index] = CRM_Core_OptionGroup::values($filter['greeting_type'], NULL, NULL, NULL, $filterCondition, $columnName);
-    }
-
-    return self::$greeting[$index];
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Construct array of default greeting values for contact type.
-   *
-   *
-   * @return array
-   *   array reference of default greetings.
-   */
-  public static function &greetingDefaults() {
-    if (!self::$greetingDefaults) {
-      $defaultGreetings = array();
-      $contactTypes = self::get('CRM_Contact_DAO_Contact', 'contact_type', array(
-          'keyColumn' => 'id',
-          'labelColumn' => 'name',
-        ));
-
-      foreach ($contactTypes as $filter => $contactType) {
-        $filterCondition = " AND (v.filter = 0 OR v.filter = $filter) AND v.is_default = 1 ";
-
-        foreach (CRM_Contact_BAO_Contact::$_greetingTypes as $greeting) {
-          $tokenVal = CRM_Core_OptionGroup::values($greeting, NULL, NULL, NULL, $filterCondition, 'label');
-          $defaultGreetings[$contactType][$greeting] = $tokenVal;
-        }
-      }
-
-      self::$greetingDefaults = $defaultGreetings;
+      Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['greeting'][$index] = CRM_Core_OptionGroup::values($filter['greeting_type'], NULL, NULL, NULL, $filterCondition, $columnName);
     }
 
-    return self::$greetingDefaults;
+    return Civi::$statics[__CLASS__]['greeting'][$index];
   }
 
   /**