diff --git a/cmd/kured/main.go b/cmd/kured/main.go
index da8eaa176..df37ca3b0 100644
--- a/cmd/kured/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kured/main.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/alerts"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/daemonsetlock"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/delaytick"
-	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/notifications/slack"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/taints"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/timewindow"
 )
@@ -173,12 +174,22 @@ func main() {
 func flagCheck(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if slackHookURL != "" && notifyURL != "" {
 		log.Warnf("Cannot use both --notify-url and --slack-hook-url flags. Kured will use --notify-url flag only...")
-		slackHookURL = ""
 	}
-	if slackChannel != "" || slackHookURL != "" {
-		log.Warnf("slack-* flag(s) are being deprecated. Please use --notify-url flag instead.")
+	if slackHookURL != "" {
+		log.Warnf("Deprecated flag(s). Please use --notify-url flag instead.")
+		if regexp.MustCompile(`https://hooks.slack.com/services/\w{5,15}\/\w{5,15}\/\w{5,20}[^\/]`).FindString(slackHookURL) == "" {
+			log.Fatalf("ERROR: %v\n", errors.New("slack-hook-url is not properly formatted...no notification will be sent"))
+		}
+		trataURL, err := url.Parse(slackHookURL)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("slack-hook-url is not properly formatted...no notification will be sent: %v\n", err)
+		}
+		if len(strings.Split(strings.Trim(trataURL.Path, "/services/"), "/")) != 3 {
+			log.Fatalf("slack-hook-url is not properly formatted...no notification will be sent: %v\n", err)
+		} else {
+			notifyURL = fmt.Sprintf("slack://%s", strings.Trim(trataURL.Path, "/services/"))
+		}
 	}
-
 }
 
 // newCommand creates a new Command with stdout/stderr wired to our standard logger
@@ -353,11 +364,6 @@ func drain(client *kubernetes.Clientset, node *v1.Node) {
 
 	log.Infof("Draining node %s", nodename)
 
-	if slackHookURL != "" {
-		if err := slack.NotifyDrain(slackHookURL, slackUsername, slackChannel, messageTemplateDrain, nodename); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("Error notifying slack: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
 	if notifyURL != "" {
 		if err := shoutrrr.Send(notifyURL, fmt.Sprintf(messageTemplateDrain, nodename)); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Error notifying: %v", err)
@@ -411,12 +417,6 @@ func uncordon(client *kubernetes.Clientset, node *v1.Node) {
 func invokeReboot(nodeID string, rebootCommand []string) {
 	log.Infof("Running command: %s for node: %s", rebootCommand, nodeID)
 
-	if slackHookURL != "" {
-		if err := slack.NotifyReboot(slackHookURL, slackUsername, slackChannel, messageTemplateReboot, nodeID); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("Error notifying slack: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if notifyURL != "" {
 		if err := shoutrrr.Send(notifyURL, fmt.Sprintf(messageTemplateReboot, nodeID)); err != nil {
 			log.Warnf("Error notifying: %v", err)
diff --git a/cmd/kured/main_test.go b/cmd/kured/main_test.go
index 78dab6546..24e8efb5b 100644
--- a/cmd/kured/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kured/main_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/weaveworks/kured/pkg/alerts"
 	assert "gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 
@@ -22,6 +23,15 @@ func (fbc BlockingChecker) isBlocked() bool {
 var _ RebootBlocker = BlockingChecker{}       // Verify that Type implements Interface.
 var _ RebootBlocker = (*BlockingChecker)(nil) // Verify that *Type implements Interface.
 
+func Test_flagCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	var cmd *cobra.Command
+	var args []string
+	slackHookURL = "https://hooks.slack.com/services/BLABLABA12345/IAM931A0VERY/COMPLICATED711854TOKEN1SET"
+	flagCheck(cmd, args)
+	if notifyURL != "slack://BLABLABA12345/IAM931A0VERY/COMPLICATED711854TOKEN1SET" {
+		t.Errorf("Slack URL Parsing is wrong: expecting %s  but got %s\n", "slack://BLABLABA12345/IAM931A0VERY/COMPLICATED711854TOKEN1SET", notifyURL)
+	}
+}
 func Test_rebootBlocked(t *testing.T) {
 	noCheckers := []RebootBlocker{}
 	nonblockingChecker := BlockingChecker{blocking: false}
diff --git a/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go b/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 4af05d93f..000000000
--- a/pkg/notifications/slack/slack.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-package slack
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/http"
-	"time"
-)
-
-var (
-	httpClient = &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
-)
-
-type body struct {
-	Text     string `json:"text,omitempty"`
-	Username string `json:"username,omitempty"`
-	Channel  string `json:"channel,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func notify(hookURL, username, channel, message string) error {
-	msg := body{
-		Text:     message,
-		Username: username,
-		Channel:  channel,
-	}
-
-	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if err := json.NewEncoder(&buf).Encode(&msg); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	resp, err := httpClient.Post(hookURL, "application/json", &buf)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-
-	if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 {
-		return fmt.Errorf(resp.Status)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// NotifyDrain is the exposed way to notify of a drain event onto a slack chan
-func NotifyDrain(hookURL, username, channel, messageTemplate, nodeID string) error {
-	return notify(hookURL, username, channel, fmt.Sprintf(messageTemplate, nodeID))
-}
-
-// NotifyReboot is the exposed way to notify of a reboot event onto a slack chan
-func NotifyReboot(hookURL, username, channel, messageTemplate, nodeID string) error {
-	return notify(hookURL, username, channel, fmt.Sprintf(messageTemplate, nodeID))
-}