diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
index 86d84aaba..bd86b2349 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/Journal.hs
@@ -785,16 +785,12 @@ journalUntieTransactions t@Transaction{tpostings=ps} = t{tpostings=map (\p -> p{
 -- postings to transactions, eg). Or if a modifier rule fails to parse,
 -- return the error message. A reference date is provided to help interpret
 -- relative dates in transaction modifier queries.
--- The first argument selects whether to modify only generated (--forecast) transactions (False),
--- or all transactions (True). The second adds visible tags if true.
-journalModifyTransactions :: Bool -> Bool -> Day -> Journal -> Either String Journal
-journalModifyTransactions alltxns verbosetags d j =
-  case modifyTransactions predfn (journalAccountType j) (journalInheritedAccountTags j) (journalCommodityStyles j) d verbosetags (jtxnmodifiers j) (jtxns j) of
+-- The first argument selects whether to add visible tags to generated postings & modified transactions.
+journalModifyTransactions :: Bool -> Day -> Journal -> Either String Journal
+journalModifyTransactions verbosetags d j =
+  case modifyTransactions (journalAccountType j) (journalInheritedAccountTags j) (journalCommodityStyles j) d verbosetags (jtxnmodifiers j) (jtxns j) of
     Right ts -> Right j{jtxns=ts}
     Left err -> Left err
-  where
-    predfn = if alltxns then const True else isgenerated
-    isgenerated = matchesTransaction (Tag (toRegex' "_generated-transaction") Nothing)
 
 -- | Choose and apply a consistent display style to the posting
 -- amounts in each commodity (see journalCommodityStyles).
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/TransactionModifier.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/TransactionModifier.hs
index 13b9b4b1d..65225fd4b 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/TransactionModifier.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Data/TransactionModifier.hs
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ import Hledger.Data.Transaction (txnTieKnot)
 import Hledger.Query (Query, filterQuery, matchesAmount, matchesPostingExtra,
                       parseQuery, queryIsAmt, queryIsSym, simplifyQuery)
 import Hledger.Data.Posting (commentJoin, commentAddTag, postingAddTags, postingApplyCommodityStyles)
-import Hledger.Utils (wrap)
-import Hledger.Utils.Debug
+import Hledger.Utils (dbg6, wrap)
 
 -- $setup
 -- >>> :set -XOverloadedStrings
@@ -35,21 +34,19 @@ import Hledger.Utils.Debug
 -- >>> import Hledger.Data.Transaction
 -- >>> import Hledger.Data.Journal
 
--- | Apply all the given transaction modifiers, in turn, to each transaction
--- for which the given predicate is true.
+-- | Apply all the given transaction modifiers, in turn, to each transaction.
 -- Or if any of them fails to be parsed, return the first error. A reference
 -- date is provided to help interpret relative dates in transaction modifier
 -- queries.
-modifyTransactions :: (Transaction -> Bool)
-                   -> (AccountName -> Maybe AccountType)
+modifyTransactions :: (AccountName -> Maybe AccountType)
                    -> (AccountName -> [Tag])
                    -> M.Map CommoditySymbol AmountStyle
                    -> Day -> Bool -> [TransactionModifier] -> [Transaction]
                    -> Either String [Transaction]
-modifyTransactions predfn atypes atags styles d verbosetags tmods ts = do
+modifyTransactions atypes atags styles d verbosetags tmods ts = do
   fs <- mapM (transactionModifierToFunction atypes atags styles d verbosetags) tmods  -- convert modifiers to functions, or return a parse error
   let
-    maybemodifytxn t = if predfn t then t'' else t
+    modifytxn t = t''
       where
         t' = foldr (flip (.)) id fs t  -- apply each function in turn
         t'' = if t' == t
@@ -58,7 +55,7 @@ modifyTransactions predfn atypes atags styles d verbosetags tmods ts = do
                      ,ttags=ttags t' & (("_modified","") :) & (if verbosetags then (("modified","") :) else id)
                      }
 
-  Right $ map maybemodifytxn ts
+  Right $ map modifytxn ts
 
 -- | Converts a 'TransactionModifier' to a 'Transaction'-transforming function
 -- which applies the modification(s) specified by the TransactionModifier.
diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
index 2a3ff62f0..b466f4844 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/Common.hs
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ journalFinalise iopts@InputOpts{..} f txt pj = do
       &   journalApplyCommodityStyles                    -- Infer and apply commodity styles - should be done early
       <&> journalAddForecast (verbose_tags_) (forecastPeriod iopts pj)   -- Add forecast transactions if enabled
       <&> journalPostingsAddAccountTags                  -- Add account tags to postings, so they can be matched by auto postings.
-      >>= (if not (null $ jtxnmodifiers pj)
-            then journalAddAutoPostings auto_ verbose_tags_ _ioDay balancingopts_  -- Add auto postings if enabled, and account tags if needed
+      >>= (if auto_ && not (null $ jtxnmodifiers pj)
+            then journalAddAutoPostings verbose_tags_ _ioDay balancingopts_  -- Add auto postings if enabled, and account tags if needed
             else pure)
       -- >>= Right . dbg0With (concatMap (T.unpack.showTransaction).jtxns)  -- debug
       >>= journalMarkRedundantCosts                      -- Mark redundant costs, to help journalBalanceTransactions ignore them
@@ -347,16 +347,15 @@ journalFinalise iopts@InputOpts{..} f txt pj = do
     return j
 
 -- | Apply any auto posting rules to generate extra postings on this journal's transactions.
--- With a true first argument, applies them to all transactions, otherwise only to generated transactions.
--- With a true second argument, adds visible tags to generated postings and modified transactions.
-journalAddAutoPostings :: Bool -> Bool -> Day -> BalancingOpts -> Journal -> Either String Journal
-journalAddAutoPostings alltxns verbosetags d bopts =
+-- With a true first argument, adds visible tags to generated postings and modified transactions.
+journalAddAutoPostings :: Bool -> Day -> BalancingOpts -> Journal -> Either String Journal
+journalAddAutoPostings verbosetags d bopts =
     -- Balance all transactions without checking balance assertions,
     journalBalanceTransactions bopts{ignore_assertions_=True}
     -- then add the auto postings
     -- (Note adding auto postings after balancing means #893b fails;
     -- adding them before balancing probably means #893a, #928, #938 fail.)
-    >=> journalModifyTransactions alltxns verbosetags d
+    >=> journalModifyTransactions verbosetags d
 
 -- | Generate periodic transactions from all periodic transaction rules in the journal.
 -- These transactions are added to the in-memory Journal (but not the on-disk file).
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Rewrite.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Rewrite.hs
index 7cf2800c0..6f4232483 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Rewrite.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Rewrite.hs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ rewrite opts@CliOpts{rawopts_=rawopts,reportspec_=rspec} j@Journal{jtxns=ts} = d
     today = _rsDay rspec
     verbosetags = boolopt "verbose-tags" rawopts
     modifiers = transactionModifierFromOpts opts : jtxnmodifiers j
-  let j' = j{jtxns=either error' id $ modifyTransactions (const True) (journalAccountType j) (journalInheritedAccountTags j) mempty today verbosetags modifiers ts}  -- PARTIAL:
+  let j' = j{jtxns=either error' id $ modifyTransactions (journalAccountType j) (journalInheritedAccountTags j) mempty today verbosetags modifiers ts}  -- PARTIAL:
   -- run the print command, showing all transactions, or show diffs
   printOrDiff rawopts opts{reportspec_=rspec{_rsQuery=Any}} j j'
 
diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
index 4e24929e0..eed80de95 100644
--- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md
+++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
@@ -2444,18 +2444,10 @@ add one or more companion postings below that one, optionally influenced
 by the matched posting's amount. This can be useful for generating
 tax postings with a standard percentage, for example.
 
-By default, these auto posting rules are applied to transactions generated
-with --forecast (since 1.30), but not to transactions recorded in the journal.
-This means you can use `~` (periodic transaction) and `=` (auto posting) rules
-together to generate forecast transactions, and when such a transaction actually occurs,
-you can save the generated entry to the journal, finalising it.
-
-If instead you want to apply auto posting rules to recorded transactions
-as well, then use the `--auto` flag.
-This is not the default behaviour because depending on generated data
-is not ideal for financial records (it's less portable, less future-proof,
-less auditable, and less robust, since other features like balance assertions
-will be affected by the use or non-use of `--auto`.)
+Note that depending on generated data is not ideal for financial records
+(it's less portable, less future-proof, less auditable by others, 
+and less robust, since other features like balance assertions will depend
+on using or not using `--auto`).
 
 An auto posting rule looks a bit like a transaction:
 ```journal
@@ -5014,12 +5006,6 @@ When --forecast is not doing what you expect, one of these tips should help:
 - Consult [Forecast period, in detail](#forecast-period-in-detail), above.
 - Check inside the engine: add `--debug=2` (eg).
 
-## Forecast and auto postings
-
-Forecast transactions have one more feature: when they are generated,
-any applicable [auto posting rules](#auto-postings) will also be applied to them,
-generating additional postings. These are described below.
-
 # Budgeting
 
 With the balance command's [`--budget` report](#budget-report),
diff --git a/hledger/test/journal/auto-postings.test b/hledger/test/journal/auto-postings.test
index 6da1deb05..fb716e469 100644
--- a/hledger/test/journal/auto-postings.test
+++ b/hledger/test/journal/auto-postings.test
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ $ hledger -f- print --auto
 #
 
 
-## Transaction modifiers affect only forecast transactions by default:
+## Transaction modifiers affect forecast transactions (#959)
 <
 = ^income
   (liabilities:tax)  *.33  ; income tax
@@ -252,15 +252,15 @@ $ hledger -f- print --auto
     income:donations         $-15
     assets:bank
 
-2016/1/3
-    assets:cash             $100
-    income:gifts
+2016/1/3 withdraw
+    assets:cash             $20
+    assets:bank
 
 # 13.
-$ hledger print -f- --forecast -b 2016-01 -e 2016-03
-2016-01-03
-    assets:cash             $100
-    income:gifts
+$ hledger print -f- --auto --forecast -b 2016-01 -e 2016-03
+2016-01-03 withdraw
+    assets:cash             $20
+    assets:bank
 
 2016-02-01 paycheck
     income:remuneration           $-100
@@ -271,18 +271,15 @@ $ hledger print -f- --forecast -b 2016-01 -e 2016-03
 
 >=
 
-# 14. With --auto, they affect all transactions:
-$ hledger print -f- --auto --forecast -b 2016-01 -e 2016-03
-2016-01-03
-    assets:cash                  $100
-    income:gifts
-    (liabilities:tax)            $-33  ; income tax
+# 14. and they don't force --auto on
+$ hledger print -f- --forecast -b 2016-01 -e 2016-03
+2016-01-03 withdraw
+    assets:cash             $20
+    assets:bank
 
 2016-02-01 paycheck
     income:remuneration           $-100
-    (liabilities:tax)              $-33  ; income tax
     income:donations               $-15
-    (liabilities:tax)            $-4.95  ; income tax
     assets:bank
 
 >=