diff --git a/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp b/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp
index a5dc38231..a74e39766 100644
--- a/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp
+++ b/Ja2/GameSettings.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 	#include	"Options Screen.h"
 	#include	"Overhead.h"
 	#include	"GameVersion.h"
-	#include	"LibraryDataBase.h"
 	#include	"DEBUG.H"
 	#include "HelpScreen.h"
 	#include "INIReader.h"
@@ -101,12 +100,6 @@ void		InitGameSettings();
 
 BOOLEAN GetCdromLocationFromIniFile( STR pRootOfCdromDrive );
 
-extern BOOLEAN DoJA2FilesExistsOnDrive( CHAR8 *zCdLocation );
-
-BOOLEAN GetCDromDriveLetter( STR8	pString );
-BOOLEAN	IsDriveLetterACDromDrive( STR pDriveLetter );
-void		CDromEjectionErrorMessageBoxCallBack( UINT8 bExitValue );
-
 // these wrappers have the benefit that changing the location of the variable (gameinitoptionscreen/ini/ingame options) doesn't require huge changes throughout the code
 // additionally, turning off a feature (for UB, for MP...) can be done here without additional checks in the code
 bool UsingNewInventorySystem()
@@ -4306,260 +4299,6 @@ void FreeGameExternalOptions()
 {
 }
 
-BOOLEAN GetCDLocation( )
-{
-	UINT32	uiStrngLength = 0;
-	CHAR8		zCdLocation[ SGPFILENAME_LEN ];
-	UINT32	uiRetVal=0;
-
-	//Do a crude check to make sure the GAME_INI_FILE file is the right on
-
-	STRING512	ja2INIfile;
-	strcat(ja2INIfile, "..\\");
-	strcat(ja2INIfile, GAME_INI_FILE);
-
-	uiRetVal = GetPrivateProfileString( "Ja2 Settings","CD", "", zCdLocation, SGPFILENAME_LEN, ja2INIfile );
-	if( uiRetVal == 0 || !IsDriveLetterACDromDrive( zCdLocation ) )
-	{
-		// the user most likely doesnt have the file, or the user has messed with the file
-		// build a new one
-
-		//First delete the old file
-		// Snap: don't clobber the INI file!
-		//FileDelete( GAME_INI_FILE );
-
-		//Get the location of the cdrom drive
-		if( GetCDromDriveLetter( zCdLocation ) )
-		{
-			CHAR8		*pTemp;
-
-			//if it succeeded
-			pTemp = strrchr( zCdLocation, ':' );
-			pTemp[0] = '\0';
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			//put in a default location
-			sprintf( zCdLocation, "c" );
-		}
-
-		//Now create a new file		
-		WritePrivateProfileString( "Ja2 Settings", "CD", zCdLocation, ja2INIfile );
-
-		GetPrivateProfileString( "Ja2 Settings","CD", "", zCdLocation, SGPFILENAME_LEN, ja2INIfile );
-	}
-
-	uiStrngLength = strlen( zCdLocation );
-
-	//if the string length is less the 1 character, it is a drive letter
-	if( uiStrngLength == 1 )
-	{
-		sprintf( gzCdDirectory, "%s:\\%s", zCdLocation, CD_ROOT_DIR );
-	}
-
-	//else it is most likely a network location
-	else if( uiStrngLength > 1 )
-	{
-		sprintf( gzCdDirectory, "%s\\%s", zCdLocation, CD_ROOT_DIR );
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		//no path was entered
-		gzCdDirectory[ 0 ] = '.';
-	}
-
-	return( TRUE );
-}
-
-
-
-BOOLEAN GetCDromDriveLetter( STR8	pString )
-{
-	UINT32	uiSize=0;
-	UINT8		ubCnt=0;
-	CHAR8		zDriveLetters[512];
-	CHAR8		zDriveLetter[16];
-	UINT32	uiDriveType;
-
-	uiSize = GetLogicalDriveStrings( 512, zDriveLetters );
-
-	for( ubCnt=0;ubCnt<uiSize;ubCnt++ )
-	{
-		//if the current char is not null
-		if( zDriveLetters[ ubCnt ] != '\0' )
-		{
-			//get the string
-			zDriveLetter[ 0 ] = zDriveLetters[ ubCnt ];
-			ubCnt++;
-			zDriveLetter[ 1 ] = zDriveLetters[ ubCnt ];
-			ubCnt++;
-			zDriveLetter[ 2 ] = zDriveLetters[ ubCnt ];
-
-			zDriveLetter[ 3 ] = '\0';
-
-			//Get the drive type
-			uiDriveType = GetDriveType( zDriveLetter );
-			switch( uiDriveType )
-			{
-				// The drive is a CD-ROM drive. 
-				case DRIVE_CDROM:
-					strcpy( pString, zDriveLetter );
-
-					if ( DoJA2FilesExistsOnDrive( pString ) )
-					{
-						return( TRUE );
-					}
-					break;
-
-				default:
-					break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return( FALSE );
-}
-
-
-/*
-
-
-	//Determine the type of drive the CDrom is on
-	uiDriveType = GetDriveType( zCdLocation );
-	switch( uiDriveType )
-	{
-		// The root directory does not exist. 
-		case DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR:
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The root directory does not exist." ) );
-			break;
-
-
-		// The disk can be removed from the drive. 
-		case DRIVE_REMOVABLE:
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The disk can be removed from the drive." ) );
-			break;
-
-
-		// The disk cannot be removed from the drive. 
-		case DRIVE_FIXED:
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The disk cannot be removed from the drive." ) );
-			break;
-
-
-		// The drive is a remote (network) drive. 
-		case DRIVE_REMOTE: 
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The drive is a remote (network) drive." ) );
-			break;
-
-
-		// The drive is a CD-ROM drive. 
-		case DRIVE_CDROM:
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The drive is a CD-ROM drive." ) );
-			break;
-
-
-		// The drive is a RAM disk. 
-		case DRIVE_RAMDISK:
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The drive is a RAM disk." ) );
-			break;
-
-	
-		// The drive type cannot be determined. 
-		case DRIVE_UNKNOWN:
-		default:
-			DebugMsg( TOPIC_JA2, DBG_LEVEL_3, String("CDrom Info '%s': %s", zCdLocation, "The drive type cannot be determined." ) );
-			break;
-	}
-
-
-*/
-
-BOOLEAN CheckIfGameCdromIsInCDromDrive()
-{
-	CHAR8		zVolumeNameBuffer[512];
-	UINT32	uiVolumeSerialNumber=0;
-	UINT32	uiMaxComponentLength=0;
-	UINT32	uiFileSystemFlags=0;
-	CHAR8		zFileSystemNameBuffer[512];
-	CHAR8		zCdLocation[ SGPFILENAME_LEN ];
-	CHAR8		zCdFile[ SGPFILENAME_LEN ];
-
-	CHAR8		zCdromRootDrive[512];
-	UINT32	uiVolumeReturnValue;
-	UINT32	uiLastError = ERROR_SUCCESS;
-
-	if( !GetCdromLocationFromIniFile( zCdromRootDrive ) )
-		return( FALSE );
-
-	uiVolumeReturnValue = GetVolumeInformation( zCdromRootDrive, zVolumeNameBuffer, 512, (LPDWORD) &uiVolumeSerialNumber, (LPDWORD) &uiMaxComponentLength, (LPDWORD) &uiFileSystemFlags, zFileSystemNameBuffer, 512 );
-
-	if( !uiVolumeReturnValue )
-	{
-		uiLastError = GetLastError();
-	}
-
-	// OK, build filename
-	sprintf( zCdFile, "%s%s", zCdLocation, gCheckFilenames[ Random( 2 ) ] );
-
-		//If the cdrom drive is no longer in the drive
-	if( uiLastError == ERROR_NOT_READY || ( !FileExists( zCdFile ) ) )
-	{
-			CHAR8 sString[512];
-
-			//if a game has been started, add the msg about saving the game to a different entry
-			if( gTacticalStatus.fHasAGameBeenStarted )
-			{
-				sprintf( sString, "%S	%S", pMessageStrings[ MSG_INTEGRITY_WARNING ], pMessageStrings[ MSG_CDROM_SAVE_GAME ] );
-
-				SaveGame( SAVE__ERROR_NUM, pMessageStrings[ MSG_CDROM_SAVE ] );
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				sprintf( sString, "%S", pMessageStrings[ MSG_INTEGRITY_WARNING ] );
-			}
-
-		// ATE: These are ness. due to reference counting
-		// in showcursor(). I'm not about to go digging in low level stuff at this
-		// point in the game development, so keep these here, as this works...
-//		ShowCursor(TRUE);
-//		ShowCursor(TRUE);
-		ShutdownWithErrorBox( sString );
-
-		//DoTester( );
-		//MessageBox(NULL, sString, "Error", MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR	);
-
-			return( FALSE );
-	}
-
-	return( TRUE );
-}
-
-
-BOOLEAN GetCdromLocationFromIniFile( STR pRootOfCdromDrive )
-{
-	UINT32	uiRetVal=0;
-
-	//Do a crude check to make sure the GAME_INI_FILE file is the right on
-
-	STRING512	ja2INIfile;
-	strcat(ja2INIfile, "..\\");
-	strcat(ja2INIfile, GAME_INI_FILE);
-
-	uiRetVal = GetPrivateProfileString( "Ja2 Settings","CD", "", pRootOfCdromDrive, SGPFILENAME_LEN, ja2INIfile );
-	if( uiRetVal == 0 )
-	{
-		pRootOfCdromDrive[0] = '\0';
-		return( FALSE);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		//add the :\ to the dir
-		strcat( pRootOfCdromDrive, ":\\" );
-		return( TRUE );
-	}
-}
-
-
 void CDromEjectionErrorMessageBoxCallBack( UINT8 bExitValue )
 {
 	if( bExitValue == MSG_BOX_RETURN_OK )
@@ -4576,32 +4315,6 @@ void CDromEjectionErrorMessageBoxCallBack( UINT8 bExitValue )
 		gfProgramIsRunning = FALSE;
 	}
 }
-
-
-BOOLEAN IsDriveLetterACDromDrive( STR pDriveLetter )
-{
-	UINT32	uiDriveType;
-	CHAR8		zRootName[512];
-
-	sprintf( zRootName, "%s:\\", pDriveLetter );
-
-	//Get the drive type
-	uiDriveType = GetDriveType( zRootName );
-	switch( uiDriveType )
-	{
-		// The drive is a CD-ROM drive. 
-#ifdef JA2BETAVERSION
-		case DRIVE_NO_ROOT_DIR:
-		case DRIVE_REMOTE:
-#endif
-		case DRIVE_CDROM:
-			return( TRUE );
-			break;
-	}
-
-	return( FALSE );
-}
-
 void DisplayGameSettings( )
 {
 	//Display the version number
diff --git a/Ja2/gameloop.cpp b/Ja2/gameloop.cpp
index 8c3a85fe8..88c752f96 100644
--- a/Ja2/gameloop.cpp
+++ b/Ja2/gameloop.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 	#include "Game Clock.h"
 	#include "Timer Control.h"
 	#include "Overhead.h"
-	#include "LibraryDataBase.h"
 	#include "Map Screen Interface.h"
 	#include "Tactical Save.h"
 	#include "Interface.h"
@@ -206,9 +205,6 @@ void ShutdownGame(void)
 	SaveGameSettings();
 	SaveFeatureFlags();
 
-	//shutdown the file database manager
-	ShutDownFileDatabase( );
-
 	if(gGameExternalOptions.fEnableInventoryPoolQ)//dnl ch51 081009
 		MemFreeInventoryPoolQ();
 
diff --git a/Laptop/laptop.cpp b/Laptop/laptop.cpp
index 3a83198b7..5b28aaf6f 100644
--- a/Laptop/laptop.cpp
+++ b/Laptop/laptop.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 	#include "Soldier Profile.h"
 	#include "Overhead.h"
 	#include "environment.h"
-	#include "LibraryDataBase.h"
 	#include "Music Control.h"
 	#include "SaveLoadGame.h"
 	#include "LaptopSave.h"
diff --git a/Utils/Utilities.cpp b/Utils/Utilities.cpp
index 9e04efc6d..0b6d59ecd 100644
--- a/Utils/Utilities.cpp
+++ b/Utils/Utilities.cpp
@@ -409,30 +409,3 @@ BOOLEAN PerformTimeLimitedCheck()
 	return( TRUE );
 #endif
 }
-
-BOOLEAN DoJA2FilesExistsOnDrive( CHAR8 *zCdLocation )
-{
-	BOOLEAN fFailed = FALSE;
-	CHAR8		zCdFile[ SGPFILENAME_LEN ];
-	INT32	cnt;
-	HWFILE	hFile;
-
-	for ( cnt = 0; cnt < 4; cnt++ )
-	{
-		// OK, build filename
-		sprintf( zCdFile, "%s%s", zCdLocation, gCheckFilenames[ cnt ] );
-
-		hFile = FileOpen( zCdFile, FILE_ACCESS_READ | FILE_OPEN_EXISTING, FALSE );
-
-		// Check if it exists...
-		if ( !hFile )
-		{
-			fFailed = TRUE;
-			FileClose( hFile );
-		break;
-		}
-		FileClose( hFile );
-	}
-
-	return( !fFailed );
-}
diff --git a/sgp/FileMan.cpp b/sgp/FileMan.cpp
index 1f153fe70..e52f86035 100644
--- a/sgp/FileMan.cpp
+++ b/sgp/FileMan.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 	#include "FileMan.h"
 	#include "MemMan.h"
 	#include "DEBUG.H"
-	#include "LibraryDataBase.h"
 	#include "io.h"
 	#include "sgp_logger.h"
 
@@ -108,13 +107,6 @@ typedef struct FileSystemTag
 //
 //**************************************************************************
 
-
-//The FileDatabaseHeader
-DatabaseManagerHeaderStruct gFileDataBase;
-
-
-//FileSystem gfs;
-
 WIN32_FIND_DATA Win32FindInfo[20];
 BOOLEAN fFindInfoInUse[20] = {FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,
 															FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,