diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.cpp
index 0fcb0b9b..c9fd08f7 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.cpp
@@ -216,22 +216,6 @@ void hsStatusMessageF(const char * fmt, ...)
 
 #endif
 
-// TODO: Deprecate these in favor of plString
-char * hsFormatStr(const char * fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list args;
-    va_start(args,fmt);
-    char * result = hsFormatStrV(fmt,args);
-    va_end(args);
-    return result;
-}
-
-char * hsFormatStrV(const char * fmt, va_list args)
-{
-    plString buf = plString::IFormat(fmt, args);
-    return hsStrcpy(buf.c_str());
-}
-
 class hsMinimizeClientGuard
 {
 #ifdef CLIENT
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.h
index ba1c21bb..74183f66 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/HeadSpin.h
@@ -338,8 +338,6 @@ void SWAP (T & a, T & b) {
 
 char*   hsStrcpy(char dstOrNil[], const char src[]);
 void    hsStrLower(char *s);
-char *  hsFormatStr(const char * fmt, ...); // You are responsible for returned memory.
-char *  hsFormatStrV(const char * fmt, va_list args);   // You are responsible for returned memory.
 
 inline char* hsStrcpy(const char src[])
 {
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.cpp
index 9ea60db1..408d3adc 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.cpp
@@ -43,39 +43,6 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//hsTempString::hsTempString(KStringFormatConstructor, char * fmt, ...)
-//{
-//  va_list args;
-//  va_start(args,fmt);
-//  fStr = hsFormatStrV(fmt,args);
-//  va_end(args);
-//}
-//
-//hsTempString::hsTempString(KStringFormatVConstructor, char * fmt, va_list args)
-//{
-//  fStr = hsFormatStrV(fmt,args);
-//}
-//
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//void hsTempStringF::Format(char * fmt, ...)
-//{
-//  delete [] fStr;
-//  va_list args;
-//  va_start(args,fmt);
-//  fStr = hsFormatStrV(fmt,args);
-//  va_end(args);
-//}
-//
-//hsTempStringF::hsTempStringF(char * fmt, ...)
-//{
-//  va_list args;
-//  va_start(args,fmt);
-//  fStr = hsFormatStrV(fmt,args);
-//  va_end(args);
-//}
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #ifdef HS_DEBUGTARRAY
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.h
index 56a1e6b5..f25d4261 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsTemplates.h
@@ -160,65 +160,6 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-//// Like hsTempArray, but more useful when working with char * type arrays.
-//enum KStringFormatConstructor {kFmtCtor};
-//enum KStringFormatVConstructor    {kFmtVCtor};
-//class hsTempString
-//{
-//public:
-//  char * fStr;
-//  hsTempString(): fStr(nil){}
-//  hsTempString(char * p) : fStr(p) {}
-//  hsTempString(const char * p) { fStr=hsStrcpy(p); }
-//  hsTempString(KStringFormatConstructor, char * fmt, ...);
-//  hsTempString(KStringFormatVConstructor, char * fmt, va_list args);
-//  hsTempString(const hsTempString & other):fStr(hsStrcpy(other.fStr)){}
-//  virtual ~hsTempString() { delete [] fStr; }
-//  hsTempString & operator=(char * ptr)
-//  {
-//      if (fStr!=ptr)
-//      {
-//          delete [] fStr;
-//          fStr=ptr;
-//      }
-//      return *this;
-//  }
-//  hsTempString & operator=(const hsTempString & other)
-//  {
-//      delete [] fStr;
-//      fStr=hsStrcpy(other.fStr);
-//      return *this;
-//  }
-//  operator char *() const { return fStr; }
-//  operator char *&() { return fStr; }
-//  operator const char *() const { return fStr; }
-//  operator bool() const { return fStr!=nil;}
-//  char * operator *() const { return fStr; }
-//  const char* c_str() const { return fStr; }
-//  char* c_str() { return fStr; }
-//};
-//
-//// shorthand
-//typedef hsTempString tmpstr_t;
-//
-//class hsTempStringF : public hsTempString
-//{
-//public:
-//  hsTempStringF(char * fmt, ...);
-//  void Format(char * fmt, ...);
-//
-//  hsTempString & operator=(char * ptr) { return hsTempString::operator=(ptr); }
-//  hsTempString & operator=(const hsTempString & other) { return hsTempString::operator=(other);   }
-//  hsTempString & operator=(const hsTempStringF & other) { return hsTempString::operator=(other);  }
-//  operator char *() const { return fStr; }
-//  operator char *&() { return fStr; }
-//  operator const char *() const { return fStr; }
-//  operator bool() const { return fStr!=nil;}
-//  char * operator *() const { return fStr; }  
-//};
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 template <class T> class hsDynamicArray {