diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsExceptions.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsExceptions.h
index 134afdce..0265ecc0 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsExceptions.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsExceptions.h
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 #include "HeadSpin.h"
 #include <exception>
 
-// #define HS_NO_EXCEPTIONS -- this will turn off execptions you might want 
-// to do it with -D or equivalent instead of here since who knows who includes this.
-
-
-
 enum hsErrorEnum {
     kNo_hsError,
     kNilParam_hsError,
@@ -94,12 +89,7 @@ public:
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-#ifndef HS_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-#define hsThrow(a) {hsAssert(0,#a);throw a;}
-#define hsCatch(a) catch (a)
-#define hsCatch2(a,b) catch (a b)
-
-#define hsTry try
+#define hsThrow(a) { hsAssert(0,#a); throw a; }
 
 inline void hsThrowIfNilParam(const void* p)
 {
@@ -164,48 +154,4 @@ inline void hsThrowIfFalse(bool condition, const char message[])
     }
 }
 
-#else
-#define hsThrow(a) {hsAssert(0,#a);}
-#define hsCatch(a) if(0)
-#define hsCatch2(a,b) if(0)
-#define hsTry 
-
-inline void hsThrowIfNilParam(const void* p)
-{
-    hsAssert(p!=nil,"hsThrowIfNilParam");
-}
-
-inline void hsThrowIfBadParam(bool trueIfBadParam)
-{
-    hsAssert(!trueIfBadParam,"hsThrowIfBadParam");
-}
-
-inline void hsThrowIfOSErr(long osErr)
-{
-    hsAssert(osErr==0,"hsThrowIfOSErr");
-}
-
-inline void hsThrowIfTrue(bool condition)
-{
-    hsAssert(!condition,"hsThrowIfTrue");
-}
-
-inline void hsThrowIfFalse(bool condition)
-{
-    hsAssert(condition,"hsThrowIfFalse");
-}
-
-inline void hsThrowIfTrue(bool condition, const char message[])
-{
-    hsAssert(!condition,message);
-}
-
-inline void hsThrowIfFalse(bool condition, const char message[])
-{
-    hsAssert(condition,message);
-}
-
-
-#endif
-
 #endif
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.cpp
index e73946b8..fdd18685 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.cpp
@@ -184,19 +184,6 @@ void* hsChunkAllocator::Allocate(uint32_t size, const void* data)
     return addr;
 }
 
-void* hsChunkAllocator::SoftAllocate(uint32_t size, const void* data)
-{
-    void*   addr;
-
-    hsTry {
-        addr = this->Allocate(size, data);
-    }
-    hsCatch(...) {
-        addr = nil;
-    }
-    return addr;
-}
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 struct hsAppenderHead {
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.h b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.h
index ab2a169b..0b5d8c5e 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/CoreLib/hsMemory.h
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ public:
 
     void        Reset();
     void        SetChunkSize(uint32_t size);
-    void*   Allocate(uint32_t size, const void* data = nil);      // throws if fails
-    void*   SoftAllocate(uint32_t size, const void* data = nil);  // returns nil if fails
+    void*   Allocate(uint32_t size, const void* data = nil);
 };
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////