diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp
index 36ef2cf6..abbbbd5f 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/winmain.cpp
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static void LoadUserPass (LoginDialogParam *pLoginParam)
     if (PathDoesFileExist(localFileAndPath))
         StrCopy(fileAndPath, localFileAndPath, arrsize(localFileAndPath));
 #endif
-    hsStream* stream = plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(fileAndPath, true, cryptKey);
+    hsStream* stream = plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(fileAndPath, cryptKey);
     if (stream && !stream->AtEnd())
     {
         uint32_t savedKey[4];
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfLocalizationMgr/pfLocalizationDataMgr.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfLocalizationMgr/pfLocalizationDataMgr.cpp
index f73c74d0..a5757415 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfLocalizationMgr/pfLocalizationDataMgr.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfLocalizationMgr/pfLocalizationDataMgr.cpp
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ bool LocalizationXMLFile::Parse(const std::string & fileName)
     XML_SetCharacterDataHandler(fParser, HandleData);
     XML_SetUserData(fParser, (void*)this);
 
-    hsStream *xmlStream = plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(fileName.c_str(), false);
+    hsStream *xmlStream = plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(fileName.c_str());
     if (!xmlStream)
     {
         wchar_t *wFilename = hsStringToWString(fileName.c_str());
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAgeDescription/plAgeManifest.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAgeDescription/plAgeManifest.cpp
index 3922a853..62309f9e 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAgeDescription/plAgeManifest.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAgeDescription/plAgeManifest.cpp
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ bool plManifest::Read(hsStream* stream)
     
     plInitFileReader reader(readers, 4096);     // Allow extra long lines
     reader.SetUnhandledSectionReader(&baseReader);
-    
-    // manifests don't need to be encrypted
-    reader.SetRequireEncrypted(false);
 
     if (!reader.Open(stream))
         return false;
@@ -242,9 +239,6 @@ bool plManifest::Read(const char* filename)
     plInitFileReader reader(readers, 4096);     // Allow extra long lines
     reader.SetUnhandledSectionReader(&baseReader);
     
-    // manifests don't need to be encrypted
-    reader.SetRequireEncrypted(false);
-    
     if (!reader.Open(filename))
         return false;
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.cpp
index e624fb63..f95530c6 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.cpp
@@ -543,29 +543,24 @@ bool plEncryptedStream::IsEncryptedFile(const wchar_t* fileName)
     return isEncrypted;
 }
 
-hsStream* plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(const char* fileName, bool requireEncrypted, uint32_t* cryptKey)
+hsStream* plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(const char* fileName, uint32_t* cryptKey)
 {
     wchar_t* wFilename = hsStringToWString(fileName);
-    hsStream* ret = OpenEncryptedFile(wFilename, requireEncrypted, cryptKey);
+    hsStream* ret = OpenEncryptedFile(wFilename, cryptKey);
     delete [] wFilename;
     return ret;
 }
 
-hsStream* plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(const wchar_t* fileName, bool requireEncrypted, uint32_t* cryptKey)
+hsStream* plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile(const wchar_t* fileName, uint32_t* cryptKey)
 {
-#ifndef PLASMA_EXTERNAL_RELEASE
-    requireEncrypted = false;
-#endif
 
     bool isEncrypted = IsEncryptedFile(fileName);
 
     hsStream* s = nil;
     if (isEncrypted)
         s = new plEncryptedStream(cryptKey);
-    // If this isn't an external release, let them use unencrypted data
     else
-        if (!requireEncrypted)
-            s = new hsUNIXStream;
+        s = new hsUNIXStream;
 
     if (s)
         s->Open(fileName, L"rb");
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.h
index 6aa0f1fb..86ca0f5f 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plEncryptedStream.h
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ public:
     // Attempts to create a read-binary stream for the requested file.  If it's
     // encrypted, you'll get a plEncryptedStream, otherwise just a standard
     // hsUNIXStream.  Remember to delete the stream when you're done with it.
-    static hsStream* OpenEncryptedFile(const char* fileName, bool requireEncrypted = true, uint32_t* cryptKey = nil);
-    static hsStream* OpenEncryptedFile(const wchar_t* fileName, bool requireEncrypted = true, uint32_t* cryptKey = nil);
+    static hsStream* OpenEncryptedFile(const char* fileName, uint32_t* cryptKey = nil);
+    static hsStream* OpenEncryptedFile(const wchar_t* fileName, uint32_t* cryptKey = nil);
     static hsStream* OpenEncryptedFileWrite(const char* fileName, uint32_t* cryptKey = nil);
     static hsStream* OpenEncryptedFileWrite(const wchar_t* fileName, uint32_t* cryptKey = nil);
 };
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.cpp
index 87d934a4..fab1dfdf 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ void    plInitFileReader::IInitReaders( plInitSectionReader **readerArray )
 
 plInitFileReader::plInitFileReader( plInitSectionReader **readerArray, uint16_t lineSize )
 {
-    fRequireEncrypted = true;
     fCurrLine = nil;
     fLineSize = lineSize;
     fStream = fOurStream = nil;
@@ -93,7 +92,6 @@ plInitFileReader::plInitFileReader( plInitSectionReader **readerArray, uint16_t
 
 plInitFileReader::plInitFileReader( const char *fileName, plInitSectionReader **readerArray, uint16_t lineSize )
 {
-    fRequireEncrypted = true;
     fCurrLine = nil;
     fLineSize = lineSize;
     fStream = fOurStream = nil;
@@ -105,7 +103,6 @@ plInitFileReader::plInitFileReader( const char *fileName, plInitSectionReader **
 
 plInitFileReader::plInitFileReader( hsStream *stream, plInitSectionReader **readerArray, uint16_t lineSize )
 {
-    fRequireEncrypted = true;
     fCurrLine = nil;
     fLineSize = lineSize;
     fStream = fOurStream = nil;
@@ -129,7 +126,7 @@ bool    plInitFileReader::Open( const char *fileName )
         return false;
     }
 
-    fOurStream = plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile( fileName, fRequireEncrypted );
+    fOurStream = plEncryptedStream::OpenEncryptedFile( fileName );
 
     if( fOurStream == nil )
         return false;
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.h
index f395b609..92016d30 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plFile/plInitFileReader.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class plInitFileReader
         hsStream            *fOurStream;
         char                *fCurrLine;
         uint32_t              fLineSize;
-        bool                fRequireEncrypted;
 
         plInitSectionReader             *fCurrSection;
         hsTArray<plInitSectionReader *> fSections;
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ class plInitFileReader
         plInitFileReader( hsStream *stream, plInitSectionReader **readerArray, uint16_t lineSize = 256 );
         virtual ~plInitFileReader();
 
-        void SetRequireEncrypted(bool require) { fRequireEncrypted = require; }
-        bool GetRequireEncrypted() const { return fRequireEncrypted; }
         void SetUnhandledSectionReader(plInitSectionReader* reader) { fUnhandledSection = reader; }
 
         bool    Open( const char *fileName );
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.cpp
index feeddc20..22cd112a 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.cpp
@@ -53,29 +53,6 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-void    plStatusEncrypt::Encrypt( uint8_t *line, uint8_t hint )
-{
-    // Current encryption scheme: rotate all characters right by 2 bits,
-    // then rotate the whole damn line by 3 bits to the right
-    uint32_t i, len = strlen( (char *)line );
-    uint8_t newHi, hiBits = ( ( line[ len - 1 ] ) << ( 5 - 2 ) ) & 0xe0;
-
-    for( i = 0; i < len; i++ )
-    {
-        // So each character will be the src char rotated right 2 bits, then shifted
-        // right 3 bits, or'ed with the last high bits, and the 3 discarded bits
-        // become the new high bits
-        // Too bad C doesn't have a bit-rotate op
-
-        line[ i ] = ( line[ i ] << 6 ) | ( line[ i ] >> 2 );
-        newHi = line[ i ] << 5;
-        line[ i ] = ( line[ i ] >> 3 ) | hiBits;
-        line[ i ] ^= hint;  // Should wrap around
-
-        hiBits = newHi;
-    }
-}
-
 void    plStatusEncrypt::Decrypt( uint8_t *line, int32_t len, uint8_t hint )
 {
     // Da reverse, of course!
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.h
index 7a0e268d..313e1ba4 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plEncryptLogLine.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ You can contact Cyan Worlds, Inc. by email legal@cyan.com
 
 namespace plStatusEncrypt
 {
-    void    Encrypt( uint8_t *line, uint8_t hint );
     void    Decrypt( uint8_t *line, int32_t length, uint8_t hint );
 };
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.cpp
index 00193189..c102dcef 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.cpp
@@ -475,12 +475,6 @@ bool plStatusLog::IReOpen( void )
         wchar_t fileNoExt[MAX_PATH];
         wchar_t* ext=nil;
         IParseFileName(file, MAX_PATH, fileNoExt, &ext);
-        fEncryptMe = false;
-#ifdef PLASMA_EXTERNAL_RELEASE
-        fEncryptMe = ( wcsicmp( fFilename.c_str(), L"chat.log" ) != 0 ) ? true : false;
-        if( fEncryptMe )
-            ext = L".elf";
-#endif
         wchar_t fileToOpen[MAX_PATH];
         hsSnwprintf(fileToOpen, MAX_PATH, L"%s.0%s", fileNoExt, ext);
         if (!(fFlags & kDontRotateLogs))
@@ -497,11 +491,11 @@ bool plStatusLog::IReOpen( void )
         
         if (fFlags & kAppendToLast)
         {
-            fFileHandle = hsWFopen( fileToOpen, fEncryptMe ? L"ab" : L"at" );
+            fFileHandle = hsWFopen( fileToOpen, L"at" );
         }
         else
         {
-            fFileHandle = hsWFopen( fileToOpen, fEncryptMe ? L"wb" : L"wt" );
+            fFileHandle = hsWFopen( fileToOpen, L"wt" );
             // if we need to reopen lets just append
             fFlags |= kAppendToLast;
         }
@@ -843,58 +837,18 @@ bool plStatusLog::IPrintLineToFile( const char *line, uint32_t count )
             }
 
             size_t remaining = arrsize(buf) - strlen(buf) - 1;
-            if (!fEncryptMe) remaining -= 1;
+            remaining -= 1;
             if (count <= remaining) {
                 strncat(buf, line, count);
             } else {
                 strncat(buf, line, remaining);
             }
 
-            if(!fEncryptMe )
-            {
-                strncat(buf, "\n", 1);
-            }
+            strncat(buf, "\n", 1);
         }
 
         unsigned length = strlen(buf);
 
-#ifdef PLASMA_EXTERNAL_RELEASE
-        // Print to a separate line, since we have to encrypt it
-        if( fEncryptMe )
-        {
-            // Encrypt!
-            plStatusEncrypt::Encrypt( (uint8_t *)buf, hint );
-
-            // xor the line length, then write it out, then the line, no terminating character
-            uint16_t encrySize = length ^ ((uint16_t)fSize);
-
-            // try the first write, if it fails reopen and try again
-            int err;
-            err = fputc( encrySize & 0xff, fFileHandle );
-            if (err == EOF && IReOpen())
-            {
-                err = fputc( encrySize & 0xff, fFileHandle );
-            }
-
-            if (err != EOF)
-            {
-                fSize++; // inc for the last putc
-                err = fputc( encrySize >> 8, fFileHandle );
-                if (err != EOF)
-                    fSize++; // inc for the last putc
-                err = fwrite( buf, 1, length, fFileHandle );
-                fSize += err;   
-                
-                if (!(fFlags & kNonFlushedLog))
-                    fflush(fFileHandle);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                ret = false;
-            }
-        }
-        else
-#endif
         {
             int err;
             err = fwrite(buf,1,length,fFileHandle);
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.h
index 07b29815..e84c4828 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plStatusLog/plStatusLog.h
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class plStatusLog
         hsSemaphore* fSema;
         FILE*        fFileHandle;
         uint32_t     fSize;
-        bool         fEncryptMe;
         bool         fForceLog;
 
         plStatusLog *fNext, **fBack;