diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyDynamicText.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyDynamicText.cpp
index 8ca7a801..b0a8328d 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyDynamicText.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/FeatureLib/pfPython/pyDynamicText.cpp
@@ -298,11 +298,11 @@ void pyDynamicText::DrawTextW( int16_t x, int16_t y, std::wstring text )
         //  2) clip
         //  3) just draw
         if ( fWrap )
-            pMsg->DrawWrappedString(x,y,fWrapWidth,fWrapHeight,text.c_str());
+            pMsg->DrawWrappedString(x,y,fWrapWidth,fWrapHeight,plString::FromWchar(text.c_str()));
         else if ( fClip )
-            pMsg->DrawClippedString(x,y,fClipLeft,fClipTop,fClipRight,fClipBottom,text.c_str());
+            pMsg->DrawClippedString(x,y,fClipLeft,fClipTop,fClipRight,fClipBottom,plString::FromWchar(text.c_str()));
         else
-            pMsg->DrawString(x,y,text.c_str());
+            pMsg->DrawString(x,y,plString::FromWchar(text.c_str()));
 
         plgDispatch::MsgSend( pMsg );   // whoosh... off it goes
     }
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.cpp
index de8b22b3..28044cf4 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.cpp
@@ -112,38 +112,24 @@ void    plDynamicTextMsg::FrameRect( uint16_t left, uint16_t top, uint16_t right
     fColor = c;
 }
 
-void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawString( int16_t x, int16_t y, const char *text )
-{
-    wchar_t *wString = hsStringToWString(text);
-    DrawString(x,y,wString);
-    delete [] wString;
-}
-
-void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawString( int16_t x, int16_t y, const wchar_t *text )
+void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawString( int16_t x, int16_t y, const plString& text )
 {
     hsAssert( ( fCmd & ( kStringCmds | kPosCmds ) ) == 0, "Attempting to issue conflicting drawText commands" );
     fCmd &= ~( kStringCmds | kPosCmds );
     fCmd |= kDrawString; 
 
-    fString = plString::FromWchar(text);
+    fString = text;
     fX = x;
     fY = y;
 }
 
-void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clipLeft, uint16_t clipTop, uint16_t clipRight, uint16_t clipBottom, const char *text )
-{
-    wchar_t *wString = hsStringToWString(text);
-    DrawClippedString(x,y,clipLeft,clipTop,clipRight,clipBottom,wString);
-    delete [] wString;
-}
-
-void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clipLeft, uint16_t clipTop, uint16_t clipRight, uint16_t clipBottom, const wchar_t *text )
+void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clipLeft, uint16_t clipTop, uint16_t clipRight, uint16_t clipBottom, const plString& text )
 {
     hsAssert( ( fCmd & ( kStringCmds | kPosCmds | kRectCmds ) ) == 0, "Attempting to issue conflicting drawText commands" );
     fCmd &= ~( kStringCmds | kPosCmds | kRectCmds );
     fCmd |= kDrawClippedString; 
 
-    fString = plString::FromWchar(text);
+    fString = text;
     fX = x;
     fY = y;
 
@@ -153,20 +139,13 @@ void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clip
     fBottom = clipBottom;
 }
 
-void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawWrappedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t wrapWidth, uint16_t wrapHeight, const char *text )
-{
-    wchar_t *wString = hsStringToWString(text);
-    DrawWrappedString(x,y,wrapWidth,wrapHeight,wString);
-    delete [] wString;
-}
-
-void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawWrappedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t wrapWidth, uint16_t wrapHeight, const wchar_t *text )
+void    plDynamicTextMsg::DrawWrappedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t wrapWidth, uint16_t wrapHeight, const plString& text )
 {
     hsAssert( ( fCmd & ( kStringCmds | kPosCmds | kRectCmds ) ) == 0, "Attempting to issue conflicting drawText commands" );
     fCmd &= ~( kStringCmds | kPosCmds | kRectCmds );
     fCmd |= kDrawWrappedString; 
 
-    fString = plString::FromWchar(text);
+    fString = text;
     fX = x;
     fY = y;
 
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.h b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.h
index 9f800450..77c5de8d 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.h
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plMessage/plDynamicTextMsg.h
@@ -128,12 +128,9 @@ public:
     void    SetLineSpacing( int16_t spacing );
     void    FillRect( uint16_t left, uint16_t top, uint16_t right, uint16_t bottom, hsColorRGBA &c );
     void    FrameRect( uint16_t left, uint16_t top, uint16_t right, uint16_t bottom, hsColorRGBA &c );
-    void    DrawString( int16_t x, int16_t y, const char *text );
-    void    DrawString( int16_t x, int16_t y, const wchar_t *text );
-    void    DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clipLeft, uint16_t clipTop, uint16_t clipRight, uint16_t clipBottom, const char *text );
-    void    DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clipLeft, uint16_t clipTop, uint16_t clipRight, uint16_t clipBottom, const wchar_t *text );
-    void    DrawWrappedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t wrapWidth, uint16_t wrapHeight, const char *text );
-    void    DrawWrappedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t wrapWidth, uint16_t wrapHeight, const wchar_t *text );
+    void    DrawString( int16_t x, int16_t y, const plString& text );
+    void    DrawClippedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t clipLeft, uint16_t clipTop, uint16_t clipRight, uint16_t clipBottom, const plString& text );
+    void    DrawWrappedString( int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t wrapWidth, uint16_t wrapHeight, const plString& text );
     void    DrawImage( int16_t x, int16_t y, plKey &image, bool respectAlpha = false );
     void    DrawClippedImage( int16_t x, int16_t y, plKey &image, uint16_t clipX, uint16_t clipY, uint16_t clipWidth, uint16_t clipHeight, bool respectAlpha = false );
     void    SetJustify( uint8_t justifyFlags );