diff --git a/doc_construct.cpp b/doc_construct.cpp
index 24505f64..b414606d 100644
--- a/doc_construct.cpp
+++ b/doc_construct.cpp
@@ -664,80 +664,6 @@ BOOL CMUSHclientDoc::OnNewDocument()
   SetDefaults (false);        // set up numeric/boolean defaults
   SetAlphaDefaults (false);   // set up alpha defaults
 
-  if (App.m_TypeOfNewDocument == App.eNormalNewDocument) // only ask on normal new world
-    {
-    int i = ::TMessageBox ("Preload world defaults from an existing world?",
-           MB_YESNOCANCEL | MB_ICONQUESTION);
-
-    if (i == IDCANCEL)
-      return FALSE;
-
-    if (i == IDYES)
-      while (TRUE)    // loop until successful read of file, or cancel
-      {
-	    // Get file
-	    CString	strFilter(MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDS_OPEN_WORLD_FILTER));
-	    CString	strTitle(MAKEINTRESOURCE(IDS_OPEN_WORLD_TITLE));
-	    CFileDialog	dlg(TRUE,						// TRUE for FileOpen
-					    NULL,						// default extension
-					    NULL,						// no initial file name
-					    OFN_HIDEREADONLY|OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST,
-					    strFilter);
-	    dlg.m_ofn.lpstrTitle = strTitle;
-
-      // use default world file directory
-      dlg.m_ofn.lpstrInitialDir = Make_Absolute_Path (App.m_strDefaultWorldFileDirectory);
-
-      ChangeToFileBrowsingDirectory ();
-      int nResult = dlg.DoModal();
-      ChangeToStartupDirectory ();
-
-      if (nResult != IDOK)
-		    break;
-	    CString	strFileName = dlg.GetPathName();
-
-		  CWaitCursor	wait;
-
-	    try
-	      {
-
-        // Open existing world file
-		    CFile	fileWorld(strFileName, CFile::modeRead|CFile::shareDenyWrite);
-
-        CArchive ar(&fileWorld, CArchive::load);
-
-	      try
-	        {
-		      Serialize (ar);
-	        }
-	      catch(CException* e)
-  	      {
-          ::TMessageBox ("Unexpected file format - invalid world file", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
-		      e->Delete();
-          ar.Close();
-          continue;
-	        }
-
-        ar.Close();
-
-	      }
-	    catch(CException* e)
-  	    {
-        ::TMessageBox ("Unable to open world file", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
-		    e->Delete();
-        continue;
-	      }
-    
-  // if we got here, we successfully loaded the world!
-
-      SetModifiedFlag ();
-      m_strWorldID = GetUniqueID ();      // new world ID
-
-      break;
-
-      } // end of preloading defaults
-  } // end of normal new world
-
    // if defaults are wanted, overwrite what we loaded with them :)
              
   if (m_bLoaded)
diff --git a/xml/xml_serialize.cpp b/xml/xml_serialize.cpp
index af3df150..deff7975 100644
--- a/xml/xml_serialize.cpp
+++ b/xml/xml_serialize.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void CMUSHclientDoc::Serialize_World_XML (CArchive& ar)
     m_CurrentPlugin = pSavedPlugin;
     }
   else
-    { // loaidng
+    { // loading
     Load_World_XML (ar, (unsigned long) ~(XML_PLUGINS | XML_NO_PLUGINS));    // load all options, except plugins
     m_bLoaded = true;   // this world has been loaded from disk
     }