diff --git a/data/data/pingus-player1.res b/data/data/pingus-player1.res
diff --git a/data/data/pingus-player1.xml b/data/data/pingus-player1.xml
diff --git a/data/data/pingus-player2.res b/data/data/pingus-player2.res
diff --git a/data/data/pingus-player2.xml b/data/data/pingus-player2.xml
diff --git a/data/data/pingus-player3.res b/data/data/pingus-player3.res
diff --git a/data/data/pingus-player3.xml b/data/data/pingus-player3.xml
diff --git a/data/data/special.res b/data/data/special.res
diff --git a/data/data/story.res b/data/data/story.res
diff --git a/data/data/story.xml b/data/data/story.xml
diff --git a/data/data/textures.res b/data/data/textures.res
diff --git a/data/data/textures.xml b/data/data/textures.xml
diff --git a/data/data/traps.res b/data/data/traps.res
diff --git a/data/data/traps.xml b/data/data/traps.xml
diff --git a/data/data/worldmaps.res b/data/data/worldmaps.res
diff --git a/data/data/worldmaps.xml b/data/data/worldmaps.xml
diff --git a/data/data/worldobjs.res b/data/data/worldobjs.res
diff --git a/data/data/worldobjs.xml b/data/data/worldobjs.xml
diff --git a/extra/aliases2sed.cpp b/extra/aliases2sed.cpp
diff --git a/extra/resource-convert.cpp b/extra/resource-convert.cpp
diff --git a/src/engine/display/sprite_description.hpp b/src/engine/display/sprite_description.hpp
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class SpriteDescription
   Vector2i    frame_pos;
   Size        frame_size;  
 
+public:
   SpriteDescription() :
     filename(),
     offset(),
@@ -57,33 +58,6 @@ class SpriteDescription
     frame_size(-1, -1)
   {}
 
-  SpriteDescription(const FileReader& reader) :
-    filename(),
-    offset(),
-    origin(origin_top_left),
-    loop(true),
-    speed(100),
-    array(1, 1),
-    frame_pos(),
-    frame_size(-1, -1)
-  {
-    reader.read_int   ("speed",  speed);
-    reader.read_bool  ("loop",   loop);
-    reader.read_vector2i("offset", offset);
-
-    reader.read_enum("origin", origin, string2origin);
-
-    if (!reader.read_path("image-file",  filename))
-    {
-      log_error(reader.get_name() << " 'image-file' missing");
-    }    
-
-    filename = Pathname("data/" + filename.get_raw_path(), filename.get_type()); // FIXME: Hack
-    reader.read_size("image-array", array);
-    reader.read_vector2i("image-pos",   frame_pos);
-    reader.read_size("image-size",  frame_size);
-  }
-
   ~SpriteDescription()
   {  
   }

diff --git a/src/pingus/resource.cpp b/src/pingus/resource.cpp
@@ -28,39 +28,9 @@ ResourceManager Resource::resmgr;
 void
 Resource::init(bool load_obsolete)
 {
-  if (load_obsolete)
-  {
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/core.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/entrances.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/exits.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/game.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/special.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/groundpieces-bridge.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/groundpieces-ground.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/groundpieces-remove.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/groundpieces-solid.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/groundpieces-transparent.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/hotspots.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/liquids.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/pingus-player0.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/pingus-player1.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/pingus-player2.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/pingus-player3.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/pingus-common.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/particles.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/story.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/textures.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/traps.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/worldmaps.res"));
-    resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/worldobjs.res"));
-  }
-
   resmgr.add_resources_from_directory(Pathname("images", Pathname::DATA_PATH));
-  resmgr.add_resources(g_path_manager.complete("data/alias.res"));
 }
 
-// Returns all resources in the given section
-
 void
 Resource::deinit()
 {

diff --git a/src/pingus/resource_manager.cpp b/src/pingus/resource_manager.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 
 ResourceManager::ResourceManager() :
   m_cache(),
-  m_resources(),
-  m_aliases()
+  m_resources()
 {
 }
 
@@ -40,15 +39,7 @@ ResourceManager::~ResourceManager()
 std::vector<std::string>
 ResourceManager::get_section(const std::string& name)
 {
-  // FIXME: completely wrong!!
   std::vector<std::string> lst;
-  for (auto i = m_cache.begin(); i != m_cache.end(); ++i)
-  {
-    if (StringUtil::has_prefix(i->first, name))
-    {
-      lst.push_back(i->first);
-    }
-  }
 
   for (auto i = m_resources.begin(); i != m_resources.end(); ++i)
   {
@@ -61,37 +52,6 @@ ResourceManager::get_section(const std::string& name)
   return lst;
 }
 
-void
-ResourceManager::add_resources(const std::string& filename)
-{
-  log_info(filename);
-
-  std::shared_ptr<lisp::Lisp> sexpr = lisp::Parser::parse(filename);
-  if (sexpr)
-  {
-    SExprFileReader reader(sexpr->get_list_elem(0));
-
-    if (reader.get_name() == "pingus-resources")
-    {
-      std::vector<FileReader> sections = reader.get_sections();
-      for(std::vector<FileReader>::iterator i = sections.begin(); i != sections.end(); ++i)
-      {
-        //log_info("Section: " << i->get_name());
-        parse("", *i);
-      }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      log_error("couldn't find section 'pingus-resources' section in file " << filename
-                << "\ngot " << reader.get_name());
-    }
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    log_info("ResourceManager: File not found " << filename);
-  }
-}
-
 void
 ResourceManager::add_resources_from_directory(const Pathname& path)
 {
@@ -111,59 +71,6 @@ ResourceManager::add_resources_from_directory(const Pathname& path)
   }
 }
 
-void
-ResourceManager::parse(const std::string& section, FileReader& reader)
-{
-  if (reader.get_name() == "section")
-  {
-    parse_section(section, reader);
-  }
-  else if (reader.get_name() == "sprite")
-  {
-    std::string name;
-    reader.read_string("name", name);
-    if (!section.empty())
-      name = section + "/" + name;
-
-    m_cache[name].reset(new SpriteDescription(reader));
-  }
-  else if (reader.get_name() == "alias")
-  {
-    std::string name;
-    std::string link;
-    if (reader.read_string("name", name) &&
-        reader.read_string("link", link))
-    {
-      //log_info("alias: " << name << " -> " << link);
-      m_aliases[name] = link;
-    }
-  }
-  else if (reader.get_name() == "name")
-  {
-    // ignore (ugly)
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    log_info("ResourceManager: unknown token: '" << reader.get_name() << "'");
-  }
-}
-
-void
-ResourceManager::parse_section(const std::string& section, FileReader& reader)
-{
-  std::string name;
-  reader.read_string("name", name);
-
-  std::vector<FileReader> sections = reader.get_sections();
-  for(std::vector<FileReader>::iterator i = sections.begin(); i != sections.end(); ++i)
-  {    
-    if (section.empty())
-      parse(name, *i);
-    else
-      parse(section + "/" + name, *i);
-  }
-}
-
 std::shared_ptr<SpriteDescription>
 ResourceManager::get_sprite_description_from_file(const std::string& resname)
 {
@@ -230,16 +137,7 @@ ResourceManager::get_sprite_description(const std::string& name)
     }
     else
     {
-      auto j = m_aliases.find(name);
-      if (j != m_aliases.end())
-      {
-        log_warn("using alias \"" << j->first << "\" -> \"" << j->second << "\"");
-        return get_sprite_description(j->second);
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        return 0;
-      }
+      return 0;
     }
   }  
 }

diff --git a/src/pingus/resource_manager.hpp b/src/pingus/resource_manager.hpp
@@ -31,18 +31,15 @@ class ResourceManager
 {
 public:
   typedef std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<SpriteDescription> > Resources;
-  typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> Aliases;
 
 private:
   Resources m_cache;
   std::set<std::string> m_resources;
-  Aliases m_aliases;
 
 public:
   ResourceManager();
   ~ResourceManager();
 
-  void add_resources(const std::string& filename);
   void add_resources_from_directory(const Pathname& path);
 
   /** Returns a pointer to the requested SpriteDescription or 0 if it's not found */
@@ -51,14 +48,7 @@ class ResourceManager
 
   std::vector<std::string> get_section(const std::string& name);
 
-  // FIXME: used by extra/resource-convert, obsolete now
-  const Resources& get_resources() const { return m_cache; } 
-  const Aliases&   get_aliases() const { return m_aliases; }
-
 private:
-  void parse(const std::string& section, FileReader&);
-  void parse_section(const std::string& section, FileReader&);
-
   ResourceManager (const ResourceManager&);
   ResourceManager& operator= (const ResourceManager&);
 };