diff --git a/zOLD_common/control.c b/zOLD_common/control.c
index 98cb94aa..16cce968 100644
--- a/zOLD_common/control.c
+++ b/zOLD_common/control.c
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@
 #include "../ui.h"
 #include "uipriv.h"
 
-void uiControlDestroy(uiControl *c)
-{
-	(*(c->Destroy))(c);
-}
-
 uintptr_t uiControlHandle(uiControl *c)
 {
 	return (*(c->Handle))(c);
@@ -57,26 +52,6 @@ void uiControlDisable(uiControl *c)
 	(*(c->Disable))(c);
 }
 
-#define uiprivControlSignature 0x7569436F
-
-uiControl *uiAllocControl(size_t size, uint32_t OSsig, uint32_t typesig, const char *typenamestr)
-{
-	uiControl *c;
-
-	c = (uiControl *) uiprivAlloc(size, typenamestr);
-	c->Signature = uiprivControlSignature;
-	c->OSSignature = OSsig;
-	c->TypeSignature = typesig;
-	return c;
-}
-
-void uiFreeControl(uiControl *c)
-{
-	if (uiControlParent(c) != NULL)
-		uiprivUserBug("You cannot destroy a uiControl while it still has a parent. (control: %p)", c);
-	uiprivFree(c);
-}
-
 void uiControlVerifySetParent(uiControl *c, uiControl *parent)
 {
 	uiControl *curParent;
diff --git a/zOLD_common/controlsigs.h b/zOLD_common/controlsigs.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 944afa9b..00000000
--- a/zOLD_common/controlsigs.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-// 24 april 2016
-
-// LONGTERM if I don't decide to remove these outright, should they be renamed uiprivTypeNameSignature? these aren't real symbols, so...
-
-#define uiAreaSignature 0x41726561
-#define uiBoxSignature 0x426F784C
-#define uiButtonSignature 0x42746F6E
-#define uiCheckboxSignature 0x43686B62
-#define uiColorButtonSignature 0x436F6C42
-#define uiComboboxSignature 0x436F6D62
-#define uiDateTimePickerSignature 0x44545069
-#define uiEditableComboboxSignature 0x45644362
-#define uiEntrySignature 0x456E7472
-#define uiFontButtonSignature 0x466F6E42
-#define uiFormSignature 0x466F726D
-#define uiGridSignature 0x47726964
-#define uiGroupSignature 0x47727062
-#define uiLabelSignature 0x4C61626C
-#define uiMultilineEntrySignature 0x4D6C6E45
-#define uiProgressBarSignature 0x50426172
-#define uiRadioButtonsSignature 0x5264696F
-#define uiSeparatorSignature 0x53657061
-#define uiSliderSignature 0x536C6964
-#define uiSpinboxSignature 0x5370696E
-#define uiTabSignature 0x54616273
-#define uiTableSignature 0x5461626C
-#define uiWindowSignature 0x57696E64