diff --git a/include/keyword.h b/include/keyword.h
index 49316830..f3a40cde 100644
--- a/include/keyword.h
+++ b/include/keyword.h
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@
 #define CF_TIMERANGE	3
 #define CF_WEEKDAY	4
 
-extern s_char *kw_find(s_char *);
 extern s_char *kw_parse(int, s_char *, int *);
-extern int kw_read(FILE *);
 extern s_char *get_time(s_char *, int *);
 extern s_char *weekday(s_char *, int *);
 
diff --git a/src/lib/common/keyword.c b/src/lib/common/keyword.c
index 335a2af3..70aa2778 100644
--- a/src/lib/common/keyword.c
+++ b/src/lib/common/keyword.c
@@ -40,65 +40,6 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "common.h"
 
-struct kwtab {
-    struct kwtab *next;
-    s_char *name;
-    s_char *text;
-};
-
-struct kwtab *kw_list;
-
-int
-kw_read(FILE * fp)
-{
-    register struct kwtab *kw;
-    register struct kwtab *next;
-    s_char buf[255];
-    s_char *p;
-    int n;
-
-    for (kw = kw_list; kw != 0; kw = next) {
-	next = kw->next;
-	free(kw->name);
-	free(kw->text);
-	free(kw);
-    }
-    kw_list = 0;
-    for (n = 0; fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), fp) != 0; n++) {
-	/* Allow for comments.. any line starting with # */
-	if (buf[0] == '#')
-	    continue;
-	p = strrchr(buf, '\n');
-	if (p != 0)
-	    *p = 0;
-	if ((p = strchr(buf, ':')) == 0) {
-	    logerror("kw_read: Bad keyword line #%d\n", n);
-	    return 0;
-	}
-	*p++ = 0;
-	while (*p && isspace(*p))
-	    p++;
-	kw = (struct kwtab *)malloc(sizeof(*kw));
-	kw->name = strcpy(malloc(strlen(buf) + 1), buf);
-	kw->text = strcpy(malloc(strlen(p) + 1), p);
-	kw->next = kw_list;
-	kw_list = kw;
-    }
-    return n;
-}
-
-s_char *
-kw_find(s_char *name)
-{
-    register struct kwtab *kw;
-
-    for (kw = kw_list; kw != 0; kw = kw->next) {
-	if (strcmp(kw->name, name) == 0)
-	    return kw->text;
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * destructive parse
  */
diff --git a/src/lib/player/empdis.c b/src/lib/player/empdis.c
index 7b15ea64..902237ab 100644
--- a/src/lib/player/empdis.c
+++ b/src/lib/player/empdis.c
@@ -210,19 +210,8 @@ getminleft(time_t now, int *hour, int *mpd)
 
     tm = localtime(&now);
     curtime = tm->tm_min + tm->tm_hour * 60;
-    if (NULL != (bp = kw_find("minutes")))
-	kw_parse(CF_VALUE, bp, mpd);
     natp = getnatp(player->cnum);
     nminleft = *mpd - natp->nat_minused;
-    if (NULL != (bp = kw_find("hours"))) {
-	/*
-	 * assume hours has already been set; just verify
-	 * that it is present
-	 */
-	n = hour[1] - curtime;
-	if (n < nminleft)
-	    nminleft = n;
-    }
     n = 60 * 24 - (tm->tm_min + tm->tm_hour * 60);
     if (n < nminleft)
 	nminleft = n;
diff --git a/src/server/update.c b/src/server/update.c
index 24ab94a1..8a249ebd 100644
--- a/src/server/update.c
+++ b/src/server/update.c
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ update_sched(void *unused)
 		 "Waits until players idle", 0);
     time(&now);
     (void)gamehours(now, hour);
-    if (NULL != (kw = kw_find("s_p_etu")))
-	kw_parse(CF_VALUE, kw, &s_p_etu);
-    if (NULL != (kw = kw_find("etu_per_update")))
-	kw_parse(CF_VALUE, kw, &etu_per_update);
-    if (NULL != (kw = kw_find("adj_update")))
-	kw_parse(CF_VALUE, kw, &adj_update);
-    if (NULL != (kw = kw_find("update_window")))
-	kw_parse(CF_VALUE, kw, &update_window);
     if (s_p_etu <= 0) {
 	logerror("bad value for s_p_etu (%d)", s_p_etu);
 	s_p_etu = 2 * 60;