diff --git a/lib/gfx_interface.C b/lib/gfx_interface.C
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f5a6bc6d0..0000000000
--- a/lib/gfx_interface.C
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include "gfx_interface.h"
-#include "parse.h"
-
-int GFX_INTERFACE::write_prefs(FILE *fout) {
-    fprintf( fout, 
-        "<gfx_prefs>\n"
-        "    <gfx_width>%d</gfx_width>\n"
-        "    <gfx_height>%d</gfx_height>\n"
-        "    <gfx_depth>%d</gfx_depth>\n"
-        "    <gfx_fps>%f</gfx_fps>\n"
-        "    <gfx_shmem_key>%d</gfx_shmem_key>\n"
-        "</gfx_prefs>",
-        width, height, depth, fps, shared_mem_key
-    );
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int GFX_INTERFACE::parse(FILE* fin) {
-    char buf[256];
-
-    fgets(buf, 256, fin);
-    if (!match_tag(buf, "<gfx_prefs>")) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "GFX_INTERFACE::parse(): bad first tag %s\n", buf);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    while(fgets(buf,256,fin)) {
-        if (match_tag(buf, "</gfx_prefs>")) return 0;
-        else if (parse_int(buf, "<gfx_width>", width)) continue;
-        else if (parse_int(buf, "<gfx_height>", height)) continue;
-        else if (parse_int(buf, "<gfx_depth>", depth)) continue;
-        else if (parse_double(buf, "<gfx_fps>", fps)) continue;
-        else if (parse_int(buf, "<gfx_shmem_key>", shared_mem_key)) continue;
-        else fprintf(stderr, "GFX_INTERFACE::parse(): unrecognized: %s\n", buf);
-    }
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int GFX_INTERFACE::open_parse_prefs( void ) {
-    FILE *prefs;
-    int err;
-
-    prefs = fopen( "prefs.xml", "r" );
-    if( prefs == NULL )
-        return -1;
-
-    rewind( prefs );
-    err = parse( prefs );
-    fclose( prefs );
-
-    return err;
-}
diff --git a/lib/gfx_interface.h b/lib/gfx_interface.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9aec1088ce..0000000000
--- a/lib/gfx_interface.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/ipc.h>
-#include <sys/shm.h>
-
-#define DRAW_OFFSCREEN      0x01
-#define DRAW_ONSCREEN       0x02
-
-// Status flags
-#define ERROR               -1
-#define WAITING_FOR_APP     0
-#define APP_READY           1
-#define APP_REQUEST         2
-#define BUFFER_DIRTY        3
-#define BUFFER_CLEAN        4
-
-#ifndef _GFX_INTERFACE
-#define _GFX_INTERFACE
-
-struct GFX_INTERFACE {
-        int width, height;      // in pixels
-        int depth;              // in bits (8. 16, 24, etc)
-        double fps;             // max frames per second to draw (can be < 1)
-        int draw_offscreen;     // should we draw offscreen/onscreen/anything
-        int shared_mem_key;     // key for graphics shared memory region
-        int offscreen_dirty;    // is the offscreen buffer ready for blitting?
-
-        int status;             // status of graphics rendering (see flags above)
-        char *graphicsData;
-        int shared_mem_allocated;
-
-        int write_prefs(FILE*);
-        int parse(FILE*);
-        int open_parse_prefs();
-};
-
-#endif _GFX_INTERFACE