diff --git a/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.c b/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.c
index 7b5b6e8831f4341f3397acddece7fd66c5a672a4..1a41307843afea327354b3f17e2b07bfb212540c 100755
--- a/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.c
+++ b/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*  Last edited: Jun 30 14:32 2004 (edgrif) */
+/*  Last edited: Jul  5 14:37 2004 (rnc) */
 /*  file: stringbucket.c
  *  Author: Simon Kelley (srk@sanger.ac.uk)
  *  Copyright (c) Sanger Institute, 2003
@@ -27,19 +27,9 @@
 
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <glib.h>
-
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-#include <../acedb/regular.h>
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
 #include <stringbucket.h>
 
 struct sbucket {
-
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-  STORE_HANDLE handle;
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
   struct sbucketchain *chain;
 };
 
@@ -50,23 +40,10 @@ struct sbucketchain {
 
 
 
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-StringBucket *sbCreate(STORE_HANDLE handle)
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
 StringBucket *sbCreate(void)
 {
-
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-  StringBucket *b = halloc(sizeof(struct sbucket), handle);
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
   StringBucket *b = g_malloc(sizeof(struct sbucket)) ;
 
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-  b->handle = handle;
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
   b->chain = NULL;
 
   return b;
@@ -97,11 +74,6 @@ char *str2p(char *string, StringBucket *b)
   
   if (!c)
     {
-
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-      c = halloc(sizeof(struct sbucketchain) + strlen(string) + 1, b->handle);
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
       c = g_malloc(sizeof(struct sbucketchain) + strlen(string) + 1) ;
 
       c->next = b->chain;
diff --git a/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.h b/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.h
index e74bdcbda1a477f144b428e63d6c38fa00d3b5c5..8cf06b048a08bb3e1e8889b0bd2d192f22a9b18d 100755
--- a/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.h
+++ b/src/zmapWindow/stringbucket.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*  Last edited: Jun 29 12:06 2004 (edgrif) */
+/*  Last edited: Jul  5 14:37 2004 (rnc) */
 /*  file: stringbucket.h
  *  Author: Simon Kelley (srk@sanger.ac.uk)
  *  Copyright (c) Sanger Institute, 2003
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-#include <../acedb/acedb.h>
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
-
-
 /* Stringbucket:
 
 Given a string returns a copy which is persistant until the
@@ -48,9 +43,6 @@ struct sbucket;
 typedef struct sbucket StringBucket; 
 
 
-#ifdef ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE
-StringBucket *sbCreate(STORE_HANDLE handle);
-#endif /* ED_G_NEVER_INCLUDE_THIS_CODE */
 StringBucket *sbCreate(void) ;
 
 void sbDestroy(StringBucket *b);