diff --git a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
index b243917be9..8d060cbd22 100644
--- a/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
+++ b/apps/esmtool/esmtool.cpp
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ int load(Arguments& info)
         {
             std::cout << "Author: " << esm.getAuthor() << std::endl
                  << "Description: " << esm.getDesc() << std::endl
-                 << "File format version: " << esm.getFVer() << std::endl
-                 << "Special flag: " << esm.getSpecial() << std::endl;
+                 << "File format version: " << esm.getFVer() << std::endl;
             ESM::ESMReader::MasterList m = esm.getMasters();
             if (!m.empty())
             {
diff --git a/components/esm/esmcommon.hpp b/components/esm/esmcommon.hpp
index f5ddf62802..af83ad816a 100644
--- a/components/esm/esmcommon.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/esmcommon.hpp
@@ -21,17 +21,6 @@ enum FileType
     FT_ESS = 32       // Savegame
   };
 
-// Used to mark special files. The original ESM files are given
-// special treatment in a few places, most noticably in loading and
-// filtering out "dirtly" GMST entries correctly.
-enum SpecialFile
-  {
-    SF_Other,
-    SF_Morrowind,
-    SF_Tribunal,
-    SF_Bloodmoon
-  };
-
 /* A structure used for holding fixed-length strings. In the case of
    LEN=4, it can be more efficient to match the string as a 32 bit
    number, therefore the struct is implemented as a union with an int.
diff --git a/components/esm/esmreader.cpp b/components/esm/esmreader.cpp
index edd047d92d..98c598eb9a 100644
--- a/components/esm/esmreader.cpp
+++ b/components/esm/esmreader.cpp
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ void ESMReader::openRaw(Ogre::DataStreamPtr _esm, const std::string &name)
     mEsm = _esm;
     mCtx.filename = name;
     mCtx.leftFile = mEsm->size();
-
-    // Flag certain files for special treatment, based on the file
-    // name.
-    const char *cstr = mCtx.filename.c_str();
-    if (iends(cstr, "Morrowind.esm"))
-        mSpf = SF_Morrowind;
-    else if (iends(cstr, "Tribunal.esm"))
-        mSpf = SF_Tribunal;
-    else if (iends(cstr, "Bloodmoon.esm"))
-        mSpf = SF_Bloodmoon;
-    else
-        mSpf = SF_Other;
 }
 
 void ESMReader::open(Ogre::DataStreamPtr _esm, const std::string &name)
diff --git a/components/esm/esmreader.hpp b/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
index 94bf0f3d33..dd7809fb3c 100644
--- a/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
+++ b/components/esm/esmreader.hpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public:
 
   int getVer() const { return mCtx.header.version; }
   float getFVer() const { if(mCtx.header.version == VER_12) return 1.2; else return 1.3; }
-  int getSpecial() const { return mSpf; }
   const std::string getAuthor() const { return mCtx.header.author.toString(); }
   const std::string getDesc() const { return mCtx.header.desc.toString(); }
   const MasterList &getMasters() const { return mMasters; }
@@ -261,7 +260,6 @@ private:
   ESM_Context mCtx;
 
   // Special file signifier (see SpecialFile enum above)
-  int mSpf;
 
   // Buffer for ESM strings
   std::vector<char> mBuffer;