diff --git a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
index 035a925a9..6e02bfeb0 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/blood.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,6 @@ void PreloadCache(void)
 void EndLevel(void)
 {
     gViewPos = VIEWPOS_0;
-    gGameMessageMgr.Clear();
     sndKillAllSounds();
     sfxKillAllSounds();
     ambKillAll();
@@ -545,8 +544,6 @@ void StartLevel(GAMEOPTIONS *gameOptions)
     // viewSetMessage("");
     viewSetErrorMessage("");
     viewResizeView(gViewSize);
-    if (gGameOptions.nGameType == 3)
-        gGameMessageMgr.SetCoordinates(gViewX0S+1,gViewY0S+15);
     netWaitForEveryone(0);
     totalclock = 0;
     paused = 0;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp b/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
index 96108ea5d..eed50b121 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/loadsave.cpp
@@ -520,11 +520,7 @@ bool GameInterface::LoadGame(FSaveGameNode* node)
     bOutOfSync = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < gNetPlayers; i++)
         playerSetRace(&gPlayer[i], gPlayer[i].lifeMode);
-    if (VanillaMode())
-        viewSetMessage("");
-    else
-        gGameMessageMgr.Clear();
-    viewSetErrorMessage("");
+	viewSetErrorMessage("");
     if (gamestate != GS_LEVEL)
     {
         netWaitForEveryone(0);
diff --git a/source/blood/src/messages.cpp b/source/blood/src/messages.cpp
index cb9903cb2..ed93d5f95 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/messages.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/messages.cpp
@@ -279,218 +279,6 @@ void LevelWarp(int nEpisode, int nLevel)
     viewResizeView(gViewSize);
 }
 
-CGameMessageMgr::CGameMessageMgr()
-{
-    if (!VanillaMode())
-        Clear();
-    x = 1;
-    y = 0;
-    at9 = 0;
-    atd = 0;
-    nFont = 0;
-    fontHeight = 8;
-    maxNumberOfMessagesToDisplay = 4;
-    visibilityDurationInSecs = 5;
-    messageFlags = 15;
-    numberOfDisplayedMessages = 0;
-    nextMessagesIndex = messagesIndex = 0;
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SetState(char state)
-{
-    if (this->state && !state)
-    {
-        this->state = 0;
-        Clear();
-    }
-    else if (!this->state && state)
-        this->state = 1;
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::Add(const char *pText, char a2, const int pal, const MESSAGE_PRIORITY priority)
-{
-    if (a2 && messageFlags && hud_messages == 1)	// add only if messages are enabled and in native format
-    {
-        messageStruct *pMessage = &messages[nextMessagesIndex];
-        strncpy(pMessage->text, pText, kMaxMessageTextLength-1);
-        pMessage->text[kMaxMessageTextLength-1] = 0;
-        pMessage->lastTickWhenVisible = gFrameClock + visibilityDurationInSecs*kTicRate;
-        pMessage->pal = pal;
-        pMessage->priority = priority;
-        pMessage->deleted = false;
-        nextMessagesIndex = (nextMessagesIndex+1)%kMessageLogSize;
-        if (VanillaMode())
-        {
-            numberOfDisplayedMessages++;
-            if (numberOfDisplayedMessages > maxNumberOfMessagesToDisplay)
-            {
-                messagesIndex = (messagesIndex+1)%kMessageLogSize;
-                atd = 0;
-                numberOfDisplayedMessages = maxNumberOfMessagesToDisplay;
-                at9 = fontHeight;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::Display(void)
-{
-    if (VanillaMode())
-    {
-        if (numberOfDisplayedMessages && this->state)
-        {
-            int initialNrOfDisplayedMsgs = numberOfDisplayedMessages;
-            int initialMessagesIndex = messagesIndex;
-            int shade = ClipHigh(initialNrOfDisplayedMsgs*8, 48);
-            int x = gViewMode == 3 ? gViewX0S : 0;
-            int y = (gViewMode == 3 ? this->y : 0) + (int)at9;
-            for (int i = 0; i < initialNrOfDisplayedMsgs; i++)
-            {
-                messageStruct* pMessage = &messages[(initialMessagesIndex+i)%kMessageLogSize];
-                if (pMessage->lastTickWhenVisible < gFrameClock)
-                {
-                    messagesIndex = (messagesIndex+1)%kMessageLogSize;
-                    numberOfDisplayedMessages--;
-                    continue;
-                }
-                viewDrawText(nFont, pMessage->text, x, y, shade, pMessage->pal, 0, false, 256);
-                if (gViewMode == 3)
-                {
-                    int height;
-                    viewGetFontInfo(nFont, pMessage->text, &height, NULL);
-                    if (x+height > gViewX1S)
-                        viewUpdatePages();
-                }
-                y += fontHeight;
-                shade = ClipLow(shade-64/initialNrOfDisplayedMsgs, -128);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        if (this->state)
-        {
-            messageStruct* currentMessages[kMessageLogSize];
-            int currentMessagesCount = 0;
-            for (int i = 0; i < kMessageLogSize; i++)
-            {
-                messageStruct* pMessage = &messages[i];
-                if (gFrameClock < pMessage->lastTickWhenVisible && !pMessage->deleted)
-                {
-                    currentMessages[currentMessagesCount++] = pMessage;
-                }
-            }
-
-            SortMessagesByPriority(currentMessages, currentMessagesCount);
-
-            messageStruct* messagesToDisplay[kMessageLogSize];
-            int messagesToDisplayCount = 0;
-            for (int i = 0; i < currentMessagesCount && messagesToDisplayCount < maxNumberOfMessagesToDisplay; i++)
-            {
-                messagesToDisplay[messagesToDisplayCount++] = currentMessages[i];
-            }
-
-            SortMessagesByTime(messagesToDisplay, messagesToDisplayCount);
-
-            int shade = ClipHigh(messagesToDisplayCount*8, 48);
-            int x = gViewMode == 3 ? gViewX0S : 0;
-            int y = (gViewMode == 3 ? this->y : 0) + (int)at9;
-            for (int i = 0; i < messagesToDisplayCount; i++)
-            {
-                messageStruct* pMessage = messagesToDisplay[i];
-                viewDrawText(nFont, pMessage->text, x, y, shade, pMessage->pal, 0, false, 256);
-                if (gViewMode == 3)
-                {
-                    int height;
-                    viewGetFontInfo(nFont, pMessage->text, &height, NULL);
-                    if (x+height > gViewX1S)
-                        viewUpdatePages();
-                }
-                y += fontHeight;
-                shade = ClipLow(shade-64/messagesToDisplayCount, -128);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    if (at9 != 0)
-    {
-        at9 = fontHeight*at9/kTicRate;
-        atd += gFrameTicks;
-    }
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::Clear(void)
-{
-    if (VanillaMode())
-    {
-        messagesIndex = nextMessagesIndex = numberOfDisplayedMessages = 0;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        for (int i = 0; i < kMessageLogSize; i++)
-        {
-            messageStruct* pMessage = &messages[i];
-            pMessage->deleted = true;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SetMaxMessages(int nMessages)
-{
-    maxNumberOfMessagesToDisplay = ClipRange(nMessages, 1, 16);
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SetFont(int nFont)
-{
-    this->nFont = nFont;
-    fontHeight = gFont[nFont]->GetHeight();
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SetCoordinates(int x, int y)
-{
-    this->x = ClipRange(x, 0, gViewX1S);
-    this->y = ClipRange(y, 0, gViewY1S);
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SetMessageTime(int nTime)
-{
-    visibilityDurationInSecs = ClipRange(nTime, 1, 8);
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SetMessageFlags(unsigned int nFlags)
-{
-    messageFlags = nFlags&0xf;
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SortMessagesByPriority(messageStruct** messages, int count) {
-    for (int i = 1; i < count; i++)
-    {
-        for (int j = 0; j < count - i; j++)
-        {
-            if (messages[j]->priority != messages[j + 1]->priority ? messages[j]->priority < messages[j + 1]->priority : messages[j]->lastTickWhenVisible < messages[j + 1]->lastTickWhenVisible)
-            {
-                messageStruct* temp = messages[j];
-                messages[j] = messages[j + 1];
-                messages[j + 1] = temp;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void CGameMessageMgr::SortMessagesByTime(messageStruct** messages, int count) {
-    for (int i = 1; i < count; i++)
-    {
-        for (int j = 0; j < count - i; j++)
-        {
-            if (messages[j]->lastTickWhenVisible > messages[j + 1]->lastTickWhenVisible)
-            {
-                messageStruct* temp = messages[j];
-                messages[j] = messages[j + 1];
-                messages[j + 1] = temp;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void CPlayerMsg::Clear(void)
 {
     text[0] = 0;
diff --git a/source/blood/src/messages.h b/source/blood/src/messages.h
index 9eccd4831..63ce58aed 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/messages.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/messages.h
@@ -39,47 +39,6 @@ enum MESSAGE_PRIORITY {
     MESSAGE_PRIORITY_SYSTEM = 100
 };
 
-class CGameMessageMgr
-{
-public:
-    struct messageStruct
-    {
-        ClockTicks lastTickWhenVisible;
-        char text[kMaxMessageTextLength];
-        int pal;
-        MESSAGE_PRIORITY priority;
-        bool deleted = false;
-    };
-    char state;
-    int x;
-    int y;
-    ClockTicks at9;
-    ClockTicks atd;
-    int nFont;
-    int fontHeight;
-    int maxNumberOfMessagesToDisplay;
-    int visibilityDurationInSecs;
-    char messageFlags;
-    int numberOfDisplayedMessages;
-    int messagesIndex;
-    int nextMessagesIndex;
-    messageStruct messages[kMessageLogSize];
-    CGameMessageMgr();
-    void SetState(char state);
-    void Add(const char *pText, char a2, const int pal = 0, const MESSAGE_PRIORITY priority = MESSAGE_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
-    void Display(void);
-    void Clear();
-    void SetMaxMessages(int nMessages);
-    void SetFont(int nFont);
-    void SetCoordinates(int x, int y);
-    void SetMessageTime(int nTime);
-    void SetMessageFlags(unsigned int nFlags);
-private:
-    void SortMessagesByPriority(messageStruct** messages, int count);
-    void SortMessagesByTime(messageStruct** messages, int count);
-};
-
-
 class CPlayerMsg
 {
 public:
diff --git a/source/blood/src/view.cpp b/source/blood/src/view.cpp
index 8a3cfa538..777a417f2 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/blood/src/view.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ int xscale, xscalecorrect, yscale, xstep, ystep;
 
 int gScreenTilt;
 
-CGameMessageMgr gGameMessageMgr;
 
 bool bLoadScreenCrcMatch = false;
 
@@ -1817,12 +1816,6 @@ void viewInit(void)
 #endif
     uint8_t *data = tileAllocTile(4077, kLensSize, kLensSize);
     memset(data, TRANSPARENT_INDEX, kLensSize*kLensSize);
-    gGameMessageMgr.SetState(hud_messages);
-    gGameMessageMgr.SetCoordinates(1, 1);
-
-    gGameMessageMgr.SetFont(3);
-    gGameMessageMgr.SetMaxMessages(4);
-    gGameMessageMgr.SetMessageTime(5);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 16; i++)
     {
@@ -1882,7 +1875,6 @@ void viewResizeView(int size)
         gViewY1S = divscale16(gViewY1, yscale);
     }
     videoSetViewableArea(gViewX0, gViewY0, gViewX1, gViewY1);
-    gGameMessageMgr.SetCoordinates(gViewX0S + 1, gViewY0S + 1);
     viewUpdatePages();
 }
 
@@ -2853,20 +2845,14 @@ void viewSetSystemMessage(const char* pMessage, ...) {
     vsprintf(buffer, pMessage, args);
     
     Printf(PRINT_HIGH | PRINT_NOTIFY, "%s\n", buffer); // print it also in console
-    gGameMessageMgr.Add(buffer, 15, 7, MESSAGE_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
 }
 
 void viewSetMessage(const char *pMessage, const int pal, const MESSAGE_PRIORITY priority)
 {
 	int printlevel = priority < 0 ? PRINT_LOW : priority < MESSAGE_PRIORITY_SYSTEM ? PRINT_MEDIUM : PRINT_HIGH;
     Printf(printlevel|PRINT_NOTIFY, "%s\n", pMessage);
-    gGameMessageMgr.Add(pMessage, 15, pal, priority);
 }
 
-void viewDisplayMessage(void)
-{
-    gGameMessageMgr.Display();
-}
 
 char errMsg[256];
 
@@ -3528,7 +3514,6 @@ void viewDrawScreen(bool sceneonly)
     {
         DrawStatSprite(2048, xdim-15, 20);
     }
-    viewDisplayMessage();
     CalcFrameRate();
 
     viewDrawMapTitle();
diff --git a/source/blood/src/view.h b/source/blood/src/view.h
index a34c824f9..9464679a8 100644
--- a/source/blood/src/view.h
+++ b/source/blood/src/view.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ extern char gInterpolateWall[];
 extern char gInterpolateSector[];
 extern LOCATION gPrevSpriteLoc[kMaxSprites];
 extern int gViewSize;
-extern CGameMessageMgr gGameMessageMgr;
 extern int gViewXCenter, gViewYCenter;
 extern int gViewX0, gViewY0, gViewX1, gViewY1;
 extern int gViewX0S, gViewY0S, gViewX1S, gViewY1S;
@@ -133,7 +132,8 @@ void viewProcessSprites(int32_t cX, int32_t cY, int32_t cZ, int32_t cA, int32_t
 void CalcOtherPosition(spritetype *pSprite, int *pX, int *pY, int *pZ, int *vsectnum, int nAng, int zm);
 void CalcPosition(spritetype *pSprite, int *pX, int *pY, int *pZ, int *vsectnum, int nAng, int zm);
 void viewSetMessage(const char *pMessage, const int pal = 0, const MESSAGE_PRIORITY priority = MESSAGE_PRIORITY_NORMAL);
-void viewDisplayMessage(void);
+
+
 void viewSetErrorMessage(const char *pMessage);
 void DoLensEffect(void);
 void UpdateDacs(int nPalette, bool bNoTint = false);