diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.cpp b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.cpp
index 59bae9e0b..1c87a62e8 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_samplers.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/models/gl_models.h"
 #include "gl/dynlights/gl_lightbuffer.h"
 #include "r_videoscale.h"
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.cpp
index c2d79b3ca..e546c33d9 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "gl/renderer/gl_renderstate.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/shaders/gl_shader.h"
 #include "gl/stereo3d/scoped_color_mask.h"
 #include "gl/renderer/gl_quaddrawer.h"
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp
index 98f5afa80..6f7c7a38b 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_flats.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_convert.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/renderer/gl_quaddrawer.h"
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp
index ed3812766..d2d0a8b6e 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 #include "gl/stereo3d/scoped_color_mask.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h
index 4eade59d2..6b6f96668 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_portal.h
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@
 #define __GL_PORTAL_H
 
 #include "tarray.h"
-//#include "gl/gl_intern.h"
 #include "gl/renderer/gl_renderer.h"
 #include "gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/data/gl_data.h"
 
 struct GLHorizonInfo
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_renderhacks.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_renderhacks.cpp
index 827842cfd..605d6bfd3 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_renderhacks.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_renderhacks.cpp
@@ -39,13 +39,10 @@
 #include "gl/scene/gl_portal.h"
 #include "gl/scene/gl_scenedrawer.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 
 
 // This is for debugging maps.
 
-FreeList<gl_subsectorrendernode> SSR_List;
-
 // profiling data
 static int totalupper, totallower;
 static int lowershcount, uppershcount;
@@ -62,7 +59,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::ClearBuffers()
 		{
 			gl_subsectorrendernode * n = node;
 			node = node->next;
-			SSR_List.Release(n);
+			delete n;
 		}
 	}
 	otherfloorplanes.Clear();
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::ClearBuffers()
 		{
 			gl_subsectorrendernode * n = node;
 			node = node->next;
-			SSR_List.Release(n);
+			delete n;
 		}
 	}
 	otherceilingplanes.Clear();
@@ -507,7 +504,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::HandleMissingTextures()
 
 				for (unsigned int j = 0; j < HandledSubsectors.Size(); j++)
 				{
-					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 					node->sub = HandledSubsectors[j];
 
 					AddOtherCeilingPlane(sec->sectornum, node);
@@ -551,7 +548,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::HandleMissingTextures()
 
 				for (unsigned int j = 0; j < HandledSubsectors.Size(); j++)
 				{
-					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 					node->sub = HandledSubsectors[j];
 					AddOtherCeilingPlane(fakesector->sectornum, node);
 				}
@@ -579,7 +576,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::HandleMissingTextures()
 
 				for (unsigned int j = 0; j < HandledSubsectors.Size(); j++)
 				{
-					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 					node->sub = HandledSubsectors[j];
 					AddOtherFloorPlane(sec->sectornum, node);
 				}
@@ -622,7 +619,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::HandleMissingTextures()
 
 				for (unsigned int j = 0; j < HandledSubsectors.Size(); j++)
 				{
-					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 					node->sub = HandledSubsectors[j];
 					AddOtherFloorPlane(fakesector->sectornum, node);
 				}
@@ -955,7 +952,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::HandleHackedSubsectors()
 			{
 				for(unsigned int j=0;j<HandledSubsectors.Size();j++)
 				{				
-					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 
 					node->sub = HandledSubsectors[j];
 					AddOtherFloorPlane(sub->render_sector->sectornum, node);
@@ -985,7 +982,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::HandleHackedSubsectors()
 			{
 				for(unsigned int j=0;j<HandledSubsectors.Size();j++)
 				{				
-					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+					gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 
 					node->sub = HandledSubsectors[j];
 					AddOtherCeilingPlane(sub->render_sector->sectornum, node);
@@ -1159,7 +1156,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::ProcessSectorStacks()
 
 					if (sec->GetAlpha(sector_t::ceiling) != 0 && sec->GetTexture(sector_t::ceiling) != skyflatnum)
 					{
-						gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+						gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 						node->sub = sub;
 						AddOtherCeilingPlane(sec->sectornum, node);
 					}
@@ -1205,7 +1202,7 @@ void FDrawInfo::ProcessSectorStacks()
 
 					if (sec->GetAlpha(sector_t::floor) != 0 && sec->GetTexture(sector_t::floor) != skyflatnum)
 					{
-						gl_subsectorrendernode * node = SSR_List.GetNew();
+						gl_subsectorrendernode * node = new gl_subsectorrendernode;
 						node->sub = sub;
 						AddOtherFloorPlane(sec->sectornum, node);
 					}
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
index cfc108a81..0c6d5b07e 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_convert.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 
 //==========================================================================
 //
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_vertex.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_vertex.cpp
index d693227d5..9d364e886 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_vertex.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_vertex.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "gl/scene/gl_portal.h"
 #include "gl/shaders/gl_shader.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_seamless)
 
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp
index c78c23eff..33ba19db8 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_walls.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "gl/scene/gl_scenedrawer.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/shaders/gl_shader.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_walls_draw.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_walls_draw.cpp
index beeb103a0..17164bc49 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_walls_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_walls_draw.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "gl/shaders/gl_shader.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/renderer/gl_quaddrawer.h"
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_seamless)
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp b/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp
index 772387a2d..be21e49d9 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "gl/data/gl_data.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_hwtexture.h"
 #include "gl/utility/gl_clock.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/gl_functions.h"
 #include "gl/data/gl_vertexbuffer.h"
 #include "gl_debug.h"
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_wipe.cpp b/src/gl/system/gl_wipe.cpp
index 25811cb91..f00dcfeb0 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_wipe.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_wipe.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 #include "gl/shaders/gl_shader.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_samplers.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/data/gl_vertexbuffer.h"
 
 
diff --git a/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.h b/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 22b51610f..000000000
--- a/src/gl/textures/gl_texture.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __GL_TEXTURE_H__
-#define __GL_TEXTURE_H__
-
-#include "r_defs.h"
-#include "textures/textures.h"
-
-
-#endif	// __GL_HQRESIZE_H__
-
diff --git a/src/gl/utility/gl_templates.h b/src/gl/utility/gl_templates.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ebef1f48..000000000
--- a/src/gl/utility/gl_templates.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __GL_BASIC
-#define __GL_BASIC
-
-#include <new>
-#include "stats.h"
-
-
-// Disabled because it doesn't work and only accumulates large portions of blocked heap
-// without providing any relevant performance boost.
-template <class T> struct FreeList
-{
-	//T * freelist;
-
-	T * GetNew()
-	{
-		/*
-		if (freelist)
-		{
-			T * n=freelist;
-			freelist=*((T**)n);
-			return new ((void*)n) T;
-		}
-		*/
-		return new T;
-	}
-
-	void Release(T * node)
-	{
-		/*
-		node->~T();
-		*((T**)node) = freelist;
-		freelist=node;
-		*/
-		delete node;
-	}
-
-	~FreeList()
-	{
-		/*
-		while (freelist!=NULL)
-		{
-			T * n = freelist;
-			freelist=*((T**)n);
-			delete n;
-		}
-		*/
-	}
-};
-
-template<class T> class UniqueList
-{
-	TArray<T*> Array;
-	FreeList<T>	TheFreeList;
-
-public:
-
-	T * Get(T * t)
-	{
-		for(unsigned i=0;i<Array.Size();i++)
-		{
-			if (!memcmp(t, Array[i], sizeof(T))) return Array[i];
-		}
-		T * newo=TheFreeList.GetNew();
-
-		*newo=*t;
-		Array.Push(newo);
-		return newo;
-	}
-
-	void Clear()
-	{
-		for(unsigned i=0;i<Array.Size();i++) TheFreeList.Release(Array[i]);
-		Array.Clear();
-	}
-
-	~UniqueList()
-	{
-		Clear();
-	}
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
index db73d944d..c5074f4d2 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
@@ -50,12 +50,10 @@
 #include "gl/system/gl_system.h"
 #include "r_defs.h"
 #include "gl/gl_functions.h"
-//#include "gl/gl_intern.h"
 
 #include "gl/renderer/gl_renderer.h"
 #include "gl/system/gl_framebuffer.h"
 #include "gl/shaders/gl_shader.h"
-#include "gl/utility/gl_templates.h"
 #include "gl/textures/gl_material.h"
 #include "gl/system/gl_cvars.h"
 
diff --git a/src/tarray.h b/src/tarray.h
index 63eeb4eed..7f566112b 100644
--- a/src/tarray.h
+++ b/src/tarray.h
@@ -1221,3 +1221,41 @@ protected:
 	hash_t Position;
 };
 
+
+
+//==========================================================================
+//
+// an array to hold a small number of unique entries
+//
+//==========================================================================
+
+template<class T> class UniqueList
+{
+	TArray<T*> Array;
+
+public:
+
+	T * Get(T * t)
+	{
+		for (unsigned i = 0; i<Array.Size(); i++)
+		{
+			if (!memcmp(t, Array[i], sizeof(T))) return Array[i];
+		}
+		T * newo = new T;
+
+		*newo = *t;
+		Array.Push(newo);
+		return newo;
+	}
+
+	void Clear()
+	{
+		for (unsigned i = 0; i<Array.Size(); i++) delete Array[i];
+		Array.Clear();
+	}
+
+	~UniqueList()
+	{
+		Clear();
+	}
+};