diff --git a/res/eressea/artrewards.xml b/res/eressea/artrewards.xml
index 6cb836c52..2a3c09950 100644
--- a/res/eressea/artrewards.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/artrewards.xml
@@ -1,20 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <resources>
 
-  <resource name="instantartsculpture">
-    <function name="change" value="changeitem"/>
-    <item weight="0">
-      <function name="use" value="use_instantartsculpture"/>
-    </item>
-  </resource>
-
-  <resource name="instantartacademy">
-    <function name="change" value="changeitem"/>
-    <item weight="0">
-      <function name="use" value="use_instantartacademy"/>
-    </item>
-  </resource>
-
   <resource name="aurapotion50">
     <function name="change" value="changeitem"/>
     <item weight="0">
diff --git a/res/eressea/items.xml b/res/eressea/items.xml
index 8b2df7add..69f84c890 100644
--- a/res/eressea/items.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/items.xml
@@ -63,19 +63,6 @@
     </item>
   </resource>
 
-<!-- art rewards -->
-  <resource name="trappedairelemental">
-    <item weight="0">
-      <function name="use" value="use_trappedairelemental"/>
-    </item>
-  </resource>
-
-  <resource name="hornofdancing">
-    <item weight="0">
-      <function name="use" value="use_hornofdancing"/>
-    </item>
-  </resource>
-
 <!-- museum items -->
   <resource name="questkey1" appearance="key">
     <!-- Key for an old quest. placeholder item -->
diff --git a/res/eressea/strings.xml b/res/eressea/strings.xml
index 28547679d..f7497b810 100644
--- a/res/eressea/strings.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/strings.xml
@@ -356,42 +356,6 @@
     <text locale="de">Akademie der Künste</text>
     <text locale="en">academy of arts</text>
   </string>
-  <string name="artsculpture">
-    <text locale="de">Skulptur</text>
-    <text locale="en">sculpture</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="hornofdancing">
-    <text locale="de">Horn des Tanzes</text>
-    <text locale="en">horn of dancing</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="hornofdancing_p">
-    <text locale="de">Hörner des Tanzes</text>
-    <text locale="en">horns of dancing</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="instantartacademy">
-    <text locale="de">Miniatur einer Akademie der Künste</text>
-    <text locale="en">academy of arts in a box</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="instantartacademy_p">
-    <text locale="de">Miniaturen einer Akademie der Künste</text>
-    <text locale="en">academies of arts in a box</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="instantartsculpture">
-    <text locale="de">Miniatur einer Skulptur</text>
-    <text locale="en">art sculpture in a box</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="instantartsculpture_p">
-    <text locale="de">Miniaturen einer Skulptur</text>
-    <text locale="en">art sculptures in a box</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="trappedairelemental">
-    <text locale="de">Gefangener Windgeist</text>
-    <text locale="en">trapped air elemental</text>
-  </string>
-  <string name="trappedairelemental_p">
-    <text locale="de">Gefangene Windgeister</text>
-    <text locale="en">trapped air elementals</text>
-  </string>
   <string name="aurapotion50">
     <text locale="de">Auratrank</text>
     <text locale="en">aura potion</text>
diff --git a/res/items.xml b/res/items.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 108e6d398..000000000
--- a/res/items.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" ?>
-<items>
-</items>
diff --git a/src/eressea.c b/src/eressea.c
index 07ea132a8..8001355f1 100755
--- a/src/eressea.c
+++ b/src/eressea.c
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <modules/gmcmd.h>
 #include <modules/xmas.h>
 #include <items/xerewards.h>
-#include <items/artrewards.h>
 #include <items/weapons.h>
 
 #include <attributes/attributes.h>
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ void game_init(void)
 
     register_weapons();
     register_xerewards();
-    register_artrewards();
 #ifdef USE_LIBXML2
     register_xmlreader();
 #endif
diff --git a/src/items/CMakeLists.txt b/src/items/CMakeLists.txt
index b2bf2dfe5..bbf192a66 100644
--- a/src/items/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/items/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ xerewards.test.c
 )
 
 SET(_FILES
-artrewards.c
 demonseye.c
 speedsail.c
 weapons.c
diff --git a/src/items/artrewards.c b/src/items/artrewards.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 23ab2119e..000000000
--- a/src/items/artrewards.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (c) 1998-2015, Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.de>
-Katja Zedel <katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de
-Christian Schlittchen <corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de>
-
-Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
-purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
-WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
-WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
-ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
-OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-**/
-
-#include <platform.h>
-#include "artrewards.h"
-
-/* kernel includes */
-#include <kernel/item.h>
-#include <kernel/pool.h>
-#include <kernel/region.h>
-#include <kernel/faction.h>
-#include <kernel/unit.h>
-#include <kernel/curse.h>
-#include <kernel/messages.h>
-#include <kernel/ship.h>
-
-/* util includes */
-#include <util/attrib.h>
-#include <util/rand.h>
-
-/* libc includes */
-#include <assert.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#define HORNRANGE 10
-#define HORNDURATION 3
-#define HORNIMMUNITY 30
-
-static int age_peaceimmune(attrib * a, void *owner)
-{
-    UNUSED_ARG(owner);
-    return (--a->data.i > 0) ? AT_AGE_KEEP : AT_AGE_REMOVE;
-}
-
-static attrib_type at_peaceimmune = {
-    "peaceimmune",
-    NULL, NULL,
-    age_peaceimmune,
-    a_writeint,
-    a_readint
-};
-
-static int
-use_hornofdancing(struct unit *u, const struct item_type *itype,
-int amount, struct order *ord)
-{
-    region *r;
-    int regionsPacified = 0;
-
-    for (r = regions; r; r = r->next) {
-        if (distance(u->region, r) < HORNRANGE) {
-            if (a_find(r->attribs, &at_peaceimmune) == NULL) {
-                attrib *a;
-
-                create_curse(u, &r->attribs, ct_find("peacezone"),
-                    20, HORNDURATION, 1.0, 0);
-
-                a = a_add(&r->attribs, a_new(&at_peaceimmune));
-                a->data.i = HORNIMMUNITY;
-
-                ADDMSG(&r->msgs, msg_message("hornofpeace_r_success",
-                    "unit region", u, u->region));
-
-                regionsPacified++;
-            }
-            else {
-                ADDMSG(&r->msgs, msg_message("hornofpeace_r_nosuccess",
-                    "unit region", u, u->region));
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (regionsPacified > 0) {
-        ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(u, ord, "hornofpeace_u_success",
-            "pacified", regionsPacified));
-    }
-    else {
-        ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_feedback(u, ord, "hornofpeace_u_nosuccess",
-            ""));
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-#define SPEEDUP 2
-
-static int
-useonother_trappedairelemental(struct unit *u, int shipId,
-const struct item_type *itype, int amount, struct order *ord)
-{
-    curse *c;
-    ship *sh;
-
-    if (shipId <= 0) {
-        cmistake(u, ord, 20, MSG_MOVE);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    sh = findshipr(u->region, shipId);
-    if (!sh) {
-        cmistake(u, ord, 20, MSG_MOVE);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    c =
-        create_curse(u, &sh->attribs, ct_find("shipspeedup"), 20, INT_MAX, SPEEDUP,
-        0);
-    c_setflag(c, CURSE_NOAGE);
-
-    ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_message("trappedairelemental_success",
-        "unit region command ship", u, u->region, ord, sh));
-
-    use_pooled(u, itype->rtype, GET_DEFAULT, 1);
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static int
-use_trappedairelemental(struct unit *u,
-const struct item_type *itype, int amount, struct order *ord)
-{
-    ship *sh = u->ship;
-
-    if (sh == NULL) {
-        cmistake(u, ord, 20, MSG_MOVE);
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return useonother_trappedairelemental(u, sh->no, itype, amount, ord);
-}
-
-void register_artrewards(void)
-{
-    at_register(&at_peaceimmune);
-    register_item_use(use_hornofdancing, "use_hornofdancing");
-    register_item_use(use_trappedairelemental, "use_trappedairelemental");
-    register_item_useonother(useonother_trappedairelemental,
-        "useonother_trappedairelemental");
-}
diff --git a/src/items/artrewards.h b/src/items/artrewards.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 779e7cc5f..000000000
--- a/src/items/artrewards.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (c) 1998-2015, Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.de>
-Katja Zedel <katze@felidae.kn-bremen.de
-Christian Schlittchen <corwin@amber.kn-bremen.de>
-
-Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
-purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
-copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
-WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
-WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
-ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
-OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-**/
-
-#ifndef H_ITM_ARTREWARDS
-#define H_ITM_ARTREWARDS
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-    extern void register_artrewards(void);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-#endif