diff --git a/src/bindings/bind_region.c b/src/bindings/bind_region.c
index 8404b2d92..58f64203c 100644
--- a/src/bindings/bind_region.c
+++ b/src/bindings/bind_region.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ without prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
 
 #include <util/attrib.h>
 #include <util/base36.h>
-#include <util/critbit.h>
+#include <critbit.h>
 #include <util/language.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/config.c b/src/kernel/config.c
index 9be2060ef..23124860b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.c
+++ b/src/kernel/config.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <util/attrib.h>
 #include <util/base36.h>
 #include <util/bsdstring.h>
-#include <util/critbit.h>
+#include <critbit.h>
 #include <util/crmessage.h>
 #include <util/event.h>
 #include <util/functions.h>
diff --git a/src/kernel/item.c b/src/kernel/item.c
index c2ba35c65..35d8451a0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.c
+++ b/src/kernel/item.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 /* util includes */
 #include <util/attrib.h>
 #include <util/base36.h>
-#include <util/critbit.h>
+#include <critbit.h>
 #include <util/event.h>
 #include <util/functions.h>
 #include <util/goodies.h>
diff --git a/src/kernel/magic.c b/src/kernel/magic.c
index f6b8360b9..f41c8eaa7 100644
--- a/src/kernel/magic.c
+++ b/src/kernel/magic.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 
 /* util includes */
 #include <util/attrib.h>
-#include <util/critbit.h>
+#include <critbit.h>
 #include <util/language.h>
 #include <util/lists.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
diff --git a/src/kernel/spell.c b/src/kernel/spell.c
index 6c2993a79..85cf35c40 100644
--- a/src/kernel/spell.c
+++ b/src/kernel/spell.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include "spell.h"
 
 /* util includes */
-#include <util/critbit.h>
+#include <critbit.h>
 #include <util/goodies.h>
 #include <util/language.h>
 #include <util/log.h>
diff --git a/src/util/critbit.c b/src/util/critbit.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7474ec64b..000000000
--- a/src/util/critbit.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,350 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (c) 2012, Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.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 "critbit.h"
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <assert.h>
-
-/* see http://cr.yp.to/critbit.html */
-struct critbit_node {
-  void * child[2];
-  size_t byte;
-  unsigned char mask;
-};
-
-#define EXTERNAL_NODE 0
-#define INTERNAL_NODE 1
-
-static int decode_pointer(void ** ptr)
-{
-  ptrdiff_t numvalue = (char*)*ptr - (char*)0;
-  if (numvalue&1) {
-    *ptr = (void*)(numvalue-1);
-    return EXTERNAL_NODE;
-  }
-  return INTERNAL_NODE;
-}
-
-void * make_external_node(const void * key, size_t keylen)
-{
-  char * data = (char *)malloc(sizeof(size_t) + keylen + 1);
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-  ptrdiff_t numvalue = (char *)data - (char*)0;
-  assert((numvalue&1)==0);
-#endif
-  assert(keylen);
-  memcpy(data, &keylen, sizeof(size_t));
-  memcpy(data+sizeof(size_t), key, keylen);
-  return (void*)(data+1);
-}
-
-static void from_external_node(void * ptr, void **key, size_t *keylen)
-{
-  unsigned char * bytes = (unsigned char *)ptr;
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-  ptrdiff_t numvalue = bytes - (unsigned char*)0;
-  assert(numvalue && (numvalue&1)==0);
-  assert(key && keylen);
-#endif
-  memcpy(keylen, bytes, sizeof(size_t));
-  *key = bytes+sizeof(size_t);
-}
-
-struct critbit_node * make_internal_node(void)
-{
-  struct critbit_node *node = (struct critbit_node *)malloc(sizeof(struct critbit_node));
-  return node;
-}
-
-static void cb_free_node(void * ptr)
-{
-  if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-    struct critbit_node * node = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-    cb_free_node(node->child[0]);
-    cb_free_node(node->child[1]);
-    free(node);
-  } else {
-    free(ptr);
-  }
-}
-
-void cb_clear(critbit_tree * cb)
-{
-  if (cb->root) {
-    cb_free_node(cb->root);
-    cb->root = 0;
-  }
-}
-
-static int cb_less(const struct critbit_node * a, const struct critbit_node * b)
-{
-  return a->byte<b->byte || (a->byte==b->byte && a->mask < b->mask);
-}
-
-int cb_insert(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen)
-{
-  assert(cb);
-  assert(key);
-  if (!cb->root) {
-    cb->root = make_external_node(key, keylen);
-    return 1;
-  } else {
-    void ** iter = &cb->root;
-    struct critbit_node * prev = 0;
-    for (;;) {
-      void * ptr = *iter;
-      if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-        struct critbit_node * node = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-        unsigned char * bytes = (unsigned char *)key;
-        int branch = (keylen<=node->byte) ? 0 : ((1+((bytes[node->byte]|node->mask)&0xFF))>>8);
-        iter = &node->child[branch];
-        prev = node;
-      } else {
-        unsigned char *iptr, *bytes = (unsigned char *)key, *ikey = bytes;
-        unsigned int mask, branch;
-        unsigned int byte = 0;
-        size_t len;
-        struct critbit_node * node = make_internal_node();
-
-        from_external_node(ptr, (void**)&iptr, &len);
-
-        while (byte<keylen && byte<len && *ikey==*iptr) {
-          ++ikey;
-          ++iptr;
-          ++byte;
-        }
-
-        if (byte==keylen && byte==len) {
-          return 0; /* duplicate entry */
-        }
-        node->byte = byte;
-        mask = *ikey ^ *iptr; /* these are all the bits that differ */
-        mask |= mask>>1;
-        mask |= mask>>2;
-        mask |= mask>>4; /* now, every bit up to the MSB is set to 1 */
-        mask = (mask&~(mask>>1))^0xFF;
-        node->mask = (unsigned char)mask;
-
-        /* find the right place to insert, iff prev's crit-bit is later in the string than new crit-bit */
-        if (prev && cb_less(node, prev)) {
-          for (iter = &cb->root;;) {
-            ptr = *iter;
-            if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-              struct critbit_node * next = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-              if (cb_less(next, node)) {
-                branch = ((1+((bytes[next->byte]|next->mask)&0xFF))>>8);
-                iter = &next->child[branch];
-              } else {
-                break;
-              }
-            } else {
-              assert(!"should never get here");
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        branch = ((1+((*ikey|node->mask)&0xFF))>>8);
-        node->child[branch] = make_external_node(key, keylen);
-        node->child[1-branch] = *iter;
-        *iter = (void *)node;
-
-        return CB_SUCCESS;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-static void * cb_find_top_i(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen)
-{
-  void *ptr, *top = 0;
-  assert(key);
-
-  if (!cb->root) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-  for (ptr=cb->root, top=cb->root;;) {
-    void * last = ptr;
-    if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-      struct critbit_node * node = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-      int branch;
-      if (keylen<=node->byte) {
-        break;
-      } else {
-        unsigned char * bytes = (unsigned char *)key;
-        top = last;
-        branch = (1+((bytes[node->byte]|node->mask)&0xFF))>>8;
-        ptr = node->child[branch];
-      }
-    } else {
-      /* we reached an external node before exhausting the key length */
-      top = last;
-      break;
-    }
-  }
-  return top;
-}
-
-static int cb_find_prefix_i(void * ptr, const void * key, size_t keylen, const void ** results, int numresults, int * offset, int next)
-{
-  assert(next<=numresults);
-  if (next==numresults) {
-    return next;
-  } else if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-    struct critbit_node * node = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-    next = cb_find_prefix_i(node->child[0], key, keylen, results, numresults, offset, next);
-    if (next<numresults) {
-      next = cb_find_prefix_i(node->child[1], key, keylen, results, numresults, offset, next);
-    }
-  } else {
-    /* reached an external node */
-    const char * str;
-    size_t len;
-
-    from_external_node(ptr, (void**)&str, &len);
-    if (len>=keylen && memcmp(key, str, keylen)==0) {
-      if (*offset>0) {
-        --*offset;
-      } else {
-        results[next++] = str;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return next;
-}
-
-int cb_find_prefix(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen, const void ** results, int numresults, int offset)
-{
-  if (numresults>0) {
-    void *top = cb_find_top_i(cb, key, keylen);
-    if (top) {
-      /* recursively add all children except the ones from [0-offset) of top to the results */
-      return cb_find_prefix_i(top, key, keylen, results, numresults, &offset, 0);
-    }
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-static int cb_foreach_i(void * ptr, const void * key, size_t keylen, int (*match_cb)(const void * match, const void * key, size_t keylen, void *), void *data)
-{
-  int result = 0;
-
-  if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-    struct critbit_node * node = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-    result = cb_foreach_i(node->child[0], key, keylen, match_cb, data);
-    if (!result) {
-      result = cb_foreach_i(node->child[1], key, keylen, match_cb, data);
-    }
-  } else {
-    /* reached an external node */
-    void * match;
-    size_t len;
-
-    from_external_node(ptr, &match, &len);
-    if (len>=keylen && memcmp(key, match, keylen)==0) {
-      return match_cb(match, key, keylen, data);
-    }
-  }
-  return result;
-}
-
-int cb_foreach(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen, int (*match_cb)(const void * match, const void * key, size_t keylen, void *), void *data)
-{
-  void *top = cb_find_top_i(cb, key, keylen);
-  if (top) {
-    /* recursively add all children except the ones from [0-offset) of top to the results */
-    return cb_foreach_i(top, key, keylen, match_cb, data);
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-const void * cb_find(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen)
-{
-  void * str;
-  size_t len;
-  unsigned char * bytes = (unsigned char *)key;
-  void * ptr;
-
-  assert(cb);
-  assert(key);
-  if (!cb->root) return 0;
-  for (ptr=cb->root;decode_pointer(&ptr)==INTERNAL_NODE;) {
-    struct critbit_node * node = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-    int branch = (keylen<=node->byte) ? 0 : ((1+((bytes[node->byte]|node->mask)&0xFF))>>8);
-    ptr = node->child[branch];
-  }
-  from_external_node(ptr, &str, &len);
-  if (len>=keylen && memcmp(key, str, keylen)==0) {
-    return str;
-  }
-  return 0;
-}
-
-int cb_erase(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen)
-{
-  void **iter = &cb->root;
-  void *ptr = *iter;
-  unsigned char * bytes = (unsigned char *)key;
-
-  if (!cb->root) return 0;
-
-  if (decode_pointer(&ptr)==EXTERNAL_NODE) {
-    free(ptr);
-    cb->root = 0;
-    return CB_SUCCESS;
-  }
-
-  for (;;) {
-    struct critbit_node *parent = (struct critbit_node *)ptr;
-    int branch, type;
-
-    branch = (keylen<=parent->byte) ? 0 : ((1+((bytes[parent->byte]|parent->mask)&0xFF))>>8);
-
-    ptr = parent->child[branch];
-    type = decode_pointer(&ptr);
-    if (type==INTERNAL_NODE) {
-      iter = &parent->child[branch];
-    } else {
-      void * str;
-      size_t len;
-      from_external_node(ptr, &str, &len);
-      if (len==keylen && memcmp(key, str, len)==0) {
-        free(ptr);
-        *iter = parent->child[1-branch];
-        return CB_SUCCESS;
-      }
-      return 0;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-size_t cb_new_kv(const char *key, size_t keylen, void * value, size_t len, void * out)
-{
-  char * dst = (char*)out;
-  if (dst!=key) {
-    memcpy(dst, key, keylen);
-  }
-  dst[keylen] = 0;
-  memcpy(dst+keylen+1, value, len);
-  return len+keylen+1;
-}
-
-void cb_get_kv(const void *kv, void * value, size_t len)
-{
-  const char * key = (const char *)kv;
-  size_t keylen = strlen(key)+1;
-  memcpy(value, key+keylen, len);
-}
diff --git a/src/util/critbit.h b/src/util/critbit.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ce95599b..000000000
--- a/src/util/critbit.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (c) 2012, Enno Rehling <enno@eressea.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 _CRITBITT_H
-#define _CRITBITT_H
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C" {
-#endif
-
-#include <stddef.h>
-
-typedef struct critbit_tree {
-  void * root;
-} critbit_tree;
-
-#define CB_SUCCESS 1
-
-#define CRITBIT_TREE() { 0 }
-
-int cb_insert(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen);
-const void * cb_find(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen);
-int cb_erase(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen);
-int cb_find_prefix(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen, const void ** results, int numresults, int offset);
-int cb_foreach(critbit_tree * cb, const void * key, size_t keylen, int (*match_cb)(const void * match, const void * key, size_t keylen, void *), void *data);
-void cb_clear(critbit_tree * cb);
-
-#define cb_insert_str(cb, key) \
-  cb_insert(cb, (void *)key, strlen(key)+1)
-#define cb_find_str(cb, key) \
-  (const char *)cb_find(cb, (void *)key, strlen(key)+1)
-#define cb_erase_str(cb, key) \
-  cb_erase(cb, (void *)key, strlen(key)+1)
-#define cb_find_prefix_str(cb, key, results, numresults, offset) \
-  cb_find_prefix(cb, (void *)key, strlen(key), results, numresults, offset)
-
-size_t cb_new_kv(const char *key, size_t keylen, void * value, size_t len, void * out);
-void cb_get_kv(const void *kv, void * value, size_t len);
-
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-}
-#endif
-#endif
diff --git a/src/util/functions.c b/src/util/functions.c
index a1605cea4..3de812b7f 100644
--- a/src/util/functions.c
+++ b/src/util/functions.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include <platform.h>
 #include "functions.h"
 
-#include <util/critbit.h>
+#include <critbit.h>
 
 /* libc includes */
 #include <assert.h>