diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
index 6d71baac8..bbc14c21f 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/creport.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ without prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
 #include "creport.h"
 
 /* tweakable features */
-#define ENCODE_SPECIAL 1
 #define RENDER_CRMESSAGES
 #define BUFFERSIZE 32768
 #define RESOURCECOMPAT
@@ -321,10 +320,8 @@ cr_region(variant var, char * buffer, const void * userdata)
   region * r = (region *)var.v;
   if (r) {
     plane * p = r->planep;
-    if (!p || !(p->flags & PFL_NOCOORDS)) {
-      sprintf(buffer, "%d %d %d", region_x(r, report), region_y(r, report), p?p->id:0);
-      return 0;
-    }
+    sprintf(buffer, "%d %d %d", region_x(r, report), region_y(r, report), p?p->id:0);
+    return 0;
   }
   return -1;
 }
@@ -1132,12 +1129,7 @@ cr_output_region(FILE * F, report_context * ctx, seen_region * sr)
       fprintf(F, "REGION %d %d\n", region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f));
     }
   } else {
-#if ENCODE_SPECIAL
-    if (r->planep->flags & PFL_NOCOORDS) fprintf(F, "SPEZIALREGION %d %d\n", encode_region(f, r), r->planep->id);
-#else
-    if (r->planep->flags & PFL_NOCOORDS) continue;
-#endif
-    else fprintf(F, "REGION %d %d %d\n", region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f), r->planep->id);
+    fprintf(F, "REGION %d %d %d\n", region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f), r->planep->id);
   }
   fprintf(F, "%d;id\n", r->uid);
   if (r->land) {
@@ -1416,8 +1408,7 @@ report_computer(const char * filename, report_context * ctx, const char * charse
     for (bm=f->battles;bm;bm=bm->next) {
       if (!bm->r->planep) fprintf(F, "BATTLE %d %d\n", region_x(bm->r, f), region_y(bm->r, f));
       else {
-        if (bm->r->planep->flags & PFL_NOCOORDS) fprintf(F, "BATTLESPEC %d %d\n", encode_region(f, bm->r), bm->r->planep->id);
-        else fprintf(F, "BATTLE %d %d %d\n", region_x(bm->r, f), region_y(bm->r, f), bm->r->planep->id);
+        fprintf(F, "BATTLE %d %d %d\n", region_x(bm->r, f), region_y(bm->r, f), bm->r->planep->id);
       }
       cr_output_messages(F, bm->msgs, f);
     }
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/report.c b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
index 3cf07dcc4..c862bc5fe 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/report.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/report.c
@@ -1374,9 +1374,7 @@ report_template(const char * filename, report_context * ctx, const char * charse
           rps_nowrap(F, "");
           rnl(F);
           pl = getplane(r);
-          if (pl && fval(pl, PFL_NOCOORDS)) {
-            sprintf(buf, "%s; %s", LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_REGION]), rname(r, f->locale));
-          } else if (pl && pl->id != 0) {
+          if (pl && pl->id != 0) {
             sprintf(buf, "%s %d,%d,%d ; %s", LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_REGION]), region_x(r,f),
               region_y(r,f), pl->id, rname(r, f->locale));
           } else {
diff --git a/src/common/gamecode/xmlreport.c b/src/common/gamecode/xmlreport.c
index fbe732bf8..47adc45ff 100644
--- a/src/common/gamecode/xmlreport.c
+++ b/src/common/gamecode/xmlreport.c
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 #include <kernel/eressea.h>
 #include "xmlreport.h"
 
-/* tweakable features */
-#define ENCODE_SPECIAL 1
-#define RENDER_CRMESSAGES
-
 #define XML_ATL_NAMESPACE (const xmlChar *) "http://www.eressea.de/XML/2008/atlantis"
 #define XML_XML_LANG (const xmlChar *) "lang"
 
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/move.c b/src/common/kernel/move.c
index 4375f052a..f33720276 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/move.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/move.c
@@ -1643,14 +1643,8 @@ sail(unit * u, order * ord, boolean move_on_land, region_list **routep)
     assert(sh == u->ship || !"ship has sunk, but we didn't notice it");
 
     if (fval(next_point->terrain, FORBIDDEN_REGION)) {
-      plane *pl = getplane(next_point);
-      if (pl && fval(pl, PFL_NOCOORDS)) {
-        ADDMSG(&f->msgs,  msg_message("sailforbiddendir", 
-          "ship direction", sh, dir));
-      } else {
-        ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("sailforbidden", 
-          "ship region", sh, next_point));
-      }
+      ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("sailforbidden", 
+        "ship region", sh, next_point));
       break;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/plane.h b/src/common/kernel/plane.h
index 996b5ec70..47e09e854 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/plane.h
+++ b/src/common/kernel/plane.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-#define PFL_NOCOORDS        1
+#define PFL_NOCOORDS        1 /* not in use */
 #define PFL_NORECRUITS      2
 #define PFL_NOALLIANCES     4
 #define PFL_LOWSTEALING     8
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/region.c b/src/common/kernel/region.c
index e81248c1c..22cdeede3 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/region.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/region.c
@@ -116,13 +116,8 @@ write_regionname(const region * r, const faction * f, char * buffer, size_t size
   if (r==NULL) {
     strcpy(buf, "(null)");
   } else {
-    plane *pl = r->planep;
-    if (pl && fval(pl, PFL_NOCOORDS)) {
-      strncpy(buf, rname(r, lang), size);
-    } else {
-      snprintf(buf, size, "%s (%d,%d)", rname(r, lang),
-        region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f));
-    }
+    snprintf(buf, size, "%s (%d,%d)", rname(r, lang),
+      region_x(r, f), region_y(r, f));
   }
   buf[size-1] = 0;
   return buffer;
diff --git a/src/common/kernel/reports.c b/src/common/kernel/reports.c
index 61ec7397a..a03b7c49e 100644
--- a/src/common/kernel/reports.c
+++ b/src/common/kernel/reports.c
@@ -1621,9 +1621,7 @@ f_regionid(const region * r, const faction * f, char * buffer, size_t size)
     plane * pl = r->planep;
     strncpy(buffer, rname(r, f->locale), size);
     buffer[size-1]=0;
-    if (pl==NULL || !fval(pl, PFL_NOCOORDS)) {
-      sprintf(buffer+strlen(buffer), " (%d,%d%s%s)", region_x(r,f), region_y(r,f), pl?",":"", pl?pl->name:"");
-    }
+    sprintf(buffer+strlen(buffer), " (%d,%d%s%s)", region_x(r,f), region_y(r,f), pl?",":"", pl?pl->name:"");
   }
   return strlen(buffer);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/modules/museum.c b/src/common/modules/museum.c
index a163cd9b2..ce2f4c421 100644
--- a/src/common/modules/museum.c
+++ b/src/common/modules/museum.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#define PFL_MUSEUM PFL_NOMONSTERS | PFL_NOCOORDS | PFL_NORECRUITS | PFL_NOGIVE | PFL_NOATTACK | PFL_NOTERRAIN | PFL_NOMAGIC | PFL_NOSTEALTH | PFL_NOTEACH | PFL_NOBUILD | PFL_NOFEED
+#define PFL_MUSEUM PFL_NOMONSTERS | PFL_NORECRUITS | PFL_NOGIVE | PFL_NOATTACK | PFL_NOTERRAIN | PFL_NOMAGIC | PFL_NOSTEALTH | PFL_NOTEACH | PFL_NOBUILD | PFL_NOFEED
 
 attrib_type at_museumexit = {
 	"museumexit", NULL, NULL, NULL, a_writeshorts, a_readshorts
diff --git a/src/eressea/korrektur.c b/src/eressea/korrektur.c
index c486e9d17..802661665 100644
--- a/src/eressea/korrektur.c
+++ b/src/eressea/korrektur.c
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@ fix_astralplane(void)
 
   if (astralplane==NULL || monsters==NULL) return 0;
 
-  freset(astralplane, PFL_NOCOORDS);
   freset(astralplane, PFL_NOFEED);
   set_ursprung(monsters, astralplane->id, 0, 0);