diff --git a/pyfpdb/Charset.py b/pyfpdb/Charset.py
index 793c8d14..694479b5 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Charset.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Charset.py
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ import Configuration
 
 encoder_to_utf = codecs.lookup('utf-8')
 encoder_to_sys = codecs.lookup(Configuration.LOCALE_ENCODING)
-coder_hex      = codecs.lookup('hex_codec')
 
-hex_coding = False      #FIXME: Should only be on if db is not UTF8 - test in Database.py?
 # I'm saving a few cycles with this one
 not_needed1, not_needed2, not_needed3 = False, False, False
 if Configuration.LOCALE_ENCODING == 'UTF8':
@@ -77,19 +75,3 @@ def to_gui(s):
     except UnicodeEncodeError:
         sys.stderr.write(_('Could not encode: "%s"\n') % s)
         raise
-
-def to_hex(s):
-    try:
-        out = coder_hex.encode(s)[0]
-        return out
-    except UnicodeDecodeError:
-        sys.stderr.write(_('Could not convert: "%s"\n') % s)
-        return s
-
-def from_hex(s):
-    try:
-        out = coder_hex.decode(s)[0]
-        return out
-    except UnicodeDecodeError:
-        sys.stderr.write(_('Could not convert: "%s"\n') % s)
-        return s
diff --git a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
index 9c0f6055..26d1befc 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Configuration.py
@@ -315,8 +315,6 @@ class Site:
         self.layout       = {}
         self.emails       = {}
 
-        #print _("Loading site"), self.site_name
-
         for layout_node in node.getElementsByTagName('layout'):
             lo = Layout(layout_node)
             self.layout[lo.max] = lo