diff --git a/include/aoapplication.h b/include/aoapplication.h
index 60d945e..dccc85e 100644
--- a/include/aoapplication.h
+++ b/include/aoapplication.h
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ public:
 
   /////////////////server metadata//////////////////
 
-  unsigned int s_decryptor = 5;
-  bool encryption_needed = true;
-
   bool yellow_text_enabled = false;
   bool prezoom_enabled = false;
   bool flipping_enabled = false;
diff --git a/include/aopacket.h b/include/aopacket.h
index 4097be8..e636998 100644
--- a/include/aopacket.h
+++ b/include/aopacket.h
@@ -15,14 +15,10 @@ public:
   QStringList &get_contents() { return m_contents; }
   QString to_string();
 
-  void encrypt_header(unsigned int p_key);
-  void decrypt_header(unsigned int p_key);
-
   void net_encode();
   void net_decode();
 
 private:
-  bool encrypted = false;
 
   QString m_header;
   QStringList m_contents;
diff --git a/src/aopacket.cpp b/src/aopacket.cpp
index 6afd39e..1cb5428 100644
--- a/src/aopacket.cpp
+++ b/src/aopacket.cpp
@@ -31,24 +31,8 @@ QString AOPacket::to_string()
 
   f_string += "#%";
 
-  if (encrypted)
-    return "#" + f_string;
-  else
-    return f_string;
-}
 
-void AOPacket::encrypt_header(unsigned int p_key)
-{
-  m_header = fanta_encrypt(m_header, p_key);
-
-  encrypted = true;
-}
-
-void AOPacket::decrypt_header(unsigned int p_key)
-{
-  m_header = fanta_decrypt(m_header, p_key);
-
-  encrypted = false;
+  return f_string;
 }
 
 void AOPacket::net_encode()
diff --git a/src/encryption_functions.cpp b/src/encryption_functions.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6669fe1..0000000
--- a/src/encryption_functions.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-#include "encryption_functions.h"
-
-#include "hex_functions.h"
-
-QString fanta_encrypt(QString temp_input, unsigned int p_key)
-{
-  // using standard stdlib types is actually easier here because of implicit
-  // char<->int conversion which in turn makes encryption arithmetic easier
-
-  unsigned int key = p_key;
-  unsigned int C1 = 53761;
-  unsigned int C2 = 32618;
-
-  QVector<uint_fast8_t> temp_result;
-  std::string input = temp_input.toUtf8().constData();
-
-  for (unsigned int pos = 0; pos < input.size(); ++pos) {
-    uint_fast8_t output = input.at(pos) ^ (key >> 8) % 256;
-    temp_result.append(output);
-    key = (temp_result.at(pos) + key) * C1 + C2;
-  }
-
-  std::string result = "";
-
-  for (uint_fast8_t i_int : temp_result) {
-    result += omni::int_to_hex(i_int);
-  }
-
-  QString final_result = QString::fromStdString(result);
-
-  return final_result;
-}
-
-QString fanta_decrypt(QString temp_input, unsigned int key)
-{
-  std::string input = temp_input.toUtf8().constData();
-
-  QVector<unsigned int> unhexed_vector;
-
-  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < input.length(); i += 2) {
-    std::string byte = input.substr(i, 2);
-    unsigned int hex_int = strtoul(byte.c_str(), nullptr, 16);
-    unhexed_vector.append(hex_int);
-  }
-
-  unsigned int C1 = 53761;
-  unsigned int C2 = 32618;
-
-  std::string result = "";
-
-  for (int pos = 0; pos < unhexed_vector.size(); ++pos) {
-    unsigned char output = unhexed_vector.at(pos) ^ (key >> 8) % 256;
-    result += output;
-    key = (unhexed_vector.at(pos) + key) * C1 + C2;
-  }
-
-  return QString::fromStdString(result);
-}
diff --git a/src/hex_functions.cpp b/src/hex_functions.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e35718..0000000
--- a/src/hex_functions.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#include "hex_functions.h"
-
-namespace omni {
-std::string int_to_hex(unsigned int input)
-{
-  if (input > 255)
-    return "FF";
-
-  std::stringstream stream;
-  stream << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(sizeof(char) * 2) << std::hex
-         << input;
-  std::string result(stream.str());
-  std::transform(result.begin(), result.end(), result.begin(), ::toupper);
-
-  return result;
-}
-} // namespace omni
diff --git a/src/packet_distribution.cpp b/src/packet_distribution.cpp
index e4e5d5c..96d54b5 100644
--- a/src/packet_distribution.cpp
+++ b/src/packet_distribution.cpp
@@ -120,11 +120,7 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket *p_packet)
     if (f_contents.size() == 0)
       goto end;
 
-    // you may ask where 322 comes from. that would be a good question.
-    s_decryptor = fanta_decrypt(f_contents.at(0), 322).toUInt();
-
     // default(legacy) values
-    encryption_needed = true;
     yellow_text_enabled = false;
     prezoom_enabled = false;
     flipping_enabled = false;
@@ -140,10 +136,6 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket *p_packet)
     additive_enabled = false;
     effects_enabled = false;
 
-    // workaround for tsuserver4
-    if (f_contents.at(0) == "NOENCRYPT")
-      encryption_needed = false;
-
     QString f_hdid;
     f_hdid = get_hdid();
 
@@ -201,8 +193,6 @@ void AOApplication::server_packet_received(AOPacket *p_packet)
       custom_objection_enabled = true;
     if (f_packet.contains("fastloading", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
       improved_loading_enabled = true;
-    if (f_packet.contains("noencryption", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
-      encryption_needed = false;
     if (f_packet.contains("deskmod", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
       desk_mod_enabled = true;
     if (f_packet.contains("evidence", Qt::CaseInsensitive))
@@ -750,19 +740,9 @@ void AOApplication::send_server_packet(AOPacket *p_packet, bool encoded)
 
   QString f_packet = p_packet->to_string();
 
-  if (encryption_needed) {
-#ifdef DEBUG_NETWORK
-    qDebug() << "S(e):" << f_packet;
-#endif
-
-    p_packet->encrypt_header(s_decryptor);
-    f_packet = p_packet->to_string();
-  }
-  else {
 #ifdef DEBUG_NETWORK
     qDebug() << "S:" << f_packet;
 #endif
-  }
 
   net_manager->ship_server_packet(f_packet);