diff --git a/src/base/system.c b/src/base/system.c
index df2009e2c..ddbded8da 100644
--- a/src/base/system.c
+++ b/src/base/system.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ static DBG_LOGGER loggers[16];
 static int num_loggers = 0;
 
 static NETSTATS network_stats = {0};
-static MEMSTATS memory_stats = {0};
 
 static NETSOCKET invalid_socket = {NETTYPE_INVALID, -1, -1};
 
@@ -260,80 +259,14 @@ static const int MEM_GUARD_VAL = 0xbaadc0de;
 
 void *mem_alloc_debug(const char *filename, int line, unsigned size, unsigned alignment)
 {
-	/* TODO: fix alignment */
-	/* TODO: add debugging */
-	MEMTAIL *tail;
-	MEMHEADER *header = (struct MEMHEADER *)malloc(size+sizeof(MEMHEADER)+sizeof(MEMTAIL));
-	dbg_assert(header != 0, "mem_alloc failure");
-	if(!header)
-		return NULL;
-	tail = (struct MEMTAIL *)(((char*)(header+1))+size);
-	header->size = size;
-	header->filename = filename;
-	header->line = line;
-
-	memory_stats.allocated += header->size;
-	memory_stats.total_allocations++;
-	memory_stats.active_allocations++;
-
-	tail->guard = MEM_GUARD_VAL;
-
-	header->prev = (MEMHEADER *)0;
-	header->next = first;
-	if(first)
-		first->prev = header;
-	first = header;
-
-	/*dbg_msg("mem", "++ %p", header+1); */
-	return header+1;
+	return malloc(size);
 }
 
 void mem_free(void *p)
 {
-	if(p)
-	{
-		MEMHEADER *header = (MEMHEADER *)p - 1;
-		MEMTAIL *tail = (MEMTAIL *)(((char*)(header+1))+header->size);
-
-		if(tail->guard != MEM_GUARD_VAL)
-			dbg_msg("mem", "!! %p", p);
-		/* dbg_msg("mem", "-- %p", p); */
-		memory_stats.allocated -= header->size;
-		memory_stats.active_allocations--;
-
-		if(header->prev)
-			header->prev->next = header->next;
-		else
-			first = header->next;
-		if(header->next)
-			header->next->prev = header->prev;
-
-		free(header);
-	}
+	free(p);
 }
 
-void mem_debug_dump(IOHANDLE file)
-{
-	char buf[1024];
-	MEMHEADER *header = first;
-	if(!file)
-		file = io_open("memory.txt", IOFLAG_WRITE);
-
-	if(file)
-	{
-		while(header)
-		{
-			str_format(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s(%d): %d", header->filename, header->line, header->size);
-			io_write(file, buf, strlen(buf));
-			io_write_newline(file);
-			header = header->next;
-		}
-
-		io_close(file);
-	}
-}
-
-
 void mem_copy(void *dest, const void *source, unsigned size)
 {
 	memcpy(dest, source, size);
@@ -2023,11 +1956,6 @@ int mem_comp(const void *a, const void *b, int size)
 	return memcmp(a,b,size);
 }
 
-const MEMSTATS *mem_stats()
-{
-	return &memory_stats;
-}
-
 void net_stats(NETSTATS *stats_inout)
 {
 	*stats_inout = network_stats;
diff --git a/src/base/system.h b/src/base/system.h
index 4b15c4efc..3148c8076 100644
--- a/src/base/system.h
+++ b/src/base/system.h
@@ -170,14 +170,6 @@ void mem_zero(void *block, unsigned size);
 */
 int mem_comp(const void *a, const void *b, int size);
 
-/*
-	Function: mem_check
-		Validates the heap
-		Will trigger a assert if memory has failed.
-*/
-int mem_check_imp();
-#define mem_check() dbg_assert_imp(__FILE__, __LINE__, mem_check_imp(), "Memory check failed")
-
 /* Group: File IO */
 enum {
 	IOFLAG_READ = 1,
@@ -1203,8 +1195,6 @@ int net_would_block();
 
 int net_socket_read_wait(NETSOCKET sock, int time);
 
-void mem_debug_dump(IOHANDLE file);
-
 void swap_endian(void *data, unsigned elem_size, unsigned num);
 
 
@@ -1215,15 +1205,6 @@ void dbg_logger_stdout();
 void dbg_logger_debugger();
 void dbg_logger_file(const char *filename);
 
-typedef struct
-{
-	int allocated;
-	int active_allocations;
-	int total_allocations;
-} MEMSTATS;
-
-const MEMSTATS *mem_stats();
-
 typedef struct
 {
 	int sent_packets;
diff --git a/src/engine/client/client.cpp b/src/engine/client/client.cpp
index 1a77525b8..3d9e6ef51 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/client.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/client.cpp
@@ -672,10 +672,8 @@ void CClient::DebugRender()
 		total = 42
 	*/
 	FrameTimeAvg = FrameTimeAvg*0.9f + m_RenderFrameTime*0.1f;
-	str_format(aBuffer, sizeof(aBuffer), "ticks: %8d %8d mem %dk %d gfxmem: %dk fps: %3d",
+	str_format(aBuffer, sizeof(aBuffer), "ticks: %8d %8d gfxmem: %dk fps: %3d",
 		m_CurGameTick, m_PredTick,
-		mem_stats()->allocated/1024,
-		mem_stats()->total_allocations,
 		Graphics()->MemoryUsage()/1024,
 		(int)(1.0f/FrameTimeAvg + 0.5f));
 	Graphics()->QuadsText(2, 2, 16, aBuffer);
diff --git a/src/engine/server/server.cpp b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
index 620aab87a..e249d3c96 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/server.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/server/server.cpp
@@ -1290,12 +1290,6 @@ int CServer::Run()
 		m_Lastheartbeat = 0;
 		m_GameStartTime = time_get();
 
-		if(g_Config.m_Debug)
-		{
-			str_format(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf), "baseline memory usage %dk", mem_stats()->allocated/1024);
-			Console()->Print(IConsole::OUTPUT_LEVEL_DEBUG, "server", aBuf);
-		}
-
 		while(m_RunServer)
 		{
 			int64 t = time_get();
diff --git a/src/engine/shared/engine.cpp b/src/engine/shared/engine.cpp
index 81f7ab8ec..af1102338 100644
--- a/src/engine/shared/engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/shared/engine.cpp
@@ -24,16 +24,6 @@ public:
 	IStorage *m_pStorage;
 	bool m_Logging;
 
-	static void Con_DbgDumpmem(IConsole::IResult *pResult, void *pUserData)
-	{
-		CEngine *pEngine = static_cast<CEngine *>(pUserData);
-		char aBuf[32];
-		str_timestamp(aBuf, sizeof(aBuf));
-		char aFilename[128];
-		str_format(aFilename, sizeof(aFilename), "dumps/memory_%s.txt", aBuf);
-		mem_debug_dump(pEngine->m_pStorage->OpenFile(aFilename, IOFLAG_WRITE, IStorage::TYPE_SAVE));
-	}
-
 	static void Con_DbgLognetwork(IConsole::IResult *pResult, void *pUserData)
 	{
 		CEngine *pEngine = static_cast<CEngine *>(pUserData);
@@ -89,7 +79,6 @@ public:
 		if(!m_pConsole || !m_pStorage)
 			return;
 
-		m_pConsole->Register("dbg_dumpmem", "", CFGFLAG_SERVER|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, Con_DbgDumpmem, this, "Dump the memory");
 		m_pConsole->Register("dbg_lognetwork", "", CFGFLAG_SERVER|CFGFLAG_CLIENT, Con_DbgLognetwork, this, "Log the network");
 	}