diff --git a/sproxy.pl b/sproxy.pl
deleted file mode 100644
index e5d2cac07d..0000000000
--- a/sproxy.pl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
-
-if ($ENV{'REQUEST_METHOD'} ne 'POST')
-{
-     print <<"HTML";
-     <HTML>
-     <BODY>
-     only method POST is supported here.
-     </BODY>
-     </HTML>
-
-HTML
-
-     exit;
-}
-
-read(STDIN, $buffer, $ENV{'CONTENT_LENGTH'});
-@pairs = split(/&/, $buffer);
-foreach $pair (@pairs)
-       {
-	($name, $value) = split(/=/, $pair);
-	$value =~ tr/+/ /;
-	$value =~ s/%([a-fA-F0-9][a-fA-F0-9])/pack("C", hex($1))/eg;
-	print $value;
-	if($name eq "f")
-		{
-		print "<textarea name=TextBox1>"
-		}
-	if($name eq "g")
-		{
-		print "</textarea><textarea name=TextBox2>"
-		}
-	if($name eq "h")
-		{
-		print "</textarea>"
-		}
-    }
-
-exit;
- 
diff --git a/wp-admin/b2bookmarklet.php b/wp-admin/b2bookmarklet.php
index fe6a581274..bb5cf374a0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/b2bookmarklet.php
+++ b/wp-admin/b2bookmarklet.php
@@ -29,37 +29,20 @@ window.close()
 <head>
 <title>WordPress > Bookmarklet</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="b2.css" type="text/css" />
-<?php
-if ($use_spellchecker) {
-?><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
+<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
 <!--
-
-function DoSpell(formname, subject, body) {
-	document.SPELLDATA.formname.value=formname
-	document.SPELLDATA.subjectname.value=subject
-	document.SPELLDATA.messagebodyname.value=body
-	document.SPELLDATA.companyID.value="custom\\http://cafelog.com"
-	document.SPELLDATA.language.value=1033
-	document.SPELLDATA.opener.value="sproxy.pl"
-	document.SPELLDATA.formaction.value="http://www.spellchecker.com/spell/startspelling.asp "
-	window.open("b2spell.php","Spell",
-	"toolbar=no,directories=no,location=yes,urlbar=yes,resizable=yes,width=620,height=600,top=100,left=100")
-}
-
 function preview(form) {
 	var preview_date = "<?php echo date("Y-m-d H:i:s"); ?>";
 	var preview_userid = "<?php echo $user_ID ?>";
 	var preview_title = form.post_title.value;
 	var preview_category = form.post_category.value;
 	var preview_content = form.content.value;
-	var preview_autobr = form.post_autobr.value;
 	preview_date = escape(preview_date);
 	preview_userid = escape(preview_userid);
 	preview_title = escape(preview_title);
 	preview_category = escape(preview_category);
 	preview_content = escape(preview_content);
-	preview_autobr = escape(preview_autobr);
-	window.open ("<?php echo "$siteurl/$blogfilename" ?>?preview=1&preview_date="+preview_date +"&preview_userid="+preview_userid +"&preview_title="+preview_title +"&preview_category="+preview_category +"&preview_content="+preview_content +"&preview_autobr="+preview_autobr ,"Preview", "location=0,menubar=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes,status=1,toolbar=0");
+	window.open ("<?php echo "$siteurl/$blogfilename" ?>?preview=1&preview_date="+preview_date +"&preview_userid="+preview_userid +"&preview_title="+preview_title +"&preview_category="+preview_category +"&preview_content="+preview_content,"Preview", "location=0,menubar=1,resizable=1,scrollbars=yes,status=1,toolbar=0");
 }
 
 function launchupload() {
@@ -68,9 +51,6 @@ function launchupload() {
 
 //-->
 </script>
-<?php
-}
-?>
 <style type="text/css">
 <!--
 body {
@@ -199,7 +179,7 @@ preg_match("/\%u[1-9A-F][1-9A-F][1-9A-F][1-9A-F]/is", $text, $stufftofix);
 <?php } ?>
 </table>
 
-<?php if ($use_preview) { ?>
+<?php if (0 /*$use_preview*/) { ?>
 <input type="button" value="preview" onClick="preview(this.form);" class="search" tabindex="8" />
 <?php } ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/b2footer.php b/wp-admin/b2footer.php
index e4d5db3e42..5ce9d031ce 100644
--- a/wp-admin/b2footer.php
+++ b/wp-admin/b2footer.php
@@ -8,16 +8,5 @@ if ($debug=="1") {
 <p>&nbsp;</p>
 <div align="center" style="width: 100%" class="tabletoprow"><strong><a href="http://wordpress.org">WordPress</a></strong> <?php echo $b2_version ?> <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/">Support Forums</a></div>
 
-<!-- this is for the spellchecker -->
-<form name="SPELLDATA"><div>
-<input name="formname" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="messagebodyname" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="subjectname" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="companyID" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="language" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="opener" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="formaction" type="hidden" value="">
-</div></form>
-
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wp-admin/b2sidebar.php b/wp-admin/b2sidebar.php
index 442789afb5..dd7611b59d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/b2sidebar.php
+++ b/wp-admin/b2sidebar.php
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ $request = " SELECT * FROM $tablesettings ";
 $result = mysql_query($request);
 while($row = mysql_fetch_object($result)) {
 	$time_difference=$row->time_difference;
-	$autobr=$row->AutoBR;
 }
 
 if ($a=="b") {
@@ -49,26 +48,6 @@ if ($a=="b") {
 <head>
 <title>WordPress > sidebar</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="b2.css" type="text/css">
-<?php
-if ($use_spellchecker) {
-?><script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
-<!--
-function DoSpell(formname, subject, body)
-{
-document.SPELLDATA.formname.value=formname
-document.SPELLDATA.subjectname.value=subject
-document.SPELLDATA.messagebodyname.value=body
-document.SPELLDATA.companyID.value="custom\\http://cafelog.com"
-document.SPELLDATA.language.value=1033
-document.SPELLDATA.opener.value="<?php echo $siteurl ?>/sproxy.pl"
-document.SPELLDATA.formaction.value="http://www.spellchecker.com/spell/startspelling.asp "
-window.open("<?php echo $siteurl ?>/b2spell.php","Spell",
-"toolbar=no,directories=no,location=yes,resizable=yes,width=620,height=400,top=100,left=100")
-}
-//-->
-</script><?php
-}
-?>
 
 <style type="text/css">
 <!--
@@ -117,21 +96,13 @@ textarea,input,select {
 
 <textarea rows="8" cols="12" style="width: 100%" name="content" tabindex="2" class="postform" wrap="virtual" onFocus="if (this.value=='Post') { this.value='';}" onBlur="if (this.value=='') {this.value='Post';}">Post</textarea>
 
-<input type="checkbox" name="post_autobr" value="1" <?php if ($autobr) echo " checked" ?> tabindex="4" class="checkbox" id="autobr" /><label for="autobr"> Auto-BR</label><br />
-
 <?php if ($use_pingback) { ?>
 <input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" name="post_pingback" value="1" checked="checked" tabindex="5" id="pingback" /><label for="pingback"> PingBack</label>
 <?php } ?>
 
 <input type="submit" name="submit" value="Blog this !" class="search" tabindex="3" /> 
 
-<?php if ($use_spellchecker) { ?>
-<!--<input type = "button" value = "Spell Check" onclick="var f=document.forms[0]; doSpell( 'en', f.post_content, '<?php echo $spellchecker_url ?>/sproxy.cgi', true);" class="search" tabindex="5" />-->
-<input type="button" value="Spellcheck" onclick="DoSpell
-('post','content','');" class="search" tabindex="9"/>
-
-<?php }
-
+<?php
 if ($use_trackback) { ?>
 <br /><label for="trackback"><b>TrackBack</b> an URL:</label><br /><input type="text" name="trackback_url" style="width: 100%" id="trackback" tabindex="7" />
 <?php } ?>
@@ -148,16 +119,6 @@ if ($use_trackback) { ?>
 
 </form>
 
-<!-- this is for the spellchecker -->
-<form name="SPELLDATA"><div>
-<input name="formname" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="messagebodyname" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="subjectname" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="companyID" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="language" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="opener" type="hidden" value="">
-<input name="formaction" type="hidden" value="">
-</div></form>
 
 </body>
 </html><?php
diff --git a/wp-admin/b2spell.php b/wp-admin/b2spell.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 59c568a7da..0000000000
--- a/wp-admin/b2spell.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-<HTML>
-<HEAD><TITLE>Loading Spell Checker</TITLE>
-<SCRIPT ID=clientEventHandlersJS LANGUAGE=javascript>
-<!--
-
-function window_onload() {
-document.SPELLDATA.formname.value=opener.document.SPELLDATA.formname.value
-document.SPELLDATA.subjectname.value=opener.document.SPELLDATA.subjectname.value
-document.SPELLDATA.messagebodyname.value=opener.document.SPELLDATA.messagebodyname.value
-document.SPELLDATA.companyID.value=opener.document.SPELLDATA.companyID.value
-document.SPELLDATA.language.value=opener.document.SPELLDATA.language.value
-document.SPELLDATA.opener.value=opener.document.SPELLDATA.opener.value
-document.SPELLDATA.action=opener.document.SPELLDATA.formaction.value
-													
-
-var flen=opener.document.forms.length
-
-var index=flen
-for(i=0; i<flen; i++){
-	if(opener.document.forms[i].name==document.SPELLDATA.formname.value){
-		index=i
-		i=flen
-		}
-	}
-	
-if(index<flen){
-	var ilen=opener.document.forms[index].elements.length
-	var indexcontrol=ilen
-	if(document.SPELLDATA.subjectname.value!=""){
-		for(i=0; i<ilen; i++){
-			if(opener.document.forms[index].elements[i].name==document.SPELLDATA.subjectname.value){
-				indexcontrol=i
-				i=ilen
-				}
-			}	
-		if(indexcontrol<ilen)		
-			document.SPELLDATA.subject.value=opener.document.forms[index].elements[indexcontrol].value
-		}
-				
-	if(document.SPELLDATA.messagebodyname.value!=""){
-		indexcontrol=ilen
-		for(i=0; i<ilen; i++){
-			if(opener.document.forms[index].elements[i].name==document.SPELLDATA.messagebodyname.value){
-				indexcontrol=i
-				i=ilen
-				}
-			}	
-		if(indexcontrol<ilen)		
-			document.SPELLDATA.messagebody.value=opener.document.forms[index].elements[indexcontrol].value
-		}	
-	document.SPELLDATA.submit()
-	}else{
-		alert("no form found.  Check java function call")
-		window.close()
-		}
-}
-
-//-->
-</SCRIPT>
-</HEAD>
-<BODY LANGUAGE=javascript onload="return window_onload()">
-<FORM action="" method=post name=SPELLDATA LANGUAGE=javascript>
-
-	<H1>Loading Spell Checker. Please wait</H1>
-   <INPUT name="formname"  type=hidden > 
-   <INPUT name="messagebodyname" type=hidden > 
-   <INPUT name="subjectname" type=hidden >
-   <INPUT name="companyID"  type=hidden >
-   <INPUT name="language"  type=hidden >
-   <INPUT name="opener"  type=hidden > 
-   <INPUT name="closer"  type=hidden value="finish.asp"> 
-   <INPUT name="IsHTML"  type=hidden value=0> 
-   
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <P>&nbsp;</P>
-   <TEXTAREA name=subject></TEXTAREA> 
-   <TEXTAREA name=messagebody></TEXTAREA>
-</FORM>
-</BODY>
-</HTML>
diff --git a/wp-admin/b2upload.php b/wp-admin/b2upload.php
index 01475ee6c5..7fd2c0e674 100644
--- a/wp-admin/b2upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/b2upload.php
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ die ("The admin disabled this function");
 <head>
 <title>b2 > upload images/files</title>
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $b2inc; ?>/b2.css" type="text/css">
-<?php if ($use_spellchecker) { ?>
-<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="<?php echo $spch_url; ?>"></script><?php } ?>
 <style type="text/css">
 <!--
 body {
