diff --git a/src/orderfile.c b/src/orderfile.c
index 12cb05834..eaa6fbb53 100644
--- a/src/orderfile.c
+++ b/src/orderfile.c
@@ -48,182 +48,6 @@ static void begin_orders(unit *u) {
     u->orders = NULL;
 }
 
-static void unitorders(input *in, faction *f)
-{
-    int i;
-    unit *u;
-
-    assert(f);
-
-    i = getid();
-    u = findunit(i);
-
-    if (u && u->faction == f) {
-        order **ordp;
-
-        begin_orders(u);
-        ordp = &u->orders;
-
-        for (;;) {
-            const char *s;
-            /* Erst wenn wir sicher sind, dass kein Befehl
-            * eingegeben wurde, checken wir, ob nun eine neue
-            * Einheit oder ein neuer Spieler drankommt */
-
-            s = in->getbuf(in->data);
-            if (s == NULL)
-                break;
-
-            if (s[0]) {
-                if (s[0] != '@') {
-                    char token[64];
-                    const char *stok = s;
-                    stok = parse_token(&stok, token, sizeof(token));
-
-                    if (stok) {
-                        bool quit = false;
-                        param_t param = findparam(stok, u->faction->locale);
-                        switch (param) {
-                        case P_UNIT:
-                        case P_REGION:
-                            quit = true;
-                            break;
-                        case P_FACTION:
-                        case P_NEXT:
-                        case P_GAMENAME:
-                            /* these terminate the orders, so we apply extra checking */
-                            if (strlen(stok) >= 3) {
-                                quit = true;
-                                break;
-                            }
-                            else {
-                                quit = false;
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        default:
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        if (quit) {
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                /* Nun wird der Befehl erzeut und eingehaengt */
-                *ordp = parse_order(s, u->faction->locale);
-                if (*ordp) {
-                    ordp = &(*ordp)->next;
-                }
-                else {
-                    ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("parse_error", "unit command", u, s));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-    }
-}
-
-static faction *factionorders(void)
-{
-    int fid = getid();
-    faction *f = findfaction(fid);
-
-    if (f != NULL && (f->flags & FFL_NPC) == 0) {
-        char token[PASSWORD_MAXSIZE];
-        const char *pass = gettoken(token, sizeof(token));
-
-        if (!checkpasswd(f, (const char *)pass)) {
-            log_debug("Invalid password for faction %s", itoa36(fid));
-            ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("wrongpasswd", "password", pass));
-            return 0;
-        }
-        /* Die Partei hat sich zumindest gemeldet, so dass sie noch
-        * nicht als untaetig gilt */
-        f->lastorders = turn;
-
-    }
-    else {
-        log_debug("orders for invalid faction %s", itoa36(fid));
-    }
-    return f;
-}
-
-int read_orders(input *in)
-{
-    const char *b;
-    int nfactions = 0;
-    struct faction *f = NULL;
-    const struct locale *lang = default_locale;
-
-    /* TODO: recognize UTF8 BOM */
-    b = in->getbuf(in->data);
-
-    /* Auffinden der ersten Partei, und danach abarbeiten bis zur letzten
-    * Partei */
-
-    while (b) {
-        char token[128];
-        param_t p;
-        const char *s;
-        init_tokens_str(b);
-        s = gettoken(token, sizeof(token));
-        p = findparam_block(s, lang, true);
-        switch (p) {
-        case P_GAMENAME:
-        case P_FACTION:
-            f = factionorders();
-            if (f) {
-                lang = f->locale;
-                ++nfactions;
-            }
-
-            b = in->getbuf(in->data);
-            break;
-
-            /* in factionorders wird nur eine zeile gelesen:
-            * diejenige mit dem passwort. Die befehle der units
-            * werden geloescht, und die Partei wird als aktiv
-            * vermerkt. */
-
-        case P_UNIT:
-            if (f) {
-                unitorders(in, f);
-                do {
-                    b = in->getbuf(in->data);
-                    if (!b) {
-                        break;
-                    }
-                    init_tokens_str(b);
-                    s = gettoken(token, sizeof(token));
-                    p = (s && s[0] != '@') ? findparam(s, lang) : NOPARAM;
-                } while ((p != P_UNIT || !f) && p != P_FACTION && p != P_NEXT
-                    && p != P_GAMENAME);
-            }
-            break;
-
-            /* Falls in unitorders() abgebrochen wird, steht dort entweder eine neue
-             * Partei, eine neue Einheit oder das File-Ende. Das switch() wird erneut
-             * durchlaufen, und die entsprechende Funktion aufgerufen. Man darf buf
-             * auf alle Faelle nicht ueberschreiben! Bei allen anderen Eintraegen hier
-             * muss buf erneut gefaellt werden, da die betreffende Information in nur
-             * einer Zeile steht, und nun die naechste gelesen werden muss.
-             */
-
-        case P_NEXT:
-            f = NULL;
-            lang = default_locale;
-            b = in->getbuf(in->data);
-            break;
-
-        default:
-            b = in->getbuf(in->data);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    log_info("done reading orders for %d factions", nfactions);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 typedef struct parser_state {
     unit *u;
     faction *f;
diff --git a/src/orderfile.h b/src/orderfile.h
index f7934556e..8803ae717 100644
--- a/src/orderfile.h
+++ b/src/orderfile.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ extern "C" {
         void *data;
     } input;
 
-    int read_orders(struct input *in);
     int parseorders(FILE *F);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/orderfile.test.c b/src/orderfile.test.c
index 204e20d5d..39653391b 100644
--- a/src/orderfile.test.c
+++ b/src/orderfile.test.c
@@ -21,82 +21,36 @@
 #include <CuTest.h>
 #include <tests.h>
 
-static const char *getbuf_null(void *data)
-{
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-static void test_read_orders(CuTest *tc) {
-    input in;
-    test_setup();
-    in.getbuf = getbuf_null;
-    in.data = NULL;
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, read_orders(&in));
-    test_teardown();
-}
-
-static const char *getbuf_strings(void *data)
-{
-    strlist **listp = (strlist **)data;
-    if (listp && *listp) {
-        strlist *list = *listp;
-        *listp = list->next;
-        return list->s;
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 static void test_unit_orders(CuTest *tc) {
-    input in;
     unit *u;
     faction *f;
-    strlist *orders = NULL, *backup;
-    char buf[64];
+    FILE *F = tmpfile();
 
     test_setup();
     u = test_create_unit(f = test_create_faction(NULL), test_create_plain(0, 0));
     f->locale = test_create_locale();
     u->orders = create_order(K_ENTERTAIN, f->locale, NULL);
     faction_setpassword(f, password_hash("password", PASSWORD_DEFAULT));
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %s %s",
+    fprintf(F, "%s %s %s\n",
         LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_FACTION]), itoa36(f->no), "password");
-    addstrlist(&orders, buf);
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %s",
+    fprintf(F, "%s %s\n",
         LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_UNIT]), itoa36(u->no));
-    addstrlist(&orders, buf);
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s %s", keyword_name(K_MOVE, f->locale),
+    fprintf(F, "%s %s\n", keyword_name(K_MOVE, f->locale),
         LOC(f->locale, shortdirections[D_WEST]));
-    backup = orders;
-    addstrlist(&orders, buf);
-    in.data = &orders;
-    in.getbuf = getbuf_strings;
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, read_orders(&in));
+    rewind(F);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, parseorders(F));
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, u->old_orders);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, u->orders);
-    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, NULL, orders);
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, K_MOVE, getkeyword(u->orders));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, K_ENTERTAIN, getkeyword(u->old_orders));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, UFL_ORDERS, u->flags & UFL_ORDERS);
-    freestrlist(backup);
+    fclose(F);
     test_teardown();
 }
 
-typedef struct order_list {
-    const char **orders;
-    int next;
-} order_list;
-
-static const char *getbuf_list(void *data)
-{
-    order_list * olist = (order_list *)data;
-    return olist->orders[olist->next++];
-}
-
 static void test_faction_password_okay(CuTest *tc) {
-    input in;
     faction *f;
-    order_list olist;
-    const char *orders[] = { "ERESSEA 1 password", NULL };
+    FILE *F;
 
     test_setup();
     f = test_create_faction(NULL);
@@ -104,21 +58,18 @@ static void test_faction_password_okay(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, f->no);
     faction_setpassword(f, "password");
     f->lastorders = turn - 1;
-    olist.orders = orders;
-    olist.next = 0;
-    in.getbuf = getbuf_list;
-    in.data = &olist;
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, read_orders(&in));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, olist.next);
+    F = tmpfile();
+    fprintf(F, "ERESSEA 1 password\n");
+    rewind(F);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, parseorders(F));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, turn, f->lastorders);
+    fclose(F);
     test_teardown();
 }
 
 static void test_faction_password_bad(CuTest *tc) {
-    input in;
     faction *f;
-    order_list olist;
-    const char *orders[] = { "ERESSEA 1 password", NULL };
+    FILE *F;
 
     test_setup();
     mt_create_va(mt_new("wrongpasswd", NULL), "password:string", MT_NEW_END);
@@ -128,20 +79,18 @@ static void test_faction_password_bad(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 1, f->no);
     faction_setpassword(f, "patzword");
     f->lastorders = turn - 1;
-    olist.orders = orders;
-    olist.next = 0;
-    in.getbuf = getbuf_list;
-    in.data = &olist;
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, read_orders(&in));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 2, olist.next);
+    F = tmpfile();
+    fprintf(F, "ERESSEA 1 password\n");
+    rewind(F);
+    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, parseorders(F));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, turn - 1, f->lastorders);
+    fclose(F);
     test_teardown();
 }
 
 CuSuite *get_orderfile_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
-    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_read_orders);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_unit_orders);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_faction_password_okay);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_faction_password_bad);