diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
index c4ce21670d..30aa72dcf0 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Chrome.cs
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ namespace OpenRa
 		void CycleRace(bool left)
 		{
 			// hack
-			var newRace = Game.world.LocalPlayer.Race == RaceUtil.Allies ? RaceUtil.Soviet : RaceUtil.Allies;
+			var newRace = Game.world.LocalPlayer.Race == "allies" ? "soviet" : "allies";
 			Game.IssueOrder(Order.Chat("/race " + newRace));
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index e35ff3ac19..090d52c565 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Orders\IOrderGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Orders\PlaceBuildingOrderGenerator.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Player.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Race.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Sheet.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PathFinder.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Graphics\Sequence.cs" />
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
index 86c1233cab..7c0d089f91 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Player.cs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ namespace OpenRa
 
 			this.PaletteIndex = client != null ? client.PaletteIndex : index;
 			this.PlayerName = client != null ? client.Name : "Player {0}".F(index+1);
-			this.Race = client != null ? client.Race : RaceUtil.Allies;
+			this.Race = client != null ? client.Race : "allies";
 		}
 	
 		void UpdatePower()
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Race.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Race.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 77d39f1c65..0000000000
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Race.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-
-namespace OpenRa
-{
-	public static class RaceUtil
-	{
-		/* just while we do the transition */
-		public static readonly string Allies = "allies";
-		public static readonly string Soviet = "soviet";
-
-		public static readonly string DefaultRace = Allies;
-	}
-
-	//[Flags]
-	//public enum Race
-	//{
-	//    None = 0,
-	//    Allies = 1,
-	//    Soviet = 2
-	//}
-}
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
index fac9cd4b96..fe274692c5 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sound.cs
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ namespace OpenRa
 				return;
 			}
 
-			var variants = (voicedUnit.Owner.Race == RaceUtil.Soviet)
-							? vi.SovietVariants : vi.AlliedVariants;
+			var variants = (voicedUnit.Owner.Race == "allies")
+				? vi.AlliedVariants : vi.SovietVariants;
 
 			var variant = variants[voicedUnit.ActorID % variants.Length];