diff --git a/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs b/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs
index d6df6b656b..e6201a1cf0 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Editor/LegacyMapImporter.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using OpenRA;
 using OpenRA.FileFormats;
 using OpenRA.Traits;
 using System.Drawing;
+using System.Globalization;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Editor
 {
@@ -401,7 +402,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Editor
 				{
 					new LocationInit(new int2(loc % MapSize, loc / MapSize)),
 					new OwnerInit(parts[0]),
-					new HealthInit(float.Parse(parts[2])/256),
+					new HealthInit(float.Parse(parts[2], NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo)/256),
 					new FacingInit((section == "INFANTRY") ? int.Parse(parts[6]) : int.Parse(parts[4])),
 					new ActorStanceInit(stance),
 				};
diff --git a/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs b/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
index c26156296e..94d7f35537 100644
--- a/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.FileFormats/FieldLoader.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
+using System.Globalization;
 
 namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 {
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileFormats
 			else if (fieldType == typeof(float))
 			{
 				float res;
-				if (float.TryParse(x.Replace("%",""), out res))
+				if (float.TryParse(x.Replace("%",""),  System.Globalization.NumberStyles.Any, NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo, out res))
 					return res * (x.Contains( '%' ) ? 0.01f : 1f);
 				return InvalidValueAction(x,fieldType, field);
 			}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/TraitCreator.cs b/OpenRA.Game/TraitCreator.cs
deleted file mode 100755
index 673dd57678..0000000000
--- a/OpenRA.Game/TraitCreator.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using OpenRA.FileFormats;
-using OpenRA.Traits;
-
-namespace OpenRA
-{
-	class TraitCreator
-	{
-		public static object Create( string traitName, World world, Actor actor, ITraitInfo info, TypeDictionary init )
-		{
-			var argsDict = new Dictionary<string, object>
-				{
-					{ "world", world },
-					{ "self", actor },
-					{ "initDict", init },
-					{ "init", new ActorInitializer( actor, init ) },
-					{ "info", info },
-				};
-			return Game.modData.ObjectCreator.CreateObject<object>( traitName, argsDict );
-		}
-	}
-}