diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8197b07d7e..bb48ef0234 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ SDK         ?=
 CSC         = mcs $(SDK)
 CSFLAGS     = -nologo -warn:4 -codepage:utf8 -langversion:5 -unsafe -warnaserror
 DEFINE      = TRACE
-COMMON_LIBS = System.dll System.Core.dll System.Data.dll System.Data.DataSetExtensions.dll System.Numerics.dll System.Xml.dll thirdparty/download/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll thirdparty/download/FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll thirdparty/download/MaxMind.Db.dll thirdparty/download/Eluant.dll thirdparty/download/rix0rrr.BeaconLib.dll
+COMMON_LIBS = System.dll System.Core.dll System.Numerics.dll thirdparty/download/ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll thirdparty/download/FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll thirdparty/download/MaxMind.Db.dll thirdparty/download/Eluant.dll thirdparty/download/rix0rrr.BeaconLib.dll
 NUNIT_LIBS_PATH :=
 NUNIT_LIBS  := $(NUNIT_LIBS_PATH)nunit.framework.dll
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
index 22d761df78..ec1a6608b1 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/OpenRA.Mods.Common.csproj
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
-    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
     <Reference Include="Eluant">
       <HintPath>..\thirdparty\download\Eluant.dll</HintPath>
       <Private>False</Private>
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/Extensions.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/Extensions.cs
index 31aa12763f..80cca2c9e6 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/Extensions.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/UtilityCommands/Extensions.cs
@@ -11,48 +11,11 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Data;
-using System.Text;
 
 namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.UtilityCommands
 {
 	public static class Extensions
 	{
-		public static string ToCharacterSeparatedValues(this DataTable table, string delimiter, bool includeHeader)
-		{
-			var result = new StringBuilder();
-
-			if (includeHeader)
-			{
-				foreach (DataColumn column in table.Columns)
-				{
-					result.Append(column.ColumnName);
-					result.Append(delimiter);
-				}
-
-				result.Remove(result.Length, 0);
-				result.AppendLine();
-			}
-
-			foreach (DataRow row in table.Rows)
-			{
-				for (var x = 0; x < table.Columns.Count; x++)
-				{
-					if (x != 0)
-						result.Append(delimiter);
-
-					result.Append(row[table.Columns[x]]);
-				}
-
-				result.AppendLine();
-			}
-
-			result.Remove(result.Length, 0);
-			result.AppendLine();
-
-			return result.ToString();
-		}
-
 		public static IEnumerable<TSource> DistinctBy<TSource, TKey>(this IEnumerable<TSource> source, Func<TSource, TKey> keySelector)
 		{
 			var knownKeys = new HashSet<TKey>();