diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/FileSystem.cs b/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/FileSystem.cs
index b37cd3b638..f34f1534fa 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/FileSystem.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/FileSystem/FileSystem.cs
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.FileSystem
 				return new ZipFile(this, filename);
 			if (filename.EndsWith(".oramap", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
 				return new ZipFile(this, filename);
-			if (filename.EndsWith(".oramod", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
-				return new ZipFile(this, filename);
 			if (filename.EndsWith(".RS", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
 				return new D2kSoundResources(this, filename);
 			if (filename.EndsWith(".Z", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/InstalledMods.cs b/OpenRA.Game/InstalledMods.cs
index 78f8ebed49..c21f2d33da 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/InstalledMods.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/InstalledMods.cs
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					var directory = new DirectoryInfo(resolved);
 					foreach (var subdir in directory.EnumerateDirectories())
 						mods.Add(Pair.New(subdir.Name, subdir.FullName));
-
-					foreach (var file in directory.EnumerateFiles("*.oramod"))
-						mods.Add(Pair.New(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file.Name), file.FullName));
 				}
 				catch (Exception e)
 				{
@@ -94,8 +91,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 						using (var bitmap = new Bitmap(stream))
 							icons[id] = sheetBuilder.Add(bitmap);
 
-				// Mods in the support directory and oramod packages (which are listed later
-				// in the CandidateMods list) override mods in the main install.
 				return new Manifest(id, package);
 			}
 			catch (Exception)