diff --git a/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Server/WorldConfig.java b/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Server/WorldConfig.java
index 49d346c0..34696982 100644
--- a/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Server/WorldConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Server/WorldConfig.java
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ public class WorldConfig
     public boolean debuggingMode;
     public boolean vanillaOreGen;
     public boolean custom;
-    public double rootHeightFactor;
-    public double heightVarFactor;
-    public double rootHeightVarFactor;
     private Map<String,IOreDistribution> oreDistributions;
     private Map<String,ConfigOption> configOptions;
     private Map<String,String> loadedOptions;
@@ -93,9 +90,6 @@ private WorldConfig(File globalConfigDir, WorldInfo worldInfo, File worldBaseDir
         this.deferredPopulationRange = 0;
         this.debuggingMode = false;
         this.vanillaOreGen = false;
-        this.rootHeightFactor = 17;
-        this.heightVarFactor = 0;
-        this.rootHeightVarFactor = 0;
         this.oreDistributions = new LinkedHashMap<String,IOreDistribution>();
         this.configOptions = new CIStringMap<ConfigOption>(new LinkedHashMap<String, ConfigOption>());
         this.loadedOptions = new CIStringMap<String>(new LinkedHashMap<String, String>());
@@ -193,7 +187,7 @@ private WorldConfig(File globalConfigDir, WorldInfo worldInfo, File worldBaseDir
             File[] optionsFileList = new File[3];
             this.buildFileList(CustomOreGenBase.OPTIONS_FILENAME, optionsFileList, false);
             File optionsFile = optionsFileList[2];
-            ConfigOption vangen, rootHeightOption, heightVarOption, rootHeightVarOption;
+            ConfigOption vangen;
 
             for (int defpopOption = configFileDepth; defpopOption < optionsFileList.length; ++defpopOption)
             {
@@ -260,23 +254,6 @@ private WorldConfig(File globalConfigDir, WorldInfo worldInfo, File worldBaseDir
                 CustomOreGenBase.log.warn("Choice Option \'" + vangen + "\' not found in config file - defaulting to \'" + this.vanillaOreGen + "\'.");
             }
             
-            rootHeightOption = (ConfigOption)this.configOptions.get("rootHeightFactor");
-            if (rootHeightOption != null && rootHeightOption instanceof NumericOption)
-            {
-            	this.rootHeightFactor = (Double)rootHeightOption.getValue();
-            }
-            
-            heightVarOption = (ConfigOption)this.configOptions.get("heightVarFactor");
-            if (heightVarOption != null && heightVarOption instanceof NumericOption)
-            {
-            	this.heightVarFactor = (Double)heightVarOption.getValue();
-            }
-
-            rootHeightVarOption = (ConfigOption)this.configOptions.get("rootHeightVarFactor");
-            if (rootHeightVarOption != null && rootHeightVarOption instanceof NumericOption)
-            {
-            	this.rootHeightVarFactor = (Double)rootHeightVarOption.getValue();
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Util/BiomeHeightScale.java b/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Util/BiomeHeightScale.java
index 3d2c7f9c..4f9d97ec 100644
--- a/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Util/BiomeHeightScale.java
+++ b/src/main/java/CustomOreGen/Util/BiomeHeightScale.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package CustomOreGen.Util;
 
-import CustomOreGen.Server.ServerState;
-import CustomOreGen.Server.WorldConfig;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraft.world.WorldType;
 import net.minecraft.world.biome.BiomeGenBase;
@@ -14,19 +12,14 @@ public int getHeight(World world, int x, int z) {
 		if (biome == null) {
 			return new WorldHeightScale().getHeight(world, x, z);
 		}
-		return this.calcBlockHeight(world, biome.rootHeight, biome.heightVariation);
+		return this.calcBlockHeight(world, biome.rootHeight);
 	}
 
-	private int calcBlockHeight(World world, float rootHeight, float heightVariation) {
-		WorldConfig config = ServerState.getWorldConfig(world);
+	private int calcBlockHeight(World world, float rootHeight) {
 		if (world.provider.terrainType == WorldType.AMPLIFIED && rootHeight > 0) {
 			rootHeight = 1.0F + rootHeight * 2.0F; 
 		}
-		return (int)(
-				world.provider.getAverageGroundLevel() +
-				rootHeight * config.rootHeightFactor + 
-				heightVariation * config.heightVarFactor +
-				rootHeight * heightVariation * config.rootHeightVarFactor);
+		return (int)(world.provider.getAverageGroundLevel() + rootHeight * 17);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config/CustomOreGen_Config_Default.xml b/src/main/resources/config/CustomOreGen_Config_Default.xml
index c052d37a..dd448305 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config/CustomOreGen_Config_Default.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config/CustomOreGen_Config_Default.xml
@@ -119,73 +119,6 @@
             <Choice value='false' displayValue='Off'/>
         </OptionChoice> 
 
-        <OptionNumeric name='rootHeightFactor' default='17'
-		       displayGroup='groupInternal'>
-            <Description> 
-                Multiplier for rootHeight during biome height scaling
-            </Description>
-            <Comment>     
-                This is a "magic" option - it has meaning outside of
-		this file in the COG engine itelf. You can change the
-		value, but do not remove the option itself.
-
-		Biome height scaling needs to estimate the average
-		height of a biome. This is non-trivial, because
-		terrain generation is complex and varies across biomes
-		and dimensions/worlds. There are two explicit
-		parameters: root height and height variation. The
-		offset from the dimension ground level is a linear
-		combination of those, as well as their
-		interaction.
-
-		This option represents the factor for the root height.
-            </Comment>
-            <DisplayState>hidden</DisplayState>
-            <DisplayName>Root Height Factor</DisplayName>
-	    <Min>0</Min>
-            <Max>128</Max>
-        </OptionNumeric> 
-	
-	<OptionNumeric name='heightVarFactor' default='0'
-		       displayGroup='groupInternal'>
-            <Description> 
-                Multiplier for heightVariation during biome height scaling
-            </Description>
-            <Comment>     
-                This is a "magic" option - it has meaning outside of
-		this file in the COG engine itelf. You can change the
-		value, but do not remove the option itself.
-
-		See the coment for 'rootHeightFactor'.  This option
-		represents the factor for the height variation.
-            </Comment>
-            <DisplayState>hidden</DisplayState>
-            <DisplayName>Height Variation Factor</DisplayName>
-	    <Min>0</Min>
-            <Max>128</Max>
-        </OptionNumeric>
-
-	<OptionNumeric name='rootHeightVarFactor' default='0'
-		       displayGroup='groupInternal'>
-            <Description> 
-                Multiplier for the product of the rootHeight and
-                heightVariation during biome height scaling
-            </Description>
-            <Comment>     
-                This is a "magic" option - it has meaning outside of
-		this file in the COG engine itelf. You can change the
-		value, but do not remove the option itself.
-
-		See the coment for 'rootHeightFactor'.  This option
-		represents the factor for the product (interaction) of
-		the root height and height variation.
-            </Comment>
-            <DisplayState>hidden</DisplayState>
-            <DisplayName>Root Height * Variation Factor</DisplayName>
-	    <Min>0</Min>
-            <Max>128</Max>
-        </OptionNumeric> 
-
         <OptionChoice name='drawWireframes' default='true' displayGroup='groupGeneral'>
             <Description> 
                 Default wireframe state for distributions.