diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
index 10e9a730ad0..f412597ff51 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
@@ -169,23 +169,6 @@
 	else
 		return FALSE
 
-// Returns true if direction is blocked from loc
-// Checks if doors are open
-/proc/DirBlocked(turf/loc, dir)
-	for(var/obj/structure/window/D in loc)
-		if(!D.density)
-			continue
-		if(D.fulltile)
-			return 1
-		if(D.dir == dir)
-			return 1
-
-	for(var/obj/machinery/door/D in loc)
-		if(!D.density)//if the door is open
-			continue
-		else return 1	// if closed, it's a real, air blocking door
-	return 0
-
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /**
@@ -675,40 +658,6 @@ Returns 1 if the chain up to the area contains the given typepath
 			return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
-/proc/get_step_towards2(atom/ref , atom/trg)
-	var/base_dir = get_dir(ref, get_step_towards(ref,trg))
-	var/turf/temp = get_step_towards(ref,trg)
-
-	if(is_blocked_turf(temp))
-		var/dir_alt1 = turn(base_dir, 90)
-		var/dir_alt2 = turn(base_dir, -90)
-		var/turf/turf_last1 = temp
-		var/turf/turf_last2 = temp
-		var/free_tile
-		var/breakpoint = 0
-
-		while(!free_tile && breakpoint < 10)
-			if(!is_blocked_turf(turf_last1))
-				free_tile = turf_last1
-				break
-			if(!is_blocked_turf(turf_last2))
-				free_tile = turf_last2
-				break
-			turf_last1 = get_step(turf_last1,dir_alt1)
-			turf_last2 = get_step(turf_last2,dir_alt2)
-			breakpoint++
-
-		if(!free_tile) return get_step(ref, base_dir)
-		else return get_step_towards(ref,free_tile)
-
-	else return get_step(ref, base_dir)
-
-//Takes: Anything that could possibly have variables and a varname to check.
-//Returns: 1 if found, 0 if not.
-/proc/hasvar(datum/A, varname)
-	if(A.vars.Find(lowertext(varname))) return 1
-	else return 0
-
 //Returns: all the areas in the world
 /proc/return_areas()
 	var/list/area/areas = list()
@@ -752,22 +701,6 @@ Returns 1 if the chain up to the area contains the given typepath
 				turfs += T
 	return turfs
 
-//Takes: Area type as text string or as typepath OR an instance of the area.
-//Returns: A list of all atoms	(objs, turfs, mobs) in areas of that type of that type in the world.
-/proc/get_area_all_atoms(areatype)
-	if(!areatype) return null
-	if(istext(areatype)) areatype = text2path(areatype)
-	if(isarea(areatype))
-		var/area/areatemp = areatype
-		areatype = areatemp.type
-
-	var/list/atoms = list()
-	for(var/area/N in world)
-		if(istype(N, areatype))
-			for(var/atom/A in N)
-				atoms += A
-	return atoms
-
 /// Simple datum for storing coordinates.
 /datum/coords
 	var/x_pos
@@ -1053,10 +986,6 @@ Returns 1 if the chain up to the area contains the given typepath
 	var/dy = abs(B.y - A.y)
 	return get_dir(A, B) & (rand() * (dx+dy) < dy ? 3 : 12)
 
-//chances are 1:value. anyprob(1) will always return true
-/proc/anyprob(value)
-	return (rand(1,value)==value)
-
 /proc/view_or_range(distance = world.view , center = usr , type)
 	switch(type)
 		if("view")
@@ -1148,17 +1077,6 @@ Returns 1 if the chain up to the area contains the given typepath
 	if(final_x || final_y)
 		return locate(final_x, final_y, T.z)
 
-//Finds the distance between two atoms, in pixels
-//centered = 0 counts from turf edge to edge
-//centered = 1 counts from turf center to turf center
-//of course mathematically this is just adding world.icon_size on again
-/proc/getPixelDistance(atom/A, atom/B, centered = 1)
-	if(!istype(A)||!istype(B))
-		return 0
-	. = bounds_dist(A, B) + sqrt((((A.pixel_x+B.pixel_x)**2) + ((A.pixel_y+B.pixel_y)**2)))
-	if(centered)
-		. += world.icon_size
-
 /proc/get(atom/loc, type)
 	while(loc)
 		if(istype(loc, type))
@@ -1211,17 +1129,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(wall_items, typecacheof(list(/obj/machinery/power/apc, /obj/mac
 /proc/format_text(text)
 	return replacetext(replacetext(text,"\proper ",""),"\improper ","")
 
-/*
-Standard way to write links -Sayu
-*/
-
-/proc/topic_link(datum/D, arglist, content)
-	if(islist(arglist))
-		arglist = list2params(arglist)
-	return "<a href='byond://?src=[D.UID()];[arglist]'>[content]</a>"
-
-
-
 /proc/get_location_accessible(mob/M, location)
 	var/covered_locations	= 0	//based on body_parts_covered
 	var/face_covered		= 0	//based on flags_inv
@@ -1326,16 +1233,6 @@ Standard way to write links -Sayu
 		chance = max(chance - (initial_chance / steps), 0)
 		steps--
 
-/proc/get_random_colour(simple, lower, upper)
-	var/colour
-	if(simple)
-		colour = pick("FF0000","FF7F00","FFFF00","00FF00","0000FF","4B0082","8F00FF")
-	else
-		for(var/i=1;i<=3;i++)
-			var/temp_col = "[num2hex(rand(lower,upper), 2)]"
-			colour += temp_col
-	return colour
-
 /proc/get_distant_turf(turf/T, direction, distance)
 	if(!T || !direction || !distance)	return