diff --git a/world/net/entity.c b/world/net/entity.c
index e431bee..306c69f 100644
--- a/world/net/entity.c
+++ b/world/net/entity.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // * resolve UNLs and UNRs into UNIs and back, so higher level
 //   processing knows who they are dealing with, no matter which
 //   agent operated on this person's behalf
-// * state: handle the inter-entity MMP state variables, packet
+// * state: handle the inter-entity routing state variables, packet
 //   ids and message history
 // * trust network: figure out who we trust and who we can ask to find
 //   out if someone is trustworthy etc etc
diff --git a/world/net/group/master.c b/world/net/group/master.c
index 7616fb2..4b2f188 100644
--- a/world/net/group/master.c
+++ b/world/net/group/master.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ castmsg(source, mc, data, vars) {
 
 	P2(("%O castmsg(%O,%O,%O..) for %O\n", ME, source,mc,data, _routes))
 	D4(P2(("%O vars = %O\n", ME, vars)))
-	// _context is an MMP variable, so we use it internally with objectp
+	// _context is a routing variable, so we use it internally with objectp
 	vars["_context"] = ME;
 
 #ifdef PERSISTENT_SLAVES
diff --git a/world/net/include/net.h b/world/net/include/net.h
index e11194a..0c7fa5d 100644
--- a/world/net/include/net.h
+++ b/world/net/include/net.h
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@
 // the old nick code seems to introduce the remote-part bug
 // but if we don't use it, psyced will render [_nick] wrong in many places
 # define USE_THE_NICK
-//# define PRE_SPEC	    // things that changed during the spec process
 //# ifndef __PIKE__
 //#  define USE_LIVING
 //# endif
diff --git a/world/net/place/threads.c b/world/net/place/threads.c
index 70170f4..7ebad1a 100644
--- a/world/net/place/threads.c
+++ b/world/net/place/threads.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ _request_iterator(source, mc, data, vars, b) {
 	    "[_iterator] blog entries have been requested "
 	    "since creation.", ([
 				 // i suppose this wasn't intentionally using
-				 // MMP _count so i rename it to _iterator
+				 // routing _count so i rename it to _iterator
 				 "_iterator" : v("iterator")
 				 ]) );
     return 1;
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/circuit.c b/world/net/psyc/circuit.c
index b6fb5a3..96f6406 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/circuit.c
+++ b/world/net/psyc/circuit.c
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ inherit PSYC_PATH "common";
 
 //volatile mapping namecache = ([]);
 
-#ifdef MMP_STATE
-// first steps at making use of TCPs persistence
-volatile string lastSource;
-volatile string lastTarget;
-volatile string lastContext;
-#endif
-
 int isServer() { return 0; }
 
 volatile int flags = 0;
@@ -93,8 +86,8 @@ int greet() {
 # define PROTS UNDERPROTS
 #endif
 
-// we only understand circuit-level (MMP) _state, the one that is so easy
-// that we can expect any TCP-MMP implementation to provide it, but PSYC
+// we only understand circuit-level routing _state, the one that is so easy
+// that we can expect any PSYC-TCP implementation to provide it, but PSYC
 // state which needs to be stored per logical source and target still needs
 // to be implemented. see also http://about.psyc.eu/State
 //#define UNDERMODS "_state;_context"
@@ -265,9 +258,6 @@ int logon(int neverfails) {
 	cvars = ([]);
 	pvars = ([ "_INTERNAL_origin" : ME ]);
 
-#if defined(MMP_STATE)
-	lastSource = lastTarget = lastContext = 0;
-#endif
 	next_input_to(#'startParse);
 	// even active connections want to time out to avoid lockups
 	// but quit() should check if there is a queue to return! TODO
@@ -365,7 +355,6 @@ varargs int msg(string source, string mc, string data,
 # else
 	context = vars["_context"];
 # endif
-# ifndef PRE_SPEC
 	if (context) {
 		buf+= ":_context\t"+ UNIFORM(context) +"\n";
 		if (source) buf += ":_source_relay\t"+ UNIFORM(source) +"\n";
@@ -375,29 +364,6 @@ varargs int msg(string source, string mc, string data,
 		if (source) buf += ":_source\t"+ UNIFORM(source) +"\n";
 		if (target) buf += ":_target\t"+ target +"\n";
 	}
-# else
-   // is MMP_STATE a relict of pre-FORK days?
-#  if defined(MMP_STATE)
-	if (source != lastSource) {
-		lastSource = source;
-		buf += "=_source\t"+ UNIFORM(source) +"\n";
-	}
-	if (target != lastTarget) {
-		lastTarget = target;
-		buf += "=_target\t"+ (target || "") +"\n";
-	}
-	if (context != lastContext) {
-		lastContext = context;
-		buf += "=_context\t"+ UNIFORM(context) +"\n";
-	}
-#  else
-	if (source) buf += ":_source\t"+ UNIFORM(source) +"\n";
-	if (target) buf += ":_target\t"+ target +"\n";
-	if (context) buf+= ":_context\t"+ UNIFORM(context) +"\n";
-	if (vars["_source_relay"])
-	    buf += "\n:_source_relay\t"+ UNIFORM(vars["_source_relay"]);
-#  endif /* MMP_STATE */
-# endif /* !PRE_SPEC */
 #endif /* !NEW_RENDER */
 	rc = psyc_render(source, mc, data, vars, showingLog, target);
 	unless (rc) return 0;
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/library.i b/world/net/psyc/library.i
index 987914a..5b5d192 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/library.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/library.i
@@ -388,16 +388,11 @@ int psyc_sendmsg(mixed target, string mc, mixed data, mapping vars,
 		 "\n" S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER "\n");
 	else data="\n" S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER "\n"; // TODO? look up textdb.
 
-	// look! MMP-conformant support of the _context variable!
 	if (room = vars["_context"]) {
 		// this may have to change into a full psyc: URL
 		if (objectp(room)) room = psyc_name(room);
 		buf = S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER "\n"
-# ifdef PRE_SPEC
-		       	":_source\t"+ sname +"\n"
-# else
 		       	":_source_relay\t"+ sname +"\n"
-# endif
 		      + ":_context\t"+ room +"\n";
 	} else
 	    buf = S_GLYPH_PACKET_DELIMITER "\n"
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/parse.i b/world/net/psyc/parse.i
index 0e0816c..257c9b4 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/parse.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/parse.i
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # include <tls.h>
 #endif
 
-// PSYC MESSAGE PARSER - parses both MMP and PSYC the old way
+// PSYC MESSAGE PARSER - parses PSYC the old way
 //
 // THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LYNXISH PSYC PARSER
 
diff --git a/world/net/psyc/render.i b/world/net/psyc/render.i
index b40a1fc..2878299 100644
--- a/world/net/psyc/render.i
+++ b/world/net/psyc/render.i
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ static varargs string psyc_render(mixed source, string mc, mixed data,
 # else  
 	context = vars["_context"];
 # endif 
-# ifndef PRE_SPEC
 	if (context) {
 		rbuf += "\n:_context\t"+ UNIFORM(context);
 		t = source || vars["_source_relay"];
@@ -264,13 +263,6 @@ static varargs string psyc_render(mixed source, string mc, mixed data,
 		if (t = vars["_source_relay"])
 		    rbuf += "\n:_source_relay\t"+ UNIFORM(t);
 	}
-# else
-	if (source) rbuf += "\n:_source\t"+ UNIFORM(source);
-	if (target) rbuf += "\n:_target\t"+ target;
-	if (context) rbuf+= "\n:_context\t"+ UNIFORM(context);
-	if (t = vars["_source_relay"])
-	    rbuf += "\n:_source_relay\t"+ UNIFORM(t);
-# endif /* PRE_SPEC */
 #endif /* NEW_RENDER */
 
 	if (mappingp(vars)) {