diff --git a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/threads/BasicTimer.java b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/threads/BasicTimer.java
deleted file mode 100644
index a47ae4e..0000000
--- a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/threads/BasicTimer.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-package de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.threads;
-
-public class BasicTimer {
-	   private int fps;
-	   private long timeThen;
-	   boolean newVersion = true;
-	   public BasicTimer(int frameRate) {
-	      if (System.getProperty("java.version").startsWith("1.4"))
-	         newVersion = false;
-	      if (newVersion) {
-	         fps = frameRate;
-	         timeThen = System.nanoTime();
-	      }
-	      else {
-	         fps = frameRate;
-	         System.out.println("Old Version Detected: Running Old Java Timer Version");
-	         timeThen = System.currentTimeMillis();
-	      }
-	   }
-	   public void changeFPS(int frameRate) {
-	      fps = frameRate;
-	   }
-	   public void sync() {
-	      if (newVersion) {
-	         long gapTo = 1000000000L / fps + timeThen;
-	         long timeNow = System.nanoTime();
-	            
-	         while (gapTo > timeNow) {
-	            try { Thread.sleep(1);
-	            } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
-	            timeNow = System.nanoTime();
-	         }
-	         
-	         timeThen = timeNow;
-	      } else {
-	         long gapTo = 1000 / fps + timeThen;
-	         long timeNow = System.currentTimeMillis();
-	            
-	         while (gapTo > timeNow) {
-	            try { Thread.sleep(1);
-	            } catch (InterruptedException e) {}
-	            timeNow = System.currentTimeMillis();
-	         }
-	         
-	         timeThen = timeNow;
-	      }
-	   }
-}
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diff --git a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/threads/PaintThread.java b/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/threads/PaintThread.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e01b3e5..0000000
--- a/src/de/teamteamteam/spacescooter/threads/PaintThread.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.threads;
-
-import java.awt.EventQueue;
-
-import de.teamteamteam.spacescooter.gui.GameFrame;
-
-/**
- * This thread triggers about 60 redraws per second.
- */
-public class PaintThread extends Thread {
-
-	private GameFrame gf;
-	BasicTimer timer = new BasicTimer(120);
-
-	public PaintThread(GameFrame gf) {
-		this.gf = gf;
-	}
-
-	public void run() {
-		final GameFrame gf = this.gf; // :'-(
-		while (true) {
-			timer.sync();
-			//Trigger redrawing the things. Important: AWT-Context needed here!
-			EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
-				public void run() {
-					gf.draw();
-				}
-			});
-		}
-	}
-}