diff --git a/app/phrases/phrase_edit.php b/app/phrases/phrase_edit.php
index 102c10d00a..6550540cda 100644
--- a/app/phrases/phrase_edit.php
+++ b/app/phrases/phrase_edit.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 	require_once "root.php";
 	require_once "resources/require.php";
 	require_once "resources/check_auth.php";
-	require_once "resources/functions/save_phrases_xml.php";
 
 //check permissions
 	if (permission_exists('phrase_add') || permission_exists('phrase_edit')) {
@@ -237,9 +236,6 @@
 							$obj->delete_details($phrase_details_delete);
 						}
 
-					//save the xml to the file system if the phrase directory is set
-						save_phrases_xml();
-
 					//clear the cache
 						$cache = new cache;
 						$cache->delete("languages:".$phrase_language.".".$phrase_uuid);
diff --git a/app/phrases/resources/classes/phrases.php b/app/phrases/resources/classes/phrases.php
index 09d85d1b06..2fcbc013bd 100644
--- a/app/phrases/resources/classes/phrases.php
+++ b/app/phrases/resources/classes/phrases.php
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ if (!class_exists('phrases')) {
 								//revoke temporary permissions
 									$p->delete('phrase_detail_delete', 'temp');
 
-								//save the xml
-									save_phrases_xml();
-
 								//clear the cache
 									$phrase_languages = array_unique($phrase_languages);
 									$cache = new cache;
@@ -225,9 +222,6 @@ if (!class_exists('phrases')) {
 								//revoke temporary permissions
 									$p->delete('phrase_detail_delete', 'temp');
 
-								//save the xml
-									save_phrases_xml();
-
 								//clear the cache
 									if ($phrase_language != '') {
 										$cache = new cache;
@@ -301,9 +295,6 @@ if (!class_exists('phrases')) {
 									$database->save($array);
 									unset($array);
 
-								//save the xml
-									save_phrases_xml();
-
 								//clear the cache
 									$phrase_languages = array_unique($phrase_languages);
 									$cache = new cache;
@@ -416,9 +407,6 @@ if (!class_exists('phrases')) {
 								//revoke temporary permissions
 									$p->delete('phrase_detail_add', 'temp');
 
-								//save the xml
-									save_phrases_xml();
-
 								//clear the cache
 									$phrase_languages = array_unique($phrase_languages);
 									$cache = new cache;
@@ -439,4 +427,4 @@ if (!class_exists('phrases')) {
 	} //class
 }
 
-?>
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+?>
diff --git a/app/phrases/resources/functions/save_phrases_xml.php b/app/phrases/resources/functions/save_phrases_xml.php
deleted file mode 100644
index b6cfd85fc4..0000000000
--- a/app/phrases/resources/functions/save_phrases_xml.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-function save_phrases_xml() {
-
-	//skip saving the xml if the directory is not set
-		if (strlen($_SESSION['switch']['phrases']['dir']) == 0) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-	//declare the global variables
-		global $domain_uuid, $config;
-
-	//remove old phrase files for the domain
-		$phrase_list = glob($_SESSION['switch']['phrases']['dir']."/*/phrases/".$domain_uuid.".xml");
-		foreach ($phrase_list as $phrase_file) {
-			unlink($phrase_file);
-		}
-
-	//get the list of phrases and write the xml
-		$sql = "select * from v_phrases ";
-		$sql .= "where domain_uuid = :domain_uuid ";
-		$sql .= "and phrase_enabled = 'true' ";
-		$sql .= "order by phrase_language asc ";
-		$parameters['domain_uuid'] = $domain_uuid;
-		$database = new database;
-		$result = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'all');
-		unset($sql, $parameters);
-
-		$prev_language = '';
-		if (is_array($result) && @sizeof($result) != 0) {
-			foreach ($result as $row) {
-
-				if ($row['phrase_language'] != $prev_language) {
-					if ($prev_language != '') {
-						//output xml & close previous file
-						$xml .= "</include>\n";
-						fwrite($fout, $xml);
-						unset($xml);
-						fclose($fout);
-					}
-
-					//create/open new xml file for writing
-					if (!file_exists($_SESSION['switch']['phrases']['dir']."/".$row['phrase_language']."/phrases/")) {
-						mkdir($_SESSION['switch']['phrases']['dir']."/".$row['phrase_language']."/phrases/", 0755);
-					}
-					$xml_path = $_SESSION['switch']['phrases']['dir']."/".$row['phrase_language']."/phrases/".$domain_uuid.".xml";
-					$fout = fopen($xml_path, "w");
-					$xml = "<include>\n";
-				}
-
-				//build xml
-				$xml .= "	<macro name=\"".$row['phrase_uuid']."\">\n";
-				$xml .= "		<input pattern=\"(.*)\">\n";
-				$xml .= "			<match>\n";
-
-				$sql = "select * from v_phrase_details ";
-				$sql .= "where domain_uuid = :domain_uuid ";
-				$sql .= "and phrase_uuid = :phrase_uuid ";
-				$sql .= "order by phrase_detail_order";
-				$parameters['domain_uuid'] = $domain_uuid;
-				$parameters['phrase_uuid'] = $row['phrase_uuid'];
-				$database = new database;
-				$result_2 = $database->select($sql, $parameters, 'all');
-				foreach ($result_2 as &$row_2) {
-					$xml .= "				<action function=\"".$row_2['phrase_detail_function']."\" data=\"".$row_2['phrase_detail_data']."\"/>\n";
-				}
-				unset($sql, $parameters, $result_2, $row_2);
-				$xml .= "			</match>\n";
-				$xml .= "		</input>\n";
-				$xml .= "	</macro>\n";
-
-				$prev_language = $row['phrase_language'];
-
-			}
-
-			if ($fout && $xml) {
-				//output xml & close previous file
-				$xml .= "</include>\n";
-
-				fwrite($fout, $xml);
-				unset($xml);
-				fclose($fout);
-			}
-
-		}
-		unset($result, $row);
-
-	//apply settings
-		$_SESSION["reload_xml"] = true;
-
-}
-
-?>
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