diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as
index 3cd9d4ac1..86504d328 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageBundle.as
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 
 package com.threerings.util {
 
+import mx.resources.ResourceBundle;
+
 /**
  * A message bundle provides an easy mechanism by which to obtain
  * translated message strings from a resource bundle. It uses the {@link
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageManager.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageManager.as
index 56bf0a86f..75fb19c8c 100644
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageManager.as
+++ b/src/as/com/threerings/util/MessageManager.as
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ package com.threerings.util {
 //
 //import mx.resources.Locale;
 
+import mx.resources.ResourceBundle;
+
 /**
  * The message manager provides a thin wrapper around Java's built-in
  * localization support, supporting a policy of dividing up localization
diff --git a/src/as/com/threerings/util/ResourceBundle.as b/src/as/com/threerings/util/ResourceBundle.as
deleted file mode 100644
index e89aeb1d8..000000000
--- a/src/as/com/threerings/util/ResourceBundle.as
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-package com.threerings.util {
-
-import flash.system.ApplicationDomain;
-
-/**
- * A non-flex version of ResourceBundle.
- */
-public /*abstract*/ class ResourceBundle
-{
-    /**
-     * Get a resource bundle by name.
-     */
-    public static function getResourceBundle (
-        baseName :String, appDom :ApplicationDomain = null) :ResourceBundle
-    {
-        if (appDom == null) {
-            appDom = ApplicationDomain.currentDomain;
-        }
-
-        var className :String = baseName + "_properties";
-        if (appDom.hasDefinition(className)) {
-            var obj :Object = new (Class(appDom.getDefinition(className)))();
-            if (obj is ResourceBundle) {
-                var rb :ResourceBundle = ResourceBundle(obj);
-                rb.initialize(baseName);
-                return rb;
-            }
-        }
-
-        throw new Error("Could not find resource bundle " + baseName);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get a resource value as a String.
-     */
-    public function getString (key :String) :String
-    {
-        return String(getObject(key));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get a resouce value as the raw type contained within the content
-     * object.
-     */
-    public function getObject (key :String) :Object
-    {
-        var val :Object = _content[key];
-        if (val != null) {
-            return val;
-        }
-        throw new Error("Key '" + key + "' was not found in resource bundle '" +
-            _name + "'.");
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Internal initialization method.
-     */
-    private function initialize (name :String) :void
-    {
-        _content = getContent();
-        if (_content == null) {
-            throw new Error("No content found in resource bundle '" + name + "'.");
-        }
-        _name = name;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the content of this resource bundle.
-     * You may override this to do custom stuff.
-     */
-    protected function getContent () :Object
-    {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    /** The name of this bundle. */
-    protected var _name :String;
-
-    /** Contains resource bundle values. */
-    protected var _content :Object;
-}
-}