diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleCodes.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleCodes.java
index 0c33e239d..54fd97dc0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleCodes.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleCodes.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleCodes.java,v 1.5 2004/10/21 19:49:22 eric Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleCodes.java,v 1.6 2004/10/28 19:20:27 mdb Exp $
 //
 // Narya library - tools for developing networked games
 // Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 package com.threerings.puzzle.data;
 
 import com.threerings.presents.data.InvocationCodes;
-import com.threerings.util.MessageBundle;
 
 /**
  * Constants relating to the puzzle services.
@@ -46,10 +45,6 @@ public interface PuzzleCodes extends InvocationCodes
      * the winners and losers of a game. */
     public static final String WINNERS_AND_LOSERS = "winnersAndLosers";
 
-    /** Enable this flag to have the client send a copy of its board state
-     * with every event to the server for checking. */
-    public static final boolean SYNC_BOARD_STATE = false;
-
     /** Whether to enable debug logging and assertions for puzzles. Note
      * that enabling this may result in the server or client exiting
      * unexpectedly if certain error conditions arise in order to
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleConfig.java
index 2aabe5652..b48143547 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/data/PuzzleConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: PuzzleConfig.java,v 1.4 2004/10/22 18:11:09 andrzej Exp $
+// $Id: PuzzleConfig.java,v 1.5 2004/10/28 19:20:27 mdb Exp $
 //
 // Narya library - tools for developing networked games
 // Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
@@ -41,16 +41,6 @@ public abstract class PuzzleConfig extends GameConfig
     {
     }
 
-    /**
-     * If this method returns true, a copy of the client board will be
-     * sent with every puzzle event so that the server can compare them
-     * step-by-step to debug out of sync problems.
-     */
-    public boolean syncBoardState ()
-    {
-        return PuzzleCodes.SYNC_BOARD_STATE;
-    }
-    
     /**
      * Returns the message bundle identifier for the bundle that should be
      * used to translate the translatable strings used to describe the