diff --git a/Scenes/Instances.gd b/Scenes/Instances.gd
index ae9fdbfc..f74f0627 100644
--- a/Scenes/Instances.gd
+++ b/Scenes/Instances.gd
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func place_new_thing(newThingType, newSubtype, newPosition, newOwnership): # Pla
 			id.creatureName = oPlacingSettings.creatureName
 			id.creatureGold = oPlacingSettings.creatureGold
 			id.creatureInitialHealth = oPlacingSettings.creatureInitialHealth
-			id.orientation = oPlacingSettings.orientation
+			#id.orientation = oPlacingSettings.orientation
 			id.index = get_free_index_number()
 		Things.TYPE.EFFECTGEN:
 			id.effectRange = oPlacingSettings.effectRange
diff --git a/Scenes/PlacingSettings.gd b/Scenes/PlacingSettings.gd
index 48dfb0b8..decce36b 100644
--- a/Scenes/PlacingSettings.gd
+++ b/Scenes/PlacingSettings.gd
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func update_placing_tab():
 				availableFields.append(FIELDS.INITIAL_HEALTH)
 				availableFields.append(FIELDS.CREATURE_GOLD)
 				availableFields.append(FIELDS.CREATURE_NAME)
-				availableFields.append(FIELDS.ORIENTATION)
+				#availableFields.append(FIELDS.ORIENTATION)
 		Things.TYPE.EFFECTGEN:
 			availableFields = [FIELDS.ID, FIELDS.TYPE, FIELDS.EFFECT_RANGE, FIELDS.ORIENTATION]
 			if oCurrentFormat.selected != 0: # Classic format
diff --git a/Scenes/ReadData.gd b/Scenes/ReadData.gd
index 094aa9b0..ab6a81d7 100644
--- a/Scenes/ReadData.gd
+++ b/Scenes/ReadData.gd
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ func read_tngfx(buffer):
 					id.creatureName = c.get_value(section, "CreatureName", "")
 					id.creatureGold = c.get_value(section, "CreatureGold", -1)
 					id.creatureInitialHealth = c.get_value(section, "CreatureInitialHealth", -1)
-					id.orientation = c.get_value(section, "Orientation", -1)
+					#id.orientation = c.get_value(section, "Orientation", -1)
 				Things.TYPE.EFFECTGEN:
 					id.effectRange = c.get_value(section, "EffectRange")[0] + (c.get_value(section, "EffectRange")[1] / 256.0)
 					id.sensitiveTile = c.get_value(section, "ParentTile")
diff --git a/Scenes/ThingInstance.gd b/Scenes/ThingInstance.gd
index 8b53b2a4..a8a1607b 100644
--- a/Scenes/ThingInstance.gd
+++ b/Scenes/ThingInstance.gd
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ func load_default_kfx_values():
 				creatureInitialHealth = 100
 			if creatureGold == null or creatureGold == -1:
 				creatureGold = 0
-			if orientation == null or orientation == -1:
-				orientation = 0
+#			if orientation == null or orientation == -1:
+#				orientation = 0
 		Things.TYPE.EFFECTGEN:
 			if orientation == null or orientation == -1:
 				orientation = 0