diff --git a/src/engine/RefAPI.h b/src/engine/RefAPI.h
index 639cf84f8d..d5a4eb1119 100644
--- a/src/engine/RefAPI.h
+++ b/src/engine/RefAPI.h
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ struct refimport_t {
 	// a -1 return means the file does not exist
 	// nullptr can be passed for buf to just determine existence
 	int ( *FS_ReadFile )( const char* name, void** buf );
-	void ( *FS_FreeFile )( void* buf );
-	char** ( *FS_ListFiles )( const char* name, const char* extension, int* numfilesfound );
-	void ( *FS_FreeFileList )( char** filelist );
 	void ( *FS_WriteFile )( const char* qpath, const void* buffer, int size );
 	int ( *FS_Seek )( fileHandle_t f, long offset, fsOrigin_t origin );
 	int ( *FS_FTell )( fileHandle_t f );
diff --git a/src/engine/client/cl_main.cpp b/src/engine/client/cl_main.cpp
index 9c04272cb4..8790b71ce8 100644
--- a/src/engine/client/cl_main.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/client/cl_main.cpp
@@ -2216,10 +2216,7 @@ static bool CL_InitRef()
 	ri.Hunk_FreeTempMemory = Hunk_FreeTempMemory;
 
 	ri.FS_ReadFile = FS_ReadFile;
-	ri.FS_FreeFile = FS_FreeFile;
 	ri.FS_WriteFile = FS_WriteFile;
-	ri.FS_FreeFileList = FS_FreeFileList;
-	ri.FS_ListFiles = FS_ListFiles;
 	ri.FS_Seek = FS_Seek;
 	ri.FS_FTell = FS_FTell;
 	ri.FS_Read = FS_Read;
diff --git a/src/engine/qcommon/files.cpp b/src/engine/qcommon/files.cpp
index e2b97a861e..ffd4024cf1 100644
--- a/src/engine/qcommon/files.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/qcommon/files.cpp
@@ -479,58 +479,6 @@ int FS_ReadFile(const char* path, void** buffer)
 	return length;
 }
 
-void FS_FreeFile(void* buffer)
-{
-	char* buf = static_cast<char*>(buffer);
-	delete[] buf;
-}
-
-char** FS_ListFiles(const char* directory, const char* extension, int* numFiles)
-{
-	std::vector<char*> files;
-	bool dirsOnly = extension && !strcmp(extension, "/");
-
-	try {
-		for (const std::string& x: FS::PakPath::ListFiles(directory)) {
-			if (extension && !Str::IsSuffix(extension, x))
-				continue;
-			if (dirsOnly != (x.back() == '/'))
-				continue;
-			char* s = new char[x.size() + 1];
-			memcpy(s, x.data(), x.size());
-			s[x.size() - (x.back() == '/')] = '\0';
-			files.push_back(s);
-		}
-	} catch (std::system_error&) {}
-	try {
-		for (const std::string& x: FS::HomePath::ListFiles(directory)) {
-			if (extension && !Str::IsSuffix(extension, x))
-				continue;
-			if (dirsOnly != (x.back() == '/'))
-				continue;
-			char* s = new char[x.size() + 1];
-			memcpy(s, x.data(), x.size());
-			s[x.size() - (x.back() == '/')] = '\0';
-			files.push_back(s);
-		}
-	} catch (std::system_error&) {}
-
-	*numFiles = files.size();
-	char** list = new char*[files.size() + 1];
-	std::copy(files.begin(), files.end(), list);
-	list[files.size()] = nullptr;
-	return list;
-}
-
-void FS_FreeFileList(char** list)
-{
-	if (!list)
-		return;
-	for (char** i = list; *i; i++)
-		delete[] *i;
-	delete[] list;
-}
-
 int FS_GetFileList(const char* path, const char* extension, char* listBuf, int bufSize)
 {
 	// Mods are not yet supported in the new filesystem
@@ -540,38 +488,36 @@ int FS_GetFileList(const char* path, const char* extension, char* listBuf, int b
 	int numFiles = 0;
 	bool dirsOnly = extension && !strcmp(extension, "/");
 
-	try {
-		for (const std::string& x: FS::PakPath::ListFiles(path)) {
-			if (extension && !Str::IsSuffix(extension, x))
-				continue;
-			if (dirsOnly != (x.back() == '/'))
-				continue;
-			int length = x.size() + (x.back() != '/');
-			if (bufSize < length)
-				return numFiles;
-			memcpy(listBuf, x.c_str(), length);
-			listBuf[length - 1] = '\0';
-			listBuf += length;
-			bufSize -= length;
-			numFiles++;
-		}
-	} catch (std::system_error&) {}
-	try {
-		for (const std::string& x: FS::HomePath::ListFiles(FS::Path::Build("game", path))) {
-			if (extension && !Str::IsSuffix(extension, x))
-				continue;
-			if (dirsOnly != (x.back() == '/'))
-				continue;
-			int length = x.size() + (x.back() != '/');
-			if (bufSize < length)
-				return numFiles;
-			memcpy(listBuf, x.c_str(), length);
-			listBuf[length - 1] = '\0';
-			listBuf += length;
-			bufSize -= length;
-			numFiles++;
-		}
-	} catch (std::system_error&) {}
+	for (const std::string& x: FS::PakPath::ListFiles(path)) {
+		if (extension && !Str::IsSuffix(extension, x))
+			continue;
+		if (dirsOnly != (x.back() == '/'))
+			continue;
+		int length = x.size() + (x.back() != '/');
+		if (bufSize < length)
+			return numFiles;
+		memcpy(listBuf, x.c_str(), length);
+		listBuf[length - 1] = '\0';
+		listBuf += length;
+		bufSize -= length;
+		numFiles++;
+	}
+
+	std::error_code ignored;
+	for (const std::string& x: FS::HomePath::ListFiles(FS::Path::Build("game", path), ignored)) {
+		if (extension && !Str::IsSuffix(extension, x))
+			continue;
+		if (dirsOnly != (x.back() == '/'))
+			continue;
+		int length = x.size() + (x.back() != '/');
+		if (bufSize < length)
+			return numFiles;
+		memcpy(listBuf, x.c_str(), length);
+		listBuf[length - 1] = '\0';
+		listBuf += length;
+		bufSize -= length;
+		numFiles++;
+	}
 
 	return numFiles;
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/qcommon/qcommon.h b/src/engine/qcommon/qcommon.h
index c3d56f5157..b36ad35c3c 100644
--- a/src/engine/qcommon/qcommon.h
+++ b/src/engine/qcommon/qcommon.h
@@ -343,14 +343,10 @@ issues.
 ==============================================================
 */
 
-char **FS_ListFiles( const char *directory, const char *extension, int *numfiles );
-
 // directory should not have either a leading or trailing /
 // if extension is "/", only subdirectories will be returned
 // the returned files will not include any directories or /
 
-void         FS_FreeFileList( char **list );
-
 int          FS_GetFileList( const char *path, const char *extension, char *listbuf, int bufsize );
 int          FS_GetFileListRecursive( const char* path, const char* extension, char* listBuf, int bufSize );
 
@@ -395,10 +391,6 @@ void FS_ForceFlush( fileHandle_t f );
 
 // forces flush on files we're writing to.
 
-void FS_FreeFile( void *buffer );
-
-// frees the memory returned by FS_ReadFile
-
 void FS_WriteFile( const char *qpath, const void *buffer, int size );
 
 // writes a complete file, creating any subdirectories needed