diff --git a/engines/parallaction/disk.h b/engines/parallaction/disk.h
index ee393afd6a2..341229a649a 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/disk.h
+++ b/engines/parallaction/disk.h
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ protected:
 
 	Sprites*	createSprites(Common::ReadStream &stream);
 	Font *createFont(const char *name, Common::SeekableReadStream &stream);
-	void loadMask(BackgroundInfo& info, Common::SeekableReadStream &stream);
 	void loadBackground(BackgroundInfo& info, Common::SeekableReadStream &stream);
 
 	FilesystemNode	_baseBkgDir;
diff --git a/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp b/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp
index 2285c5608e6..cd57ec8822c 100644
--- a/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp
+++ b/engines/parallaction/disk_br.cpp
@@ -510,33 +510,6 @@ AmigaDisk_br::~AmigaDisk_br() {
 }
 
 
-/*
-	FIXME: mask values are not computed correctly for level 1 and 2
-
-	NOTE: this routine is only able to build masks for Nippon Safes, since mask widths are hardcoded
-	into the main loop.
-*/
-void buildMask2(byte* buf) {
-
-	byte mask1[16] = { 0, 0x80, 0x20, 0xA0, 8, 0x88, 0x28, 0xA8, 2, 0x82, 0x22, 0xA2, 0xA, 0x8A, 0x2A, 0xAA };
-	byte mask0[16] = { 0, 0x40, 0x10, 0x50, 4, 0x44, 0x14, 0x54, 1, 0x41, 0x11, 0x51, 0x5, 0x45, 0x15, 0x55 };
-
-	byte plane0[40];
-	byte plane1[40];
-
-	for (int32 i = 0; i < _vm->_screenHeight; i++) {
-
-		memcpy(plane0, buf, 40);
-		memcpy(plane1, buf+40, 40);
-
-		for (uint32 j = 0; j < 40; j++) {
-			*buf++ = mask0[(plane0[j] & 0xF0) >> 4] | mask1[(plane1[j] & 0xF0) >> 4];
-			*buf++ = mask0[plane0[j] & 0xF] | mask1[plane1[j] & 0xF];
-		}
-
-	}
-}
-
 void AmigaDisk_br::loadBackground(BackgroundInfo& info, Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
 
 	byte *pal;
@@ -565,27 +538,6 @@ void AmigaDisk_br::loadBackground(BackgroundInfo& info, Common::SeekableReadStre
 	return;
 }
 
-void AmigaDisk_br::loadMask(BackgroundInfo& info, Common::SeekableReadStream &stream) {
-	stream.seek(0x30, SEEK_SET);
-
-	byte r, g, b;
-	for (uint i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-		r = stream.readByte();
-		g = stream.readByte();
-		b = stream.readByte();
-
-		info.layers[i] = (((r << 4) & 0xF00) | (g & 0xF0) | (b >> 4)) & 0xFF;
-	}
-
-	stream.seek(0x126, SEEK_SET);	// HACK: skipping IFF/ILBM header should be done by analysis, not magic
-	Graphics::PackBitsReadStream unpackedStream(stream);
-
-	info.mask.create(info.width, info.height);
-	unpackedStream.read(info.mask.data, info.mask.size);
-	buildMask2(info.mask.data);
-
-	return;
-}
 
 void AmigaDisk_br::loadScenery(BackgroundInfo& info, const char* name, const char* mask, const char* path) {
 	debugC(1, kDebugDisk, "AmigaDisk_br::loadScenery '%s', '%s' '%s'", name, mask, path);
@@ -608,7 +560,7 @@ void AmigaDisk_br::loadScenery(BackgroundInfo& info, const char* name, const cha
 		loadBackground(info, stream);
 		stream.close();
 	}
-
+#if 0
 	if (mask && _mskDir.exists()) {
 		filepath = Common::String(mask) + ".msk";
 		node = _mskDir.getChild(filepath);
@@ -619,11 +571,16 @@ void AmigaDisk_br::loadScenery(BackgroundInfo& info, const char* name, const cha
 
 		if (node.exists()) {
 			stream.open(node);
+			stream.seek(0x30, SEEK_SET);
+			Graphics::PackBitsReadStream unpackedStream(stream);
+			info.mask.create(info.width, info.height);
+			unpackedStream.read(info.mask.data, info.mask.size);
+			// TODO: there is another step to do after decompression...
 			loadMask(info, stream);
 			stream.close();
 		}
 	}
-
+#endif
 	if (path && _pthDir.exists()) {
 		filepath = Common::String(path) + ".pth";
 		node = _pthDir.getChild(filepath);