diff --git a/lib/gamelib/anim.c b/lib/gamelib/anim.c
index 1b0f4140e..6298dec65 100644
--- a/lib/gamelib/anim.c
+++ b/lib/gamelib/anim.c
@@ -333,11 +333,11 @@ anim_SetVals( char szFileName[], UWORD uwAnimID )
 /***************************************************************************/
 
 // the playstation version uses sscanf's ... see animload.c
-BASEANIM *anim_LoadFromBuffer(char *pBuffer, UDWORD size)
+BASEANIM *anim_LoadFromFile(PHYSFS_file* fileHandle)
 {
-	if ( ParseResourceBuffer( pBuffer, size ) == FALSE )
+	if ( ParseResourceFile( fileHandle ) == FALSE )
 	{
-		debug( LOG_ERROR, "anim_LoadFromBuffer: couldn't parse file\n" );
+		debug( LOG_ERROR, "anim_LoadFromFile: couldn't parse file\n" );
 		abort();
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/lib/gamelib/anim.h b/lib/gamelib/anim.h
index 3b6331125..c44ceb309 100644
--- a/lib/gamelib/anim.h
+++ b/lib/gamelib/anim.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
+#include <physfs.h>
+
 #include "lib/framework/types.h"
 #include "lib/ivis_common/imd.h"
 #include "maxpidef.h"
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@ ANIMGLOBALS;
 BOOL		anim_Init( GETSHAPEFUNC  );
 BOOL		anim_Shutdown( void );
 BASEANIM *	anim_LoadFromBuffer(char *pBuffer, UDWORD size);
+BASEANIM *	anim_LoadFromFile(PHYSFS_file* fileHandle);
 void		anim_ReleaseAnim( BASEANIM *psAnim );
 BOOL		anim_Create3D( char szPieFileName[], UWORD uwFrames,
 							UWORD uwFrameRate, UWORD uwObj,
diff --git a/lib/gamelib/audp_lexer.l b/lib/gamelib/audp_lexer.l
index 230c776e4..2d03d8d72 100644
--- a/lib/gamelib/audp_lexer.l
+++ b/lib/gamelib/audp_lexer.l
@@ -37,34 +37,20 @@
 static	BOOL	g_bParsingSubFile;
 static	FILE	*g_fpOld;
 
-/* Pointer to the input buffer */
-static char *pInputBuffer = NULL;
-static char *pEndBuffer = NULL;
-
+/* Handle to the input file */
 static PHYSFS_file* pReadFile = NULL;
 
 #define YY_INPUT(buf,result,max_size) \
-		if (pReadFile == NULL) \
+		if (PHYSFS_eof(pReadFile)) \
 		{ \
-			if (pInputBuffer != pEndBuffer) { \
-				buf[0] = *(pInputBuffer++); result = 1; \
-			} else { \
-				buf[0] = EOF; result = YY_NULL; \
-			} \
+			buf[0] = EOF; result = YY_NULL; \
 		} \
-		else \
-		{ \
-			if (PHYSFS_eof(pReadFile)) \
+		else { \
+			result = PHYSFS_read(pReadFile, buf, 1, max_size); \
+			if (result == -1) \
 			{ \
 				buf[0] = EOF; result = YY_NULL; \
 			} \
-			else { \
-				result = PHYSFS_read(pReadFile, buf, 1, max_size); \
-				if (result == -1) \
-				{ \
-					buf[0] = EOF; result = YY_NULL; \
-				} \
-			} \
 		}
 
 void audp_error(char *pMessage,...);
@@ -159,22 +145,12 @@ audp_wrap( void )
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
-/* Set the current input buffer for the lexer */
+/* Set the current input file for the lexer */
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void parserSetInputBuffer(char *pBuffer, UDWORD size)
-{
-	pInputBuffer = pBuffer;
-	pEndBuffer = pBuffer + size;
-
-	pReadFile = NULL;
-}
-
 void parserSetInputFile(PHYSFS_file* fileHandle)
 {
 	pReadFile = fileHandle;
-
-	pInputBuffer = pEndBuffer = NULL;
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/lib/gamelib/audp_parser.y b/lib/gamelib/audp_parser.y
index 9a5619f3e..01de45b43 100644
--- a/lib/gamelib/audp_parser.y
+++ b/lib/gamelib/audp_parser.y
@@ -226,17 +226,6 @@ void audp_error(char *pMessage,...)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 /* Read a resource file */
-
-BOOL ParseResourceBuffer(char *pData, UDWORD fileSize)
-{
-	// Tell lex about the input buffer
-	parserSetInputBuffer( pData, fileSize );
-
-	audp_parse();
-
-	return TRUE;
-}
-
 BOOL ParseResourceFile(PHYSFS_file* fileHandle)
 {
 	// Tell lex about the input file
diff --git a/lib/gamelib/parser.h b/lib/gamelib/parser.h
index ae74997b1..dbd41e975 100644
--- a/lib/gamelib/parser.h
+++ b/lib/gamelib/parser.h
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 extern void		IncludeFile( char szFileName[] );
 extern BOOL		ParseFile( char szFileName[] );
 extern void		IncludeFile( char szFileName[] );
-extern void		parserSetInputBuffer(char *pBuffer, UDWORD size);
 extern void		parserSetInputFile(PHYSFS_file* fileHandle);
-extern BOOL		ParseResourceBuffer(char *pData, UDWORD fileSize);
 extern BOOL		ParseResourceFile(PHYSFS_file* fileHandle);
 extern BOOL		ParsingBuffer( void );
 extern void		parseGetErrorData(int *pLine, char **ppText);
diff --git a/src/data.c b/src/data.c
index 3b7c32aa1..fc9fd4c4d 100644
--- a/src/data.c
+++ b/src/data.c
@@ -1012,34 +1012,39 @@ static BOOL dataAudioCfgLoad(const char* fileName, void **ppData)
 }
 
 /* Load an anim file */
-static BOOL dataAnimLoad(char *pBuffer, UDWORD size, void **ppData)
+static BOOL dataAnimLoad(const char *fileName, void **ppData)
 {
-	BASEANIM	*psAnim;
-
-	if ( (psAnim = anim_LoadFromBuffer( pBuffer, size )) == NULL )
+	PHYSFS_file* fileHandle = PHYSFS_openRead(fileName);
+	if (fileHandle == NULL)
 	{
+		*ppData = NULL;
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	/* copy anim for return */
-	*ppData = psAnim;
+	*ppData = anim_LoadFromFile(fileHandle);
 
+	PHYSFS_close(fileHandle);
 
-
-	return TRUE;
+	return *ppData != NULL;
 }
 
-
 /* Load an audio config file */
-static BOOL dataAnimCfgLoad(char *pBuffer, UDWORD size, void **ppData)
+static BOOL dataAnimCfgLoad(const char *fileName, void **ppData)
 {
+	BOOL success;
+	PHYSFS_file* fileHandle = PHYSFS_openRead(fileName);
 	*ppData = NULL;
-	if ( ParseResourceBuffer( pBuffer, size ) == FALSE )
+
+	if (fileHandle == NULL)
 	{
 		return FALSE;
 	}
 
-	return TRUE;
+	success = ParseResourceFile(fileHandle);
+
+	PHYSFS_close(fileHandle);
+
+	return success;
 }
 
 
@@ -1183,8 +1188,6 @@ static const RES_TYPE_MIN_BUF BufferResourceTypes[] =
 	{"IMGPAGE", dataIMGPAGELoad, dataIMGPAGERelease},
 	{"TERTILES", NULL, NULL},                                      // This version was used when running with the software renderer.
 	{"HWTERTILES", dataHWTERTILESLoad, dataHWTERTILESRelease},     // freed by 3d shutdow},// Tertiles Files. This version used when running with hardware renderer.
-	{"ANI", dataAnimLoad, dataAnimRelease},
-	{"ANIMCFG", dataAnimCfgLoad, NULL},
 	{"IMG", dataIMGLoad, dataIMGRelease},
 	{"TEXPAGE", bufferTexPageLoad, dataTexPageRelease},
 	{"IMD", dataIMDBufferLoad, (RES_FREE)iV_IMDRelease},
@@ -1201,6 +1204,8 @@ static const RES_TYPE_MIN_FILE FileResourceTypes[] =
 {
 	{"WAV", dataAudioLoad, (RES_FREE)sound_ReleaseTrack},
 	{"AUDIOCFG", dataAudioCfgLoad, NULL},
+	{"ANI", dataAnimLoad, dataAnimRelease},
+	{"ANIMCFG", dataAnimCfgLoad, NULL},
 };
 
 /* Pass all the data loading functions to the framework library */