Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelIO.cs
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diff -u -r370 -r372
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelIO.cs	(.../DSoilModelIO.cs)	(revision 370)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Data/DSoilModelIO.cs	(.../DSoilModelIO.cs)	(revision 372)
@@ -179,40 +179,6 @@
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Deserializes the XML with the given filename to the project.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="fileName">Name of the file.</param>
-        /// <returns>the project</returns>
-        public static object OpenXML(string fileName)
-        {
-            DataEventPublisher.IsDataEventPublishStopped = true;
-
-            var xmlSerializer = new XmlDeserializer();
-            var project = (DSoilModelProject) xmlSerializer.XmlDeserialize(fileName, typeof(DSoilModelProject), new DefaultClassFactory());
-
-            DataEventPublisher.IsDataEventPublishStopped = false;
-
-            return project;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Serializes the project to the XML with the given filename
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="fileName">Name of the file.</param>
-        /// <param name="project">The project.</param>
-        public static void SaveXML(string fileName, object project)
-        {
-            fileName = Path.ChangeExtension(fileName, "soilx");
-
-            DataEventPublisher.IsDataEventPublishStopped = true;
-
-            var xmlSerializer = new XmlSerializer();
-            xmlSerializer.Serialize(project, fileName);
-
-            DataEventPublisher.IsDataEventPublishStopped = false;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
         ///  Reads surface line definition from CSV format (DAM Style)
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="fileName"></param>
Index: src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs
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diff -u -r295 -r372
--- src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs	(.../DSoilModelPlugin.cs)	(revision 295)
+++ src/Deltares.DSoilModel.Forms/DSoilModelPlugin.cs	(.../DSoilModelPlugin.cs)	(revision 372)
@@ -240,11 +240,8 @@
             mainForm.RegisterNewFileHandler(CreateNewFile);
 
             mainForm.RegisterOpenFileHandler("soil", "Soilbase files (*.soil)|*.soil", DSoilModelIO.OpenSoilDatabase);
-            mainForm.RegisterOpenFileHandler("soilx", "SOILX Files (*.soilx)|*.soilx", DSoilModelIO.OpenXML);
-
             mainForm.RegisterSaveFileHandler("soil", "Soilbase files (*.soil)|*.soil", DSoilModelIO.SaveSoilDatabase);
-            mainForm.RegisterSaveFileHandler("soilx", "SOILX Files (*.soilx)|*.soilx", DSoilModelIO.SaveXML);
-
+            
             mainForm.UseSpatialEditor();
             mainForm.UseProperties();
             mainForm.UseTables();