diff --git a/aegisub/src/dialog_options.cpp b/aegisub/src/dialog_options.cpp
index 3615eb414..5656d56b6 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/dialog_options.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/dialog_options.cpp
@@ -417,9 +417,6 @@ DialogOptions::DialogOptions(wxWindow *parent)
 		Bind(control,_T("Allow Ancient Avisynth"));
 		videoSizer4->Add(control,1,wxEXPAND);
 		videoSizer4->AddGrowableCol(1,1);
-		control = new wxCheckBox(videoPage,-1,_("Avisynth renders its own subs"));
-		Bind(control,_T("Avisynth render own subs"));
-		videoSizer4->Add(control,1,wxEXPAND);
 #endif
 
 		// Sizers
diff --git a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/subtitles_provider.h b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/subtitles_provider.h
index 8defef305..1228ed6fc 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/subtitles_provider.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/subtitles_provider.h
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ class SubtitlesProvider {
 public:
 	virtual ~SubtitlesProvider();
 
-	virtual bool CanRaster() { return false; }
-	virtual bool LockedToVideo() { return false; }
-
 	virtual void LoadSubtitles(AssFile *subs)=0;
 	virtual void DrawSubtitles(AegiVideoFrame &dst,double time) {}
 };
diff --git a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h
index b57a670a2..899e94160 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/include/aegisub/video_provider.h
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@
 #include "aegisub.h"
 #include "vfr.h"
 
-
-//////////////
-// Prototypes
-class SubtitlesProvider;
-
-
 ////////////////////////////
 // Video Provider interface
 class VideoProvider {
@@ -83,9 +77,6 @@ public:
 	// For providers that are natively time-based (e.g. DirectShow)
 	virtual bool IsNativelyByFrames() { return true; }
 	virtual void OverrideFrameTimeList(Aegisub::IntArray list) {}	// Override the list with the provided one, for VFR handling
-
-	// If this video provider has a built-in subtitles provider, return that
-	virtual SubtitlesProvider *GetAsSubtitlesProvider() { return NULL; }
 };
 
 
diff --git a/aegisub/src/options.cpp b/aegisub/src/options.cpp
index b70197f60..355abf9b1 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/options.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/options.cpp
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ void OptionsManager::LoadDefaults(bool onlyDefaults,bool doOverride) {
 	SetBool(_T("FFmpeg allow unsafe seeking"),false);
 	SetInt(_T("FFmpegSource decoding threads"),1);
 	SetBool(_T("Allow Ancient Avisynth"),false,1700);
-	SetText(_T("Avisynth subs renderer"),_T("vsfilter"),1700);
-	SetBool(_T("Avisynth render own subs"),true,1700);
 	#ifdef __WINDOWS__
 	SetText(_T("Subtitles Provider"),_T("csri/vsfilter_textsub"),1700);
 	#else
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subs_preview.cpp b/aegisub/src/subs_preview.cpp
index 00ad59e8e..122879ed2 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subs_preview.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/subs_preview.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ void SubtitlesPreview::UpdateBitmap(int w,int h) {
 	}
 
 	// Provider OK
-	if (provider && provider->CanRaster()) {
+	if (provider) {
 		// Generate subtitles
 		AssFile *subs = new AssFile();
 		subs->LoadDefault();
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ void SubtitlesPreview::UpdateBitmap(int w,int h) {
 			provider->DrawSubtitles(frame,0.1);
 		}
 		catch (...) {}
+		delete provider;
 	}
-	if (provider) delete provider;
 
 	// Convert frame to bitmap
 	wxMemoryDC dc(*bmp);
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_csri.h b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_csri.h
index ce0f87b72..6b818a58c 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_csri.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_csri.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ public:
 	CSRISubtitlesProvider(wxString subType);
 	~CSRISubtitlesProvider();
 
-	bool CanRaster() { return true; }
-
 	void LoadSubtitles(AssFile *subs);
 	void DrawSubtitles(AegiVideoFrame &dst,double time);
 };
diff --git a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h
index 52e33584b..988e39ed7 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/subtitles_provider_libass.h
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ public:
 	LibassSubtitlesProvider();
 	~LibassSubtitlesProvider();
 
-	bool CanRaster() { return true; }
-
 	void LoadSubtitles(AssFile *subs);
 	void DrawSubtitles(AegiVideoFrame &dst,double time);
 };
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
index bc78f5c5f..bf435d06a 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_context.cpp
@@ -204,11 +204,10 @@ void VideoContext::Reset() {
 
 	// Remove provider
 	if (provider) {
-		if (subsProvider && !subsProvider->LockedToVideo()) delete subsProvider;
 		delete provider;
 		provider = NULL;
 	}
-	else delete subsProvider;
+	delete subsProvider;
 	subsProvider = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -270,8 +269,7 @@ void VideoContext::SetVideo(const wxString &filename) {
 
 			// Get subtitles provider
 			try {
-				subsProvider = provider->GetAsSubtitlesProvider();
-				if (!subsProvider) subsProvider = SubtitlesProviderFactoryManager::GetProvider();
+				subsProvider = SubtitlesProviderFactoryManager::GetProvider();
 			}
 			catch (wxString err) { wxMessageBox(_T("Error while loading subtitles provider: ") + err,_T("Subtitles provider"));	}
 			catch (const wchar_t *err) { wxMessageBox(_T("Error while loading subtitles provider: ") + wxString(err),_T("Subtitles provider"));	}
@@ -483,7 +481,7 @@ AegiVideoFrame VideoContext::GetFrame(int n,bool raw) {
 	AegiVideoFrame frame = provider->GetFrame(n,formats);
 
 	// Raster subtitles if available/necessary
-	if (!raw && subsProvider && subsProvider->CanRaster()) {
+	if (!raw && subsProvider) {
 		tempFrame.CopyFrom(frame);
 		subsProvider->DrawSubtitles(tempFrame,VFR_Input.GetTimeAtFrame(n,true,true)/1000.0);
 		return tempFrame;
@@ -863,13 +861,6 @@ void VideoContext::SetShader(bool enabled) {
 }
 
 
-////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Can draw subtitles independently from video?
-bool VideoContext::HasIndependentSubs() {
-	return subsProvider && subsProvider->CanRaster();
-}
-
-
 //////////////////////
 // Thread constructor
 VideoContextThread::VideoContextThread(VideoContext *par)
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_context.h b/aegisub/src/video_context.h
index 56c60d11a..ba34a1850 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_context.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_context.h
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@ public:
 	VideoProvider *GetProvider() { return provider; }
 	AegiVideoFrame GetFrame(int n,bool raw=false);
 
-	bool HasIndependentSubs();
 	void SaveSnapshot(bool raw);
 
 	wxGLContext *GetGLContext(wxGLCanvas *canvas);
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
index 61a228e99..e9ede44f7 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_display.cpp
@@ -476,9 +476,8 @@ void VideoDisplay::OnMouseEvent(wxMouseEvent& event) {
 		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_SAVE_SNAPSHOT,_("Save PNG snapshot"));
 		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD,_("Copy image to Clipboard"));
 		menu.AppendSeparator();
-		bool canDoRaw = VideoContext::Get()->HasIndependentSubs();
-		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_SAVE_SNAPSHOT_RAW,_("Save PNG snapshot (no subtitles)"))->Enable(canDoRaw);
-		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_RAW,_("Copy image to Clipboard (no subtitles)"))->Enable(canDoRaw);
+		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_SAVE_SNAPSHOT_RAW,_("Save PNG snapshot (no subtitles)"));
+		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_COPY_TO_CLIPBOARD_RAW,_("Copy image to Clipboard (no subtitles)"));
 		menu.AppendSeparator();
 		menu.Append(VIDEO_MENU_COPY_COORDS,_("Copy coordinates to Clipboard"));
 
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.cpp
index 30e7aff4d..cad11df0e 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "options.h"
 #include "standard_paths.h"
 #include "vfr.h"
-#include "ass_file.h"
 #include "gl_wrap.h"
 #include "mkv_wrap.h"
 #include "vfw_wrap.h"
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ AvisynthVideoProvider::AvisynthVideoProvider(Aegisub::String _filename, double _
 	AVSTRACE(wxString::Format(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Creating new AvisynthVideoProvider: \"%s\", \"%s\""), _filename, _subfilename));
 	bool mpeg2dec3_priority = true;
 	RGB32Video = NULL;
-	SubtitledVideo = NULL;
 	fps = _fps;
 	num_frames = 0;
 	last_fnum = -1;
@@ -69,18 +67,11 @@ AvisynthVideoProvider::AvisynthVideoProvider(Aegisub::String _filename, double _
 	keyFramesLoaded = false;
 	isVfr = false;
 
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Loading Subtitles Renderer"));
-	LoadRenderer();
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Subtitles Renderer loaded"));
-
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Opening video"));
 	RGB32Video = OpenVideo(_filename,mpeg2dec3_priority);
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Video opened"));
 
-	SubtitledVideo = RGB32Video;
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Applied subtitles"));
-
-	vi = SubtitledVideo->GetVideoInfo();
+	vi = RGB32Video->GetVideoInfo();
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Got video info"));
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Done creating AvisynthVideoProvider"));
 }
@@ -91,7 +82,6 @@ AvisynthVideoProvider::AvisynthVideoProvider(Aegisub::String _filename, double _
 AvisynthVideoProvider::~AvisynthVideoProvider() {
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Destroying AvisynthVideoProvider"));
 	RGB32Video = NULL;
-	SubtitledVideo = NULL;
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Destroying frame"));
 	iframe.Clear();
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: AvisynthVideoProvider destroyed"));
@@ -351,9 +341,6 @@ PClip AvisynthVideoProvider::OpenVideo(Aegisub::String _filename, bool mpeg2dec3
 	}
 
 	// Convert to RGB32
-	// If "Avisynth renders its own subs" is enabled, this should always be done,
-	// regardless of shaders being enabled or not. (Since VSFilter will convert
-	// to RGB32 and back again itself either way.)
 	if (!OpenGLWrapper::UseShaders()) {
 		script = env->Invoke("ConvertToRGB32", script);
 		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::OpenVideo: Converted to RGB32"));
@@ -381,7 +368,7 @@ const AegiVideoFrame AvisynthVideoProvider::GetFrame(int _n,int formatMask) {
 	// Get avs frame
 	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::GetFrame"));
 	wxMutexLocker lock(AviSynthMutex);
-	PVideoFrame frame = SubtitledVideo->GetFrame(n,env);
+	PVideoFrame frame = RGB32Video->GetFrame(n,env);
 	int Bpp = vi.BitsPerPixel() / 8;
 
 	// Aegisub's video frame
@@ -431,157 +418,6 @@ const AegiVideoFrame AvisynthVideoProvider::GetFrame(int _n,int formatMask) {
 	return final;
 }
 
-
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Apply VSFilter subtitles, or whatever is appropriate
-PClip AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySubtitles(Aegisub::String _filename, PClip videosource) {
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySutitles: Applying subtitles"));
-	wxMutexLocker lock(AviSynthMutex);
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySutitles: Got AVS mutex"));
-
-	// Insert subs
-	AVSValue script;
-	char temp[512];
-	wxFileName fname(_filename);
-	strcpy(temp,fname.GetShortPath().mb_str(wxConvLocal));
-	AVSValue args[2] = { videosource, temp };
-
-	try {
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySutitles: Now invoking ") + rendererCallString);
-		script = env->Invoke(wxString(rendererCallString.c_str()).mb_str(wxConvUTF8), AVSValue(args,2));
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySutitles: Invoked successfully"));
-	}
-	catch (AvisynthError &err) {
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySutitles: Avisynth error: ") + wxString(err.msg,wxConvLocal));
-		throw _T("AviSynth error: ") + wxString(err.msg,wxConvLocal);
-	}
-
-	// Cache
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::ApplySutitles: Subtitles applied, AVS mutex will be released now"));
-	return (env->Invoke("Cache", script)).AsClip();
-}
-
-
-
-////////////////////////////////////// SUBTITLES PROVIDER //////////////////////////////////////
-
-
-/////////////////////////////
-// Get as subtitles provider
-SubtitlesProvider *AvisynthVideoProvider::GetAsSubtitlesProvider() {
-	if (Options.AsBool(_T("Avisynth render own subs"))) return this;
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-
-/////////////////////
-// Refresh subtitles
-void AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadSubtitles(AssFile *subs) {
-	// Reset
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::RefreshSubtitles: Refreshing subtitles"));
-	SubtitledVideo = NULL;
-
-	// Dump subs to disk
-	wxString subfilename = VideoContext::Get()->GetTempWorkFile();
-	subs->Save(subfilename,false,false,_T("UTF-8"));
-	delete subs;
-
-	// Load subtitles
-	SubtitledVideo = ApplySubtitles(subfilename.c_str(), RGB32Video);
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::RefreshSubtitles: Subtitles refreshed"));
-	vi = SubtitledVideo->GetVideoInfo();
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider: Got video info"));
-}
-
-
-/////////////////////////////
-// Load appropriate renderer
-void AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadRenderer() {
-	// Get prefferred
-	wxString prefferred = Options.AsText(_T("Avisynth subs renderer"));
-
-	// Load
-	if (prefferred.Lower() == _T("asa")) LoadASA();
-	else LoadVSFilter();
-}
-
-
-/////////////////
-// Load VSFilter
-void AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter() {
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Loading VSFilter"));
-	// Loading an avisynth plugin multiple times does almost nothing
-
-	wxFileName vsfilterPath(StandardPaths::DecodePath(_T("?data/csri/vsfilter.dll")));
-	if (!vsfilterPath.FileExists())
-		vsfilterPath = wxFileName(StandardPaths::DecodePath(_T("?data/vsfilter.dll")));
-	rendererCallString = _T("TextSub");
-
-	if (vsfilterPath.FileExists()) {
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Invoking LoadPlugin"));
-		env->Invoke("LoadPlugin",env->SaveString(vsfilterPath.GetFullPath().mb_str(wxConvLocal)));
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Loaded"));
-	}
-	else {
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: VSFilter.dll not found in Aegisub dir, trying to locate registered DShow filter"));
-		wxRegKey reg(_T("HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\CLSID\\{9852A670-F845-491B-9BE6-EBD841B8A613}\\InprocServer32"));
-		if (reg.Exists()) {
-			wxString fn;
-			reg.QueryValue(_T(""),fn);
-			
-			vsfilterPath = fn;
-
-			if (vsfilterPath.FileExists()) {
-				AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Found as DShow filter, loading"));
-				env->Invoke("LoadPlugin",env->SaveString(vsfilterPath.GetFullPath().mb_str(wxConvLocal)));
-				AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Loaded"));
-				return;
-			}
-			
-			vsfilterPath = _T("vsfilter.dll");
-		}
-		else if (vsfilterPath.FileExists()) {
-			AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Found on system path, loading"));
-			env->Invoke("LoadPlugin",env->SaveString(vsfilterPath.GetFullPath().mb_str(wxConvLocal)));
-			AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Loaded"));
-		}
-		else if (!env->FunctionExists("TextSub")) {
-			AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadVSFilter: Couldn't locate VSFilter"));
-			throw _T("Couldn't locate VSFilter for Avisynth internal subtitle rendering");
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-
-////////////
-// Load asa
-void AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA() {
-	AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA: Loading asa"));
-	// Loading an avisynth plugin multiple times does almost nothing
-
-	wxFileName asaPath(StandardPaths::DecodePath(_T("?data/asa.dll")));
-	rendererCallString = _T("asa");
-
-	if (asaPath.FileExists()) {
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA: Invoking LoadPlugin"));
-		env->Invoke("LoadPlugin",env->SaveString(asaPath.GetFullPath().mb_str(wxConvLocal)));
-		AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA: Loaded"));
-	}
-	else {
-		asaPath = _T("asa.dll");
-		if (asaPath.FileExists()) {
-			AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA: Invoking LoadPlugin"));
-			env->Invoke("LoadPlugin",env->SaveString(asaPath.GetFullPath().mb_str(wxConvLocal)));
-			AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA: Loaded"));
-		}
-		else if (!env->FunctionExists("asa")) {
-			AVSTRACE(_T("AvisynthVideoProvider::LoadASA: Couldn't locate asa"));
-			throw _T("Couldn't locate asa for Avisynth internal subtitle rendering");
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////
 // Override frame times
 void AvisynthVideoProvider::OverrideFrameTimeList(wxArrayInt list) {
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h
index 0ab195e50..0ef4a6d0a 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_avs.h
@@ -40,12 +40,11 @@
 #ifdef WITH_AVISYNTH
 #include "avisynth_wrap.h"
 #include "include/aegisub/video_provider.h"
-#include "include/aegisub/subtitles_provider.h"
 
 
 ////////////
 // Provider
-class AvisynthVideoProvider: public VideoProvider, SubtitlesProvider, AviSynthWrapper {
+class AvisynthVideoProvider: public VideoProvider, AviSynthWrapper {
 private:
 	VideoInfo vi;
 	AegiVideoFrame iframe;
@@ -67,23 +66,13 @@ private:
 	FrameRate trueFrameRate;
 
 	PClip RGB32Video;
-	PClip SubtitledVideo;
 
 	PClip OpenVideo(Aegisub::String _filename, bool mpeg2dec3_priority = true);
-	PClip ApplySubtitles(Aegisub::String _filename, PClip videosource);
-
-	void LoadVSFilter();
-	void LoadASA();
-	void LoadRenderer();
 
 public:
 	AvisynthVideoProvider(Aegisub::String _filename, double fps=0.0);
 	~AvisynthVideoProvider();
 
-	SubtitlesProvider *GetAsSubtitlesProvider();
-	void LoadSubtitles(AssFile *subs);
-	bool LockedToVideo() { return true; }
-
 	const AegiVideoFrame GetFrame(int n,int formatMask);
 	void GetFloatFrame(float* Buffer, int n);
 
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.cpp b/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.cpp
index e499bc9bc..35495c537 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.cpp
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.cpp
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ void VideoProviderCache::ClearCache() {
 
 ///////////////////
 // Wrapper methods
-SubtitlesProvider *VideoProviderCache::GetAsSubtitlesProvider() {
-	return master->GetAsSubtitlesProvider();
-}
 int VideoProviderCache::GetPosition() {
 	return pos;
 }
diff --git a/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h b/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h
index 952ea7b89..d2bda6339 100644
--- a/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h
+++ b/aegisub/src/video_provider_cache.h
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ public:
 	VideoProviderCache(VideoProvider *master);
 	virtual ~VideoProviderCache();
 
-	// Subtitles
-	virtual SubtitlesProvider *GetAsSubtitlesProvider();	// Get subtitles provider
-
 	// Override the following methods:
 	virtual int GetPosition();				// Get the number of the last frame loaded
 	virtual int GetFrameCount();			// Get total number of frames