diff --git a/ext/chatbox/cp/ajax.php b/ext/chatbox/cp/ajax.php
index 8abc43f0..f682649f 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/cp/ajax.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/cp/ajax.php
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ $kioskMode = false;
 
 include '../php/filestorage.class.php';
 include '../preferences.php';
-include '../php/json.class.php';
 include '../php/functions.php';
 include '../php/yshout.class.php';
 include '../php/ajaxcall.class.php';
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ function doLogin() {
 			'html' => cp()
 		);
 		
-		echo jsonEncode($result);
+		echo json_encode($result);
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ function doLogin() {
 	} else
 		$result['error'] = 'invalid';
 
-	echo jsonEncode($result);
+	echo json_encode($result);
 }
 
 function doLogout() {
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ function doLogout() {
 		'error' => false
 	);
 
-	echo jsonEncode($result);
+	echo json_encode($result);
 }
 
 function doUnban() {
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ function doUnban() {
 			'error' => false
 		);
 		
-		echo jsonEncode($result);
+		echo json_encode($result);
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ function doUnban() {
 		$result['error'] = 'notbanned';
 
 
-	echo jsonEncode($result);
+	echo json_encode($result);
 }
 
 function doUnbanAll() {
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ function doUnbanAll() {
 			'error' => false
 		);
 		
-		echo jsonEncode($result);
+		echo json_encode($result);
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ function doUnbanAll() {
 		'error' => false
 	);
 
-	echo jsonEncode($result);
+	echo json_encode($result);
 }
 
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ function doSetPreference() {
 			'error' => false
 		);
 		
-		echo jsonEncode($result);
+		echo json_encode($result);
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ function doSetPreference() {
 		'error' => false
 	);
 
-	echo jsonEncode($result);
+	echo json_encode($result);
 }
 
 
@@ -162,7 +161,7 @@ function doResetPreferences() {
 			'error' => false
 		);
 		
-		echo jsonEncode($result);
+		echo json_encode($result);
 		return;
 	}
 	
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ function doResetPreferences() {
 		'prefs' => $prefs
 	);
 
-	echo jsonEncode($result);
+	echo json_encode($result);
 }
 
 /* CP Display */
@@ -456,4 +455,3 @@ function about() {
 	return $html;
 }
 
-?>
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diff --git a/ext/chatbox/history/index.php b/ext/chatbox/history/index.php
index aadd2853..4a9a8b04 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/history/index.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/history/index.php
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 	include '../php/filestorage.class.php';
 	include '../preferences.php';
-	include '../php/json.class.php';
 	include '../php/functions.php';
 	include '../php/yshout.class.php';
 
diff --git a/ext/chatbox/include.php b/ext/chatbox/include.php
index b26589a4..a3d4b7b7 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/include.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/include.php
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 	$null = null;
 	include 'php/filestorage.class.php';
 	include 'preferences.php';
-	include 'php/json.class.php';
 	include 'php/functions.php';
 	include 'php/yshout.class.php';
 	include 'php/ajaxcall.class.php';
-	
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/ext/chatbox/php/ajaxcall.class.php b/ext/chatbox/php/ajaxcall.class.php
index 149a2ecc..78107e09 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/php/ajaxcall.class.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/php/ajaxcall.class.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 					$send['error'] = false;
 			}
 
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 
 		function doUnban() {
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 					$send['error'] = false;
 			}
 
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 
 		function doDelete() {
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 					$send['error'] = false;
 			}
 
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 
 		function banSelf() {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 			$send = array();
 			$send['error'] = false;
 			
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 
 		function unbanSelf() {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 				$send['error'] = 'admin';
 			}
 			
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 		
 		function reload() {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 			$posts = $ys->latestPosts($prefs['truncate']);
 			$this->setSessTimestamp($posts);
 			$this->updates['posts'] = $posts;						
-			echo jsonEncode($this->updates);
+			echo json_encode($this->updates);
 		}
 
 		function initSession() {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
 				'banned' => true
 			);
 
-			echo jsonEncode($this->updates);
+			echo json_encode($this->updates);
 		}
 		
 		function sendUpdates() {
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
 			$this->updates['posts'] = $posts;
 
-			echo jsonEncode($this->updates);
+			echo json_encode($this->updates);
 		}
 
 		function setSessTimestamp(&$posts) {
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 			if ($ys->banned(ip()))
 				$this->updates['banned'] = true;
 
-			echo jsonEncode($this->updates);
+			echo json_encode($this->updates);
 		}
 		
 		function cleanPrefs($prefs) {
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
 					$send['error'] = false;
 			}
 
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 		
 		function clearLogs() {
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 					$send['error'] = false;
 			}
 
-			echo jsonEncode($send);
+			echo json_encode($send);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/ext/chatbox/php/functions.php b/ext/chatbox/php/functions.php
index c61a65e3..2966ce7d 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/php/functions.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/php/functions.php
@@ -45,19 +45,6 @@
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	function jsonEncode(&$array) {
-		if ($array) {
-			$json = new Services_JSON(SERVICES_JSON_LOOSE_TYPE);
-			return $json->encode($array);
-		} else
-			return 'ar';
-	}
-
-	function jsonDecode($encoded) {
-		$json = new Services_JSON(SERVICES_JSON_LOOSE_TYPE);
-		return $json->decode($encoded);
-	}
-
 	function validIP($ip) {
 		if ($ip == long2ip(ip2long($ip)))
 			return true;
diff --git a/ext/chatbox/php/yshout.class.php b/ext/chatbox/php/yshout.class.php
index e0074cba..e3b3f02b 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/php/yshout.class.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/php/yshout.class.php
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ class YShout {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/ext/chatbox/yshout.php b/ext/chatbox/yshout.php
index edb35f55..0994309f 100644
--- a/ext/chatbox/yshout.php
+++ b/ext/chatbox/yshout.php
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 <?php
+
 error_reporting(E_ALL);
 ob_start();
 set_error_handler('errorOccurred');
 include 'include.php';
+
 if (isset($_POST['reqFor']))
 	switch($_POST['reqFor']) {
 		case 'shout':
@@ -20,20 +22,17 @@ if (isset($_POST['reqFor']))
 
 		default:
 			exit;
+	} else {
+		include 'example.html';
 	}
-else
-	include 'example.html';
 
 function errorOccurred($num, $str, $file, $line) {
 	$err = array (
 		'yError' => "$str. \n File: $file \n Line: $line"
 	);
 
-	if (function_exists('jsonEncode'))
-		echo jsonEncode($err);
-	else
-		echo $err['yError'];
+	echo json_encode($err);
+
 	exit;
 }
 
-?>
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