diff --git a/lib/resource/english/CategoriesEng.gf b/lib/resource/english/CategoriesEng.gf
index 9b23aa706..580547296 100644
--- a/lib/resource/english/CategoriesEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/english/CategoriesEng.gf
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 
 concrete CategoriesEng of Categories = PredefCnc ** open Prelude, SyntaxEng in {
 
-flags 
-  startcat=Phr ; 
-  lexer=text ;
-  unlexer=text ;
-
 lincat 
   N      = CommNoun ;         
       -- = {s : Number => Case => Str}
diff --git a/lib/resource/english/RulesEng.gf b/lib/resource/english/RulesEng.gf
index e6dd04b92..f71b18f14 100644
--- a/lib/resource/english/RulesEng.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/english/RulesEng.gf
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 concrete RulesEng of Rules = CategoriesEng ** open Prelude, SyntaxEng in {
 
 flags 
-  startcat=Phr ; 
-  lexer=text ;
-  unlexer=text ;
-
   optimize=all ;
 
 lin 
diff --git a/lib/resource/scandinavian/CategoriesScand.gf b/lib/resource/scandinavian/CategoriesScand.gf
index c4a77d611..bb4875cd2 100644
--- a/lib/resource/scandinavian/CategoriesScand.gf
+++ b/lib/resource/scandinavian/CategoriesScand.gf
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 incomplete concrete CategoriesScand of Categories = 
   PredefCnc ** open Prelude, SyntaxScand in {
 
-flags 
-  startcat=Phr ; 
-  lexer=text ;
-  unlexer=text ;
-
 lincat 
   CN     = {s : Number => SpeciesP => Case => Str ; g : NounGender ; 
             p : IsComplexCN} ;