diff --git a/library/include/modules/Vegetation.h b/library/include/modules/Vegetation.h
index 89ba5ff6c..f293ec52c 100644
--- a/library/include/modules/Vegetation.h
+++ b/library/include/modules/Vegetation.h
@@ -40,31 +40,9 @@ namespace Vegetation
 {
 const uint32_t sapling_to_tree_threshold = 120 * 28 * 12 * 3; // 3 years
 
-// "Simplified" copy of plant
-struct t_plant {
-    df::language_name name;
-    df::plant_flags flags;
-    int16_t material;
-    df::coord pos;
-    int32_t grow_counter;
-    uint16_t temperature_1;
-    uint16_t temperature_2;
-    int32_t is_burning;
-    int32_t hitpoints;
-    int16_t update_order;
-    //std::vector<void *> unk1;
-    //int32_t unk2;
-    //uint16_t temperature_3;
-    //uint16_t temperature_4;
-    //uint16_t temperature_5;
-    // Pointer to original object, in case you want to modify it
-    df::plant *origin;
-};
-
 DFHACK_EXPORT bool isValid();
 DFHACK_EXPORT uint32_t getCount();
 DFHACK_EXPORT df::plant * getPlant(const int32_t index);
-DFHACK_EXPORT bool copyPlant (const int32_t index, t_plant &out);
 }
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/library/modules/Vegetation.cpp b/library/modules/Vegetation.cpp
index f7c4c9b0c..9b14a3cc0 100644
--- a/library/modules/Vegetation.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Vegetation.cpp
@@ -58,28 +58,3 @@ df::plant * Vegetation::getPlant(const int32_t index)
         return NULL;
     return world->plants.all[index];
 }
-
-bool Vegetation::copyPlant(const int32_t index, t_plant &out)
-{
-    if (uint32_t(index) >= getCount())
-        return false;
-
-    out.origin = world->plants.all[index];
-
-    out.name = out.origin->name;
-    out.flags = out.origin->flags;
-    out.material = out.origin->material;
-    out.pos = out.origin->pos;
-    out.grow_counter = out.origin->grow_counter;
-    out.temperature_1 = out.origin->temperature.whole;
-    out.temperature_2 = out.origin->temperature.fraction;
-    out.is_burning = out.origin->is_burning;
-    out.hitpoints = out.origin->hitpoints;
-    out.update_order = out.origin->update_order;
-    //out.unk1 = out.origin->anon_1;
-    //out.unk2 = out.origin->anon_2;
-    //out.temperature_3 = out.origin->temperature_unk;
-    //out.temperature_4 = out.origin->min_safe_temp;
-    //out.temperature_5 = out.origin->max_safe_temp;
-    return true;
-}
diff --git a/plugins/plants.cpp b/plugins/plants.cpp
index 5ab09868f..22e60c0d0 100644
--- a/plugins/plants.cpp
+++ b/plugins/plants.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static command_result immolations (color_ostream &out, do_what what, bool shrubs
             if(shrubs && p->flags.bits.is_shrub || trees && !p->flags.bits.is_shrub)
             {
                 if (what == do_immolate)
-                    p->is_burning = true;
+                    p->damage_flags.bits.is_burning = true;
                 p->hitpoints = 0;
                 destroyed ++;
             }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static command_result immolations (color_ostream &out, do_what what, bool shrubs
                     if(tree->pos.x == x && tree->pos.y == y && tree->pos.z == z)
                     {
                         if(what == do_immolate)
-                            tree->is_burning = true;
+                            tree->damage_flags.bits.is_burning = true;
                         tree->hitpoints = 0;
                         didit = true;
                         break;