diff --git a/enclone_args/src/proc_args.rs b/enclone_args/src/proc_args.rs
index 4c4d5574..ba2f7002 100644
--- a/enclone_args/src/proc_args.rs
+++ b/enclone_args/src/proc_args.rs
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ pub fn proc_args(ctl: &mut EncloneControl, args: &[String]) -> Result<(), String
         ("CONFIG", &mut ctl.gen_opt.config_file),
         ("GROUP_CDR3", &mut ctl.clono_group_opt.cdr3),
         ("PCHAINS", &mut ctl.parseable_opt.pchains),
-        ("SESSION_NAME", &mut ctl.gen_opt.session_name),
         ("TRACE_BARCODE", &mut ctl.gen_opt.trace_barcode),
     ];
 
diff --git a/enclone_args/src/process_special_arg1.rs b/enclone_args/src/process_special_arg1.rs
index 9ae5710d..d69e3378 100644
--- a/enclone_args/src/process_special_arg1.rs
+++ b/enclone_args/src/process_special_arg1.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use expr_tools::test_functions_in_node;
 use io_utils::path_exists;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::fmt::Write;
-use std::fs::{read_to_string, remove_file, File};
+use std::fs::{remove_file, File};
 use string_utils::TextUtils;
 use vector_utils::{unique_sort, VecUtils};
 
@@ -58,32 +58,6 @@ pub fn process_special_arg1(arg: &str, ctl: &mut EncloneControl) -> Result<bool,
             return Err(format!("\nArgument {arg} is not properly specified.\n"));
         }
         ctl.gen_opt.chains_to_jun_align2.push(n.force_usize());
-    } else if arg.starts_with("STATE_NARRATIVE=") {
-        let mut narrative = arg.after("STATE_NARRATIVE=").to_string();
-        if narrative.starts_with('@') {
-            let filename = narrative.after("@");
-            if !path_exists(filename) {
-                return Err(
-                    "\nThe file referenced by your STATE_NARRATIVE argument could not be found.\n"
-                        .to_string(),
-                );
-            }
-            narrative = read_to_string(filename).unwrap();
-            ctl.gen_opt.state_narrative = narrative;
-        }
-    } else if arg.starts_with("SESSION_NARRATIVE=") {
-        let mut narrative = arg.after("SESSION_NARRATIVE=").to_string();
-        if narrative.starts_with('@') {
-            let filename = narrative.after("@");
-            if !path_exists(filename) {
-                return Err(
-                    "\nThe file referenced by your SESSION_NARRATIVE argument could not be found.\n"
-                    .to_string()
-                );
-            }
-            narrative = read_to_string(filename).unwrap();
-            ctl.gen_opt.session_narrative = narrative;
-        }
     } else if arg.starts_with("JOIN_BASIC=") {
         let val = arg.after("JOIN_BASIC=");
         if val.parse::<f64>().is_err() || val.force_f64() < 0.0 || val.force_f64() > 100.0 {
diff --git a/enclone_core/src/defs.rs b/enclone_core/src/defs.rs
index a3f40a6d..a0f7a22d 100644
--- a/enclone_core/src/defs.rs
+++ b/enclone_core/src/defs.rs
@@ -387,9 +387,6 @@ pub struct GeneralOpt {
     pub mix_only: bool,
     pub no_alt_alleles: bool,
     pub vis_dump: bool,
-    pub session_name: String,
-    pub state_narrative: String,
-    pub session_narrative: String,
 }
 
 impl GeneralOpt {