diff --git a/Ready/BaseRD.cpp b/Ready/BaseRD.cpp
index f6df8f5b2..e47de1202 100644
--- a/Ready/BaseRD.cpp
+++ b/Ready/BaseRD.cpp
@@ -382,13 +382,7 @@ vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement> BaseRD::GetAsXML() const
     // description
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement> description = vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement>::New();
     description->SetName("description");
-    ostringstream oss;
-    //#if defined(unix) || defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix)
-    //    vtkXMLUtilities::EncodeString(this->GetDescription().c_str(),VTK_ENCODING_UNKNOWN,oss,VTK_ENCODING_UNKNOWN,true);
-    //#else
-        oss << this->GetDescription();
-    //#endif
-    description->SetCharacterData(oss.str().c_str(),(int)oss.str().length());
+    description->SetCharacterData(this->GetDescription().c_str(),(int)this->GetDescription().length());
     rd->AddNestedElement(description);
 
     // initial pattern generator
diff --git a/Ready/OpenCL_Formula.cpp b/Ready/OpenCL_Formula.cpp
index 4ddecf594..53eec5186 100644
--- a/Ready/OpenCL_Formula.cpp
+++ b/Ready/OpenCL_Formula.cpp
@@ -151,13 +151,7 @@ vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement> OpenCL_Formula::GetAsXML() const
     vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement> formula = vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement>::New();
     formula->SetName("formula");
     formula->SetIntAttribute("number_of_chemicals",this->GetNumberOfChemicals());
-    ostringstream oss;
-    //#if defined(unix) || defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix)
-    //    vtkXMLUtilities::EncodeString(this->GetFormula().c_str(),VTK_ENCODING_UNKNOWN,oss,VTK_ENCODING_UNKNOWN,true);
-    //#else
-        oss << this->GetFormula();
-    //#endif
-    formula->SetCharacterData(oss.str().c_str(),(int)oss.str().length());
+    formula->SetCharacterData(this->GetFormula().c_str(),(int)this->GetFormula().length());
     rule->AddNestedElement(formula);
 
     return rd;
diff --git a/Ready/OpenCL_FullKernel.cpp b/Ready/OpenCL_FullKernel.cpp
index f8be1ee07..dbf277716 100644
--- a/Ready/OpenCL_FullKernel.cpp
+++ b/Ready/OpenCL_FullKernel.cpp
@@ -76,13 +76,7 @@ vtkSmartPointer<vtkXMLDataElement> OpenCL_FullKernel::GetAsXML() const
     kernel->SetIntAttribute("block_size_x",this->block_size[0]);
     kernel->SetIntAttribute("block_size_y",this->block_size[1]);
     kernel->SetIntAttribute("block_size_z",this->block_size[2]);
-    ostringstream oss;
-    //#if defined(unix) || defined(__unix__) || defined(__unix)
-    //    vtkXMLUtilities::EncodeString(this->GetFormula().c_str(),VTK_ENCODING_UNKNOWN,oss,VTK_ENCODING_UNKNOWN,true);
-    //#else
-        oss << this->GetFormula();
-    //#endif
-    kernel->SetCharacterData(oss.str().c_str(),(int)oss.str().length());
+    kernel->SetCharacterData(this->GetFormula().c_str(),(int)this->GetFormula().length());
     rule->AddNestedElement(kernel);
 
     return rd;