diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/AbstractDictDecoder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/AbstractDictDecoder.java
index 1bc3227..bc856f1 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/AbstractDictDecoder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/AbstractDictDecoder.java
@@ -17,14 +17,10 @@
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.CharEncoding;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.DictBuffer;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec.FormatOptions;
 
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 /**
@@ -35,34 +31,6 @@
     private static final int ERROR_CANNOT_READ = 1;
     private static final int ERROR_WRONG_FORMAT = 2;
 
-    protected DictionaryHeader readHeader(final DictBuffer headerBuffer)
-            throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
-        if (headerBuffer == null) {
-            openDictBuffer();
-        }
-
-        final int version = HeaderReader.readVersion(headerBuffer);
-        if (version < FormatSpec.MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_VERSION
-                || version > FormatSpec.MAXIMUM_SUPPORTED_VERSION) {
-          throw new UnsupportedFormatException("Unsupported version : " + version);
-        }
-        // TODO: Remove this field.
-        HeaderReader.readOptionFlags(headerBuffer);
-        final int headerSize = HeaderReader.readHeaderSize(headerBuffer);
-        if (headerSize < 0) {
-            throw new UnsupportedFormatException("header size can't be negative.");
-        }
-
-        final HashMap<String, String> attributes = HeaderReader.readAttributes(headerBuffer,
-                headerSize);
-
-        final DictionaryHeader header = new DictionaryHeader(headerSize,
-                new FusionDictionary.DictionaryOptions(attributes),
-                new FormatOptions(version, DictionaryHeader.ATTRIBUTE_VALUE_TRUE.equals(
-                        attributes.get(DictionaryHeader.HAS_HISTORICAL_INFO_KEY))));
-        return header;
-    }
-
     @Override @UsedForTesting
     public int getTerminalPosition(final String word)
             throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
@@ -84,38 +52,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * A utility class for reading a file header.
-     */
-    protected static class HeaderReader {
-        protected static int readVersion(final DictBuffer dictBuffer)
-                throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
-            return BinaryDictDecoderUtils.checkFormatVersion(dictBuffer);
-        }
-
-        protected static int readOptionFlags(final DictBuffer dictBuffer) {
-            return dictBuffer.readUnsignedShort();
-        }
-
-        protected static int readHeaderSize(final DictBuffer dictBuffer) {
-            return dictBuffer.readInt();
-        }
-
-        protected static HashMap<String, String> readAttributes(final DictBuffer dictBuffer,
-                final int headerSize) {
-            final HashMap<String, String> attributes = new HashMap<String, String>();
-            while (dictBuffer.position() < headerSize) {
-                // We can avoid an infinite loop here since dictBuffer.position() is always
-                // increased by calling CharEncoding.readString.
-                final String key = CharEncoding.readString(dictBuffer);
-                final String value = CharEncoding.readString(dictBuffer);
-                attributes.put(key, value);
-            }
-            dictBuffer.position(headerSize);
-            return attributes;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Check whether the header contains the expected information. This is a no-error method,
      * that will return an error code and never throw a checked exception.
      * @return an error code, either ERROR_* or SUCCESS.
@@ -148,7 +84,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public PtNodeInfo readPtNode(final int ptNodePos, final FormatOptions options) {
+    public PtNodeInfo readPtNode(final int ptNodePos) {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -165,14 +101,4 @@
     public int readPtNodeCount() {
         return 0;
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean readAndFollowForwardLink() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean hasNextPtNodeArray() {
-        return false;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderUtils.java
index 845299c..b534ebe 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderUtils.java
@@ -17,18 +17,12 @@
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec.FormatOptions;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FusionDictionary.PtNode;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FusionDictionary.PtNodeArray;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FusionDictionary.WeightedString;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.TreeMap;
 
 /**
  * Decodes binary files for a FusionDictionary.
@@ -47,8 +41,6 @@
         // This utility class is not publicly instantiable.
     }
 
-    private static final int MAX_JUMPS = 12;
-
     @UsedForTesting
     public interface DictBuffer {
         public int readUnsignedByte();
@@ -296,60 +288,21 @@
      * @param dictDecoder the dict decoder.
      * @param headerSize the size of the header.
      * @param pos the position to seek.
-     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      * @return the word with its frequency, as a weighted string.
      */
+    @UsedForTesting
     /* package for tests */ static WeightedString getWordAtPosition(final DictDecoder dictDecoder,
-            final int headerSize, final int pos, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+            final int headerSize, final int pos) {
         final WeightedString result;
         final int originalPos = dictDecoder.getPosition();
         dictDecoder.setPosition(pos);
-
-        if (BinaryDictIOUtils.supportsDynamicUpdate(formatOptions)) {
-            result = getWordAtPositionWithParentAddress(dictDecoder, pos, formatOptions);
-        } else {
-            result = getWordAtPositionWithoutParentAddress(dictDecoder, headerSize, pos,
-                    formatOptions);
-        }
-
+        result = getWordAtPositionWithoutParentAddress(dictDecoder, headerSize, pos);
         dictDecoder.setPosition(originalPos);
         return result;
     }
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-    private static WeightedString getWordAtPositionWithParentAddress(final DictDecoder dictDecoder,
-            final int pos, final FormatOptions options) {
-        int currentPos = pos;
-        ProbabilityInfo probabilityInfo = null;
-        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-        // the length of the path from the root to the leaf is limited by MAX_WORD_LENGTH
-        for (int count = 0; count < FormatSpec.MAX_WORD_LENGTH; ++count) {
-            PtNodeInfo currentInfo;
-            int loopCounter = 0;
-            do {
-                dictDecoder.setPosition(currentPos);
-                currentInfo = dictDecoder.readPtNode(currentPos, options);
-                if (BinaryDictIOUtils.isMovedPtNode(currentInfo.mFlags, options)) {
-                    currentPos = currentInfo.mParentAddress + currentInfo.mOriginalAddress;
-                }
-                if (DBG && loopCounter++ > MAX_JUMPS) {
-                    MakedictLog.d("Too many jumps - probably a bug");
-                }
-            } while (BinaryDictIOUtils.isMovedPtNode(currentInfo.mFlags, options));
-            if (probabilityInfo == null) {
-                probabilityInfo = currentInfo.mProbabilityInfo;
-            }
-            builder.insert(0,
-                    new String(currentInfo.mCharacters, 0, currentInfo.mCharacters.length));
-            if (currentInfo.mParentAddress == FormatSpec.NO_PARENT_ADDRESS) break;
-            currentPos = currentInfo.mParentAddress + currentInfo.mOriginalAddress;
-        }
-        return new WeightedString(builder.toString(), probabilityInfo);
-    }
-
     private static WeightedString getWordAtPositionWithoutParentAddress(
-            final DictDecoder dictDecoder, final int headerSize, final int pos,
-            final FormatOptions options) {
+            final DictDecoder dictDecoder, final int headerSize, final int pos) {
         dictDecoder.setPosition(headerSize);
         final int count = dictDecoder.readPtNodeCount();
         int groupPos = dictDecoder.getPosition();
@@ -358,7 +311,7 @@
 
         PtNodeInfo last = null;
         for (int i = count - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
-            PtNodeInfo info = dictDecoder.readPtNode(groupPos, options);
+            PtNodeInfo info = dictDecoder.readPtNode(groupPos);
             groupPos = info.mEndAddress;
             if (info.mOriginalAddress == pos) {
                 builder.append(new String(info.mCharacters, 0, info.mCharacters.length));
@@ -390,135 +343,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Reads a single node array from a buffer.
-     *
-     * This methods reads the file at the current position. A node array is fully expected to start
-     * at the current position.
-     * This will recursively read other node arrays into the structure, populating the reverse
-     * maps on the fly and using them to keep track of already read nodes.
-     *
-     * @param dictDecoder the dict decoder, correctly positioned at the start of a node array.
-     * @param headerSize the size, in bytes, of the file header.
-     * @param reverseNodeArrayMap a mapping from addresses to already read node arrays.
-     * @param reversePtNodeMap a mapping from addresses to already read PtNodes.
-     * @param options file format options.
-     * @return the read node array with all his children already read.
-     */
-    private static PtNodeArray readNodeArray(final DictDecoder dictDecoder,
-            final int headerSize, final Map<Integer, PtNodeArray> reverseNodeArrayMap,
-            final Map<Integer, PtNode> reversePtNodeMap, final FormatOptions options)
-            throws IOException {
-        final ArrayList<PtNode> nodeArrayContents = new ArrayList<PtNode>();
-        final int nodeArrayOriginPos = dictDecoder.getPosition();
-
-        do { // Scan the linked-list node.
-            final int count = dictDecoder.readPtNodeCount();
-            int groupPos = dictDecoder.getPosition();
-            for (int i = count; i > 0; --i) { // Scan the array of PtNode.
-                PtNodeInfo info = dictDecoder.readPtNode(groupPos, options);
-                if (BinaryDictIOUtils.isMovedPtNode(info.mFlags, options)) continue;
-                ArrayList<WeightedString> shortcutTargets = info.mShortcutTargets;
-                ArrayList<WeightedString> bigrams = null;
-                if (null != info.mBigrams) {
-                    bigrams = new ArrayList<WeightedString>();
-                    for (PendingAttribute bigram : info.mBigrams) {
-                        final WeightedString word = getWordAtPosition(dictDecoder, headerSize,
-                                bigram.mAddress, options);
-                        final int reconstructedFrequency =
-                                BinaryDictIOUtils.reconstructBigramFrequency(word.getProbability(),
-                                        bigram.mFrequency);
-                        bigrams.add(new WeightedString(word.mWord, reconstructedFrequency));
-                    }
-                }
-                if (BinaryDictIOUtils.hasChildrenAddress(info.mChildrenAddress)) {
-                    PtNodeArray children = reverseNodeArrayMap.get(info.mChildrenAddress);
-                    if (null == children) {
-                        final int currentPosition = dictDecoder.getPosition();
-                        dictDecoder.setPosition(info.mChildrenAddress);
-                        children = readNodeArray(dictDecoder, headerSize, reverseNodeArrayMap,
-                                reversePtNodeMap, options);
-                        dictDecoder.setPosition(currentPosition);
-                    }
-                    nodeArrayContents.add(
-                            new PtNode(info.mCharacters, shortcutTargets, bigrams,
-                                    info.mProbabilityInfo,
-                                    0 != (info.mFlags & FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD),
-                                    0 != (info.mFlags & FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED), children));
-                } else {
-                    nodeArrayContents.add(
-                            new PtNode(info.mCharacters, shortcutTargets, bigrams,
-                                    info.mProbabilityInfo,
-                                    0 != (info.mFlags & FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_NOT_A_WORD),
-                                    0 != (info.mFlags & FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_BLACKLISTED)));
-                }
-                groupPos = info.mEndAddress;
-            }
-
-            // reach the end of the array.
-            if (options.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-                final boolean hasValidForwardLink = dictDecoder.readAndFollowForwardLink();
-                if (!hasValidForwardLink) break;
-            }
-        } while (options.supportsDynamicUpdate() && dictDecoder.hasNextPtNodeArray());
-
-        final PtNodeArray nodeArray = new PtNodeArray(nodeArrayContents);
-        nodeArray.mCachedAddressBeforeUpdate = nodeArrayOriginPos;
-        nodeArray.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate = nodeArrayOriginPos;
-        reverseNodeArrayMap.put(nodeArray.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate, nodeArray);
-        return nodeArray;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper function to get the binary format version from the header.
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    private static int getFormatVersion(final DictBuffer dictBuffer)
-            throws IOException {
-        final int magic = dictBuffer.readInt();
-        if (FormatSpec.MAGIC_NUMBER == magic) return dictBuffer.readUnsignedShort();
-        return FormatSpec.NOT_A_VERSION_NUMBER;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper function to get and validate the binary format version.
-     * @throws UnsupportedFormatException
-     * @throws IOException
-     */
-    static int checkFormatVersion(final DictBuffer dictBuffer)
-            throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
-        final int version = getFormatVersion(dictBuffer);
-        if (version < FormatSpec.MINIMUM_SUPPORTED_VERSION
-                || version > FormatSpec.MAXIMUM_SUPPORTED_VERSION) {
-            throw new UnsupportedFormatException("This file has version " + version
-                    + ", but this implementation does not support versions above "
-                    + FormatSpec.MAXIMUM_SUPPORTED_VERSION);
-        }
-        return version;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Reads a buffer and returns the memory representation of the dictionary.
-     *
-     * This high-level method takes a buffer and reads its contents, populating a
-     * FusionDictionary structure.
-     *
-     * @param dictDecoder the dict decoder.
-     * @return the created dictionary.
-     */
-    @UsedForTesting
-    /* package */ static FusionDictionary readDictionaryBinary(final DictDecoder dictDecoder)
-            throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
-        // Read header
-        final DictionaryHeader fileHeader = dictDecoder.readHeader();
-
-        Map<Integer, PtNodeArray> reverseNodeArrayMapping = new TreeMap<Integer, PtNodeArray>();
-        Map<Integer, PtNode> reversePtNodeMapping = new TreeMap<Integer, PtNode>();
-        final PtNodeArray root = readNodeArray(dictDecoder, fileHeader.mBodyOffset,
-                reverseNodeArrayMapping, reversePtNodeMapping, fileHeader.mFormatOptions);
-        return new FusionDictionary(root, fileHeader.mDictionaryOptions);
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Helper method to pass a file name instead of a File object to isBinaryDictionary.
      */
     public static boolean isBinaryDictionary(final String filename) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java
index 9c5d1b9..1593dea 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictEncoderUtils.java
@@ -122,18 +122,13 @@
      * Compute the maximum size of a PtNode, assuming 3-byte addresses for everything.
      *
      * @param ptNode the PtNode to compute the size of.
-     * @param options file format options.
      * @return the maximum size of the PtNode.
      */
-    private static int getPtNodeMaximumSize(final PtNode ptNode, final FormatOptions options) {
-        int size = getNodeHeaderSize(ptNode, options);
+    private static int getPtNodeMaximumSize(final PtNode ptNode) {
+        int size = getNodeHeaderSize(ptNode);
         if (ptNode.isTerminal()) {
-            // If terminal, one byte for the frequency or four bytes for the terminal id.
-            if (options.mHasTerminalId) {
-                size += FormatSpec.PTNODE_TERMINAL_ID_SIZE;
-            } else {
-                size += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FREQUENCY_SIZE;
-            }
+            // If terminal, one byte for the frequency.
+            size += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FREQUENCY_SIZE;
         }
         size += FormatSpec.PTNODE_MAX_ADDRESS_SIZE; // For children address
         size += getShortcutListSize(ptNode.mShortcutTargets);
@@ -151,19 +146,14 @@
      * the containing node array, and cache it it its 'mCachedSize' member.
      *
      * @param ptNodeArray the node array to compute the maximum size of.
-     * @param options file format options.
      */
-    private static void calculatePtNodeArrayMaximumSize(final PtNodeArray ptNodeArray,
-            final FormatOptions options) {
+    private static void calculatePtNodeArrayMaximumSize(final PtNodeArray ptNodeArray) {
         int size = getPtNodeCountSize(ptNodeArray);
         for (PtNode node : ptNodeArray.mData) {
-            final int nodeSize = getPtNodeMaximumSize(node, options);
+            final int nodeSize = getPtNodeMaximumSize(node);
             node.mCachedSize = nodeSize;
             size += nodeSize;
         }
-        if (options.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-            size += FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE;
-        }
         ptNodeArray.mCachedSize = size;
     }
 
@@ -171,15 +161,9 @@
      * Compute the size of the header (flag + [parent address] + characters size) of a PtNode.
      *
      * @param ptNode the PtNode of which to compute the size of the header
-     * @param options file format options.
      */
-    private static int getNodeHeaderSize(final PtNode ptNode, final FormatOptions options) {
-        if (BinaryDictIOUtils.supportsDynamicUpdate(options)) {
-            return FormatSpec.PTNODE_FLAGS_SIZE + FormatSpec.PARENT_ADDRESS_SIZE
-                    + getPtNodeCharactersSize(ptNode);
-        } else {
-            return FormatSpec.PTNODE_FLAGS_SIZE + getPtNodeCharactersSize(ptNode);
-        }
+    private static int getNodeHeaderSize(final PtNode ptNode) {
+        return FormatSpec.PTNODE_FLAGS_SIZE + getPtNodeCharactersSize(ptNode);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -379,11 +363,10 @@
      *
      * @param ptNodeArray the node array to compute the size of.
      * @param dict the dictionary in which the word/attributes are to be found.
-     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      * @return false if none of the cached addresses inside the node array changed, true otherwise.
      */
     private static boolean computeActualPtNodeArraySize(final PtNodeArray ptNodeArray,
-            final FusionDictionary dict, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+            final FusionDictionary dict) {
         boolean changed = false;
         int size = getPtNodeCountSize(ptNodeArray);
         for (PtNode ptNode : ptNodeArray.mData) {
@@ -391,37 +374,26 @@
             if (ptNode.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate != ptNode.mCachedAddressBeforeUpdate) {
                 changed = true;
             }
-            int nodeSize = getNodeHeaderSize(ptNode, formatOptions);
+            int nodeSize = getNodeHeaderSize(ptNode);
             if (ptNode.isTerminal()) {
-                if (formatOptions.mHasTerminalId) {
-                    nodeSize += FormatSpec.PTNODE_TERMINAL_ID_SIZE;
-                } else {
-                    nodeSize += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FREQUENCY_SIZE;
-                }
+                nodeSize += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FREQUENCY_SIZE;
             }
-            if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-                nodeSize += FormatSpec.SIGNED_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_SIZE;
-            } else if (null != ptNode.mChildren) {
+            if (null != ptNode.mChildren) {
                 nodeSize += getByteSize(getOffsetToTargetNodeArrayDuringUpdate(ptNodeArray,
                         nodeSize + size, ptNode.mChildren));
             }
-            if (formatOptions.mVersion < FormatSpec.FIRST_VERSION_WITH_TERMINAL_ID) {
-                nodeSize += getShortcutListSize(ptNode.mShortcutTargets);
-                if (null != ptNode.mBigrams) {
-                    for (WeightedString bigram : ptNode.mBigrams) {
-                        final int offset = getOffsetToTargetPtNodeDuringUpdate(ptNodeArray,
-                                nodeSize + size + FormatSpec.PTNODE_ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_SIZE,
-                                FusionDictionary.findWordInTree(dict.mRootNodeArray, bigram.mWord));
-                        nodeSize += getByteSize(offset) + FormatSpec.PTNODE_ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_SIZE;
-                    }
+            nodeSize += getShortcutListSize(ptNode.mShortcutTargets);
+            if (null != ptNode.mBigrams) {
+                for (WeightedString bigram : ptNode.mBigrams) {
+                    final int offset = getOffsetToTargetPtNodeDuringUpdate(ptNodeArray,
+                            nodeSize + size + FormatSpec.PTNODE_ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_SIZE,
+                            FusionDictionary.findWordInTree(dict.mRootNodeArray, bigram.mWord));
+                    nodeSize += getByteSize(offset) + FormatSpec.PTNODE_ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_SIZE;
                 }
             }
             ptNode.mCachedSize = nodeSize;
             size += nodeSize;
         }
-        if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-            size += FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE;
-        }
         if (ptNodeArray.mCachedSize != size) {
             ptNodeArray.mCachedSize = size;
             changed = true;
@@ -433,11 +405,10 @@
      * Initializes the cached addresses of node arrays and their containing nodes from their size.
      *
      * @param flatNodes the list of node arrays.
-     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      * @return the byte size of the entire stack.
      */
-    private static int initializePtNodeArraysCachedAddresses(final ArrayList<PtNodeArray> flatNodes,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+    private static int initializePtNodeArraysCachedAddresses(
+            final ArrayList<PtNodeArray> flatNodes) {
         int nodeArrayOffset = 0;
         for (final PtNodeArray nodeArray : flatNodes) {
             nodeArray.mCachedAddressBeforeUpdate = nodeArrayOffset;
@@ -468,28 +439,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Compute the cached parent addresses after all has been updated.
-     *
-     * The parent addresses are used by some binary formats at write-to-disk time. Not all formats
-     * need them. In particular, version 2 does not need them, and version 3 does.
-     *
-     * @param flatNodes the flat array of node arrays to fill in
-     */
-    private static void computeParentAddresses(final ArrayList<PtNodeArray> flatNodes) {
-        for (final PtNodeArray nodeArray : flatNodes) {
-            for (final PtNode ptNode : nodeArray.mData) {
-                if (null != ptNode.mChildren) {
-                    // Assign my address to children's parent address
-                    // Here BeforeUpdate and AfterUpdate addresses have the same value, so it
-                    // does not matter which we use.
-                    ptNode.mChildren.mCachedParentAddress = ptNode.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate
-                            - ptNode.mChildren.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Compute the addresses and sizes of an ordered list of PtNode arrays.
      *
      * This method takes a list of PtNode arrays and will update their cached address and size
@@ -501,14 +450,15 @@
      *
      * @param dict the dictionary
      * @param flatNodes the ordered list of PtNode arrays
-     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      * @return the same array it was passed. The nodes have been updated for address and size.
      */
     /* package */ static ArrayList<PtNodeArray> computeAddresses(final FusionDictionary dict,
-            final ArrayList<PtNodeArray> flatNodes, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+            final ArrayList<PtNodeArray> flatNodes) {
         // First get the worst possible sizes and offsets
-        for (final PtNodeArray n : flatNodes) calculatePtNodeArrayMaximumSize(n, formatOptions);
-        final int offset = initializePtNodeArraysCachedAddresses(flatNodes, formatOptions);
+        for (final PtNodeArray n : flatNodes) {
+            calculatePtNodeArrayMaximumSize(n);
+        }
+        final int offset = initializePtNodeArraysCachedAddresses(flatNodes);
 
         MakedictLog.i("Compressing the array addresses. Original size : " + offset);
         MakedictLog.i("(Recursively seen size : " + offset + ")");
@@ -521,8 +471,7 @@
             for (final PtNodeArray ptNodeArray : flatNodes) {
                 ptNodeArray.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate = ptNodeArrayStartOffset;
                 final int oldNodeArraySize = ptNodeArray.mCachedSize;
-                final boolean changed =
-                        computeActualPtNodeArraySize(ptNodeArray, dict, formatOptions);
+                final boolean changed = computeActualPtNodeArraySize(ptNodeArray, dict);
                 final int newNodeArraySize = ptNodeArray.mCachedSize;
                 if (oldNodeArraySize < newNodeArraySize) {
                     throw new RuntimeException("Increased size ?!");
@@ -535,9 +484,6 @@
             if (passes > MAX_PASSES) throw new RuntimeException("Too many passes - probably a bug");
         } while (changesDone);
 
-        if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-            computeParentAddresses(flatNodes);
-        }
         final PtNodeArray lastPtNodeArray = flatNodes.get(flatNodes.size() - 1);
         MakedictLog.i("Compression complete in " + passes + " passes.");
         MakedictLog.i("After address compression : "
@@ -634,35 +580,29 @@
      * @param hasBigrams whether the PtNode has bigrams.
      * @param isNotAWord whether the PtNode is not a word.
      * @param isBlackListEntry whether the PtNode is a blacklist entry.
-     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      * @return the flags
      */
     static int makePtNodeFlags(final boolean hasMultipleChars, final boolean isTerminal,
             final int childrenAddressSize, final boolean hasShortcuts, final boolean hasBigrams,
-            final boolean isNotAWord, final boolean isBlackListEntry,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+            final boolean isNotAWord, final boolean isBlackListEntry) {
         byte flags = 0;
         if (hasMultipleChars) flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_HAS_MULTIPLE_CHARS;
         if (isTerminal) flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_TERMINAL;
-        if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-            flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_NOT_MOVED;
-        } else if (true) {
-            switch (childrenAddressSize) {
-                case 1:
-                    flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE;
-                    break;
-                case 2:
-                    flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_TWOBYTES;
-                    break;
-                case 3:
-                    flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_THREEBYTES;
-                    break;
-                case 0:
-                    flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_NOADDRESS;
-                    break;
-                default:
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Node with a strange address");
-            }
+        switch (childrenAddressSize) {
+            case 1:
+                flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE;
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_TWOBYTES;
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_THREEBYTES;
+                break;
+            case 0:
+                flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_NOADDRESS;
+                break;
+            default:
+                throw new RuntimeException("Node with a strange address");
         }
         if (hasShortcuts) flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS;
         if (hasBigrams) flags |= FormatSpec.FLAG_HAS_BIGRAMS;
@@ -671,12 +611,12 @@
         return flags;
     }
 
-    /* package */ static byte makePtNodeFlags(final PtNode node, final int childrenOffset,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+    /* package */ static byte makePtNodeFlags(final PtNode node, final int childrenOffset) {
         return (byte) makePtNodeFlags(node.mChars.length > 1, node.isTerminal(),
                 getByteSize(childrenOffset),
                 node.mShortcutTargets != null && !node.mShortcutTargets.isEmpty(),
-                node.mBigrams != null, node.mIsNotAWord, node.mIsBlacklistEntry, formatOptions);
+                node.mBigrams != null && !node.mBigrams.isEmpty(),
+                node.mIsNotAWord, node.mIsBlacklistEntry);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -767,38 +707,14 @@
                 + (frequency & FormatSpec.FLAG_BIGRAM_SHORTCUT_ATTR_FREQUENCY);
     }
 
-    /* package */ static final int writeParentAddress(final byte[] buffer, final int index,
-            final int address, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
-        if (BinaryDictIOUtils.supportsDynamicUpdate(formatOptions)) {
-            if (address == FormatSpec.NO_PARENT_ADDRESS) {
-                buffer[index] = buffer[index + 1] = buffer[index + 2] = 0;
-            } else {
-                final int absAddress = Math.abs(address);
-                assert(absAddress <= FormatSpec.SINT24_MAX);
-                buffer[index] = (byte)((address < 0 ? FormatSpec.MSB8 : 0)
-                        | ((absAddress >> 16) & 0xFF));
-                buffer[index + 1] = (byte)((absAddress >> 8) & 0xFF);
-                buffer[index + 2] = (byte)(absAddress & 0xFF);
-            }
-            return index + 3;
-        } else {
-            return index;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /* package */ static final int getChildrenPosition(final PtNode ptNode,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+    /* package */ static final int getChildrenPosition(final PtNode ptNode) {
         int positionOfChildrenPosField = ptNode.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate
-                + getNodeHeaderSize(ptNode, formatOptions);
+                + getNodeHeaderSize(ptNode);
         if (ptNode.isTerminal()) {
-            // A terminal node has either the terminal id or the frequency.
+            // A terminal node has the frequency.
             // If positionOfChildrenPosField is incorrect, we may crash when jumping to the children
             // position.
-            if (formatOptions.mHasTerminalId) {
-                positionOfChildrenPosField += FormatSpec.PTNODE_TERMINAL_ID_SIZE;
-            } else {
-                positionOfChildrenPosField += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FREQUENCY_SIZE;
-            }
+            positionOfChildrenPosField += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FREQUENCY_SIZE;
         }
         return null == ptNode.mChildren ? FormatSpec.NO_CHILDREN_ADDRESS
                 : ptNode.mChildren.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate - positionOfChildrenPosField;
@@ -810,12 +726,10 @@
      * @param dict the dictionary the node array is a part of (for relative offsets).
      * @param dictEncoder the dictionary encoder.
      * @param ptNodeArray the node array to write.
-     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     /* package */ static void writePlacedPtNodeArray(final FusionDictionary dict,
-            final DictEncoder dictEncoder, final PtNodeArray ptNodeArray,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+            final DictEncoder dictEncoder, final PtNodeArray ptNodeArray) {
         // TODO: Make the code in common with BinaryDictIOUtils#writePtNode
         dictEncoder.setPosition(ptNodeArray.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate);
 
@@ -838,10 +752,7 @@
                         + FormatSpec.MAX_TERMINAL_FREQUENCY
                         + " : " + ptNode.mProbabilityInfo.toString());
             }
-            dictEncoder.writePtNode(ptNode, parentPosition, formatOptions, dict);
-        }
-        if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-            dictEncoder.writeForwardLinkAddress(FormatSpec.NO_FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS);
+            dictEncoder.writePtNode(ptNode, dict);
         }
         if (dictEncoder.getPosition() != ptNodeArray.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate
                 + ptNodeArray.mCachedSize) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOUtils.java
index 54446df..989ca4b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOUtils.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.CharEncoding;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.DictBuffer;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec.FormatOptions;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.ByteArrayDictBuffer;
@@ -60,8 +59,7 @@
     private static void readUnigramsAndBigramsBinaryInner(final DictDecoder dictDecoder,
             final int bodyOffset, final Map<Integer, String> words,
             final Map<Integer, Integer> frequencies,
-            final Map<Integer, ArrayList<PendingAttribute>> bigrams,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
+            final Map<Integer, ArrayList<PendingAttribute>> bigrams) {
         int[] pushedChars = new int[FormatSpec.MAX_WORD_LENGTH + 1];
 
         Stack<Position> stack = new Stack<Position>();
@@ -90,17 +88,12 @@
                 stack.pop();
                 continue;
             }
-            final PtNodeInfo ptNodeInfo = dictDecoder.readPtNode(p.mAddress, formatOptions);
+            final PtNodeInfo ptNodeInfo = dictDecoder.readPtNode(p.mAddress);
             for (int i = 0; i < ptNodeInfo.mCharacters.length; ++i) {
                 pushedChars[index++] = ptNodeInfo.mCharacters[i];
             }
             p.mPosition++;
-
-            final boolean isMovedPtNode = isMovedPtNode(ptNodeInfo.mFlags,
-                    formatOptions);
-            final boolean isDeletedPtNode = isDeletedPtNode(ptNodeInfo.mFlags,
-                    formatOptions);
-            if (!isMovedPtNode && !isDeletedPtNode && ptNodeInfo.isTerminal()) {// found word
+            if (ptNodeInfo.isTerminal()) {// found word
                 words.put(ptNodeInfo.mOriginalAddress, new String(pushedChars, 0, index));
                 frequencies.put(
                         ptNodeInfo.mOriginalAddress, ptNodeInfo.mProbabilityInfo.mProbability);
@@ -110,25 +103,13 @@
             }
 
             if (p.mPosition == p.mNumOfPtNode) {
-                if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-                    final boolean hasValidForwardLinkAddress =
-                            dictDecoder.readAndFollowForwardLink();
-                    if (hasValidForwardLinkAddress && dictDecoder.hasNextPtNodeArray()) {
-                        // The node array has a forward link.
-                        p.mNumOfPtNode = Position.NOT_READ_PTNODE_COUNT;
-                        p.mAddress = dictDecoder.getPosition();
-                    } else {
-                        stack.pop();
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    stack.pop();
-                }
+                stack.pop();
             } else {
-                // The Ptnode array has more PtNodes.
+                // The PtNode array has more PtNodes.
                 p.mAddress = dictDecoder.getPosition();
             }
 
-            if (!isMovedPtNode && hasChildrenAddress(ptNodeInfo.mChildrenAddress)) {
+            if (hasChildrenAddress(ptNodeInfo.mChildrenAddress)) {
                 final Position childrenPos = new Position(ptNodeInfo.mChildrenAddress, index);
                 stack.push(childrenPos);
             }
@@ -153,7 +134,7 @@
         // Read header
         final DictionaryHeader header = dictDecoder.readHeader();
         readUnigramsAndBigramsBinaryInner(dictDecoder, header.mBodyOffset, words,
-                frequencies, bigrams, header.mFormatOptions);
+            frequencies, bigrams);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,8 +152,7 @@
             final String word) throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
         if (word == null) return FormatSpec.NOT_VALID_WORD;
         dictDecoder.setPosition(0);
-
-        final DictionaryHeader header = dictDecoder.readHeader();
+        dictDecoder.readHeader();
         int wordPos = 0;
         final int wordLen = word.codePointCount(0, word.length());
         for (int depth = 0; depth < Constants.DICTIONARY_MAX_WORD_LENGTH; ++depth) {
@@ -183,13 +163,7 @@
                 boolean foundNextPtNode = false;
                 for (int i = 0; i < ptNodeCount; ++i) {
                     final int ptNodePos = dictDecoder.getPosition();
-                    final PtNodeInfo currentInfo = dictDecoder.readPtNode(ptNodePos,
-                            header.mFormatOptions);
-                    final boolean isMovedNode = isMovedPtNode(currentInfo.mFlags,
-                            header.mFormatOptions);
-                    final boolean isDeletedNode = isDeletedPtNode(currentInfo.mFlags,
-                            header.mFormatOptions);
-                    if (isMovedNode) continue;
+                    final PtNodeInfo currentInfo = dictDecoder.readPtNode(ptNodePos);
                     boolean same = true;
                     for (int p = 0, j = word.offsetByCodePoints(0, wordPos);
                             p < currentInfo.mCharacters.length;
@@ -204,7 +178,7 @@
                     if (same) {
                         // found the PtNode matches the word.
                         if (wordPos + currentInfo.mCharacters.length == wordLen) {
-                            if (!currentInfo.isTerminal() || isDeletedNode) {
+                            if (!currentInfo.isTerminal()) {
                                 return FormatSpec.NOT_VALID_WORD;
                             } else {
                                 return ptNodePos;
@@ -219,65 +193,14 @@
                         break;
                     }
                 }
-
-                // If we found the next PtNode, it is under the file pointer.
-                // But if not, we are at the end of this node array so we expect to have
-                // a forward link address that we need to consult and possibly resume
-                // search on the next node array in the linked list.
                 if (foundNextPtNode) break;
-                if (!header.mFormatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-                    return FormatSpec.NOT_VALID_WORD;
-                }
-
-                final boolean hasValidForwardLinkAddress =
-                        dictDecoder.readAndFollowForwardLink();
-                if (!hasValidForwardLinkAddress || !dictDecoder.hasNextPtNodeArray()) {
-                    return FormatSpec.NOT_VALID_WORD;
-                }
+                return FormatSpec.NOT_VALID_WORD;
             } while(true);
         }
         return FormatSpec.NOT_VALID_WORD;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the size written, in bytes. Always 3 bytes.
-     */
-    @UsedForTesting
-    static int writeSInt24ToBuffer(final DictBuffer dictBuffer, final int value) {
-        final int absValue = Math.abs(value);
-        dictBuffer.put((byte)(((value < 0 ? 0x80 : 0) | (absValue >> 16)) & 0xFF));
-        dictBuffer.put((byte)((absValue >> 8) & 0xFF));
-        dictBuffer.put((byte)(absValue & 0xFF));
-        return 3;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return the size written, in bytes. Always 3 bytes.
-     */
-    @UsedForTesting
-    static int writeSInt24ToStream(final OutputStream destination, final int value)
-            throws IOException {
-        final int absValue = Math.abs(value);
-        destination.write((byte)(((value < 0 ? 0x80 : 0) | (absValue >> 16)) & 0xFF));
-        destination.write((byte)((absValue >> 8) & 0xFF));
-        destination.write((byte)(absValue & 0xFF));
-        return 3;
-    }
-
-    @UsedForTesting
-    static void skipString(final DictBuffer dictBuffer,
-            final boolean hasMultipleChars) {
-        if (hasMultipleChars) {
-            int character = CharEncoding.readChar(dictBuffer);
-            while (character != FormatSpec.INVALID_CHARACTER) {
-                character = CharEncoding.readChar(dictBuffer);
-            }
-        } else {
-            CharEncoding.readChar(dictBuffer);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Writes a PtNodeCount to the stream.
      *
      * @param destination the stream to write.
@@ -356,30 +279,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Helper method to check whether the node is moved.
-     */
-    public static boolean isMovedPtNode(final int flags, final FormatOptions options) {
-        return options.supportsDynamicUpdate()
-                && ((flags & FormatSpec.MASK_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE) == FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_MOVED);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper method to check whether the dictionary can be updated dynamically.
-     */
-    public static boolean supportsDynamicUpdate(final FormatOptions options) {
-        return options.mVersion >= FormatSpec.FIRST_VERSION_WITH_DYNAMIC_UPDATE
-                && options.supportsDynamicUpdate();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Helper method to check whether the node is deleted.
-     */
-    public static boolean isDeletedPtNode(final int flags, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
-        return formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()
-                && ((flags & FormatSpec.MASK_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE) == FormatSpec.FLAG_IS_DELETED);
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Compute the binary size of the node count
      * @param count the node count
      * @return the size of the node count, either 1 or 2 bytes.
@@ -396,9 +295,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    static int getChildrenAddressSize(final int optionFlags,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
-        if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) return FormatSpec.SIGNED_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_SIZE;
+    static int getChildrenAddressSize(final int optionFlags) {
         switch (optionFlags & FormatSpec.MASK_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE) {
             case FormatSpec.FLAG_CHILDREN_ADDRESS_TYPE_ONEBYTE:
                 return 1;
@@ -419,6 +316,7 @@
      * @param bigramFrequency compressed frequency
      * @return approximate bigram frequency
      */
+    @UsedForTesting
     public static int reconstructBigramFrequency(final int unigramFrequency,
             final int bigramFrequency) {
         final float stepSize = (FormatSpec.MAX_TERMINAL_FREQUENCY - unigramFrequency)
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictDecoder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictDecoder.java
index 0fb98ab..a3b28a7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictDecoder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictDecoder.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.DictBuffer;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec.FormatOptions;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.ByteArrayDictBuffer;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -45,10 +44,9 @@
     /**
      * Reads PtNode from ptNodePos.
      * @param ptNodePos the position of PtNode.
-     * @param formatOptions the format options.
      * @return PtNodeInfo.
      */
-    public PtNodeInfo readPtNode(final int ptNodePos, final FormatOptions formatOptions);
+    public PtNodeInfo readPtNode(final int ptNodePos);
 
     /**
      * Reads a buffer and returns the memory representation of the dictionary.
@@ -113,14 +111,6 @@
     public int readPtNodeCount();
 
     /**
-     * Reads the forward link and advances the position.
-     *
-     * @return true if this method moves the file pointer, false otherwise.
-     */
-    public boolean readAndFollowForwardLink();
-    public boolean hasNextPtNodeArray();
-
-    /**
      * Opens the dictionary file and makes DictBuffer.
      */
     @UsedForTesting
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java
index ea5d492..a5dc456 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/DictEncoder.java
@@ -32,7 +32,5 @@
     public int getPosition();
     public void writePtNodeCount(final int ptNodeCount);
     public void writeForwardLinkAddress(final int forwardLinkAddress);
-
-    public void writePtNode(final PtNode ptNode, final int parentPosition,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions, final FusionDictionary dict);
+    public void writePtNode(final PtNode ptNode, final FusionDictionary dict);
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java
index 5a38073..c7635ef 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/FormatSpec.java
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@
      */
     public static final class FormatOptions {
         public final int mVersion;
-        public final boolean mHasTerminalId;
         public final boolean mHasTimestamp;
 
         @UsedForTesting
@@ -319,13 +318,8 @@
 
         public FormatOptions(final int version, final boolean hasTimestamp) {
             mVersion = version;
-            mHasTerminalId = (version >= FIRST_VERSION_WITH_TERMINAL_ID);
             mHasTimestamp = hasTimestamp;
         }
-
-        public boolean supportsDynamicUpdate() {
-            return mVersion >= FIRST_VERSION_WITH_DYNAMIC_UPDATE;
-        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/PtNodeInfo.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/PtNodeInfo.java
index 4760aa8..f52117c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/PtNodeInfo.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/PtNodeInfo.java
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@
     public final int[] mCharacters;
     public final ProbabilityInfo mProbabilityInfo;
     public final int mChildrenAddress;
-    public final int mParentAddress;
     public final ArrayList<WeightedString> mShortcutTargets;
     public final ArrayList<PendingAttribute> mBigrams;
 
     public PtNodeInfo(final int originalAddress, final int endAddress, final int flags,
-            final int[] characters, final ProbabilityInfo probabilityInfo, final int parentAddress,
+            final int[] characters, final ProbabilityInfo probabilityInfo,
             final int childrenAddress, final ArrayList<WeightedString> shortcutTargets,
             final ArrayList<PendingAttribute> bigrams) {
         mOriginalAddress = originalAddress;
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
         mFlags = flags;
         mCharacters = characters;
         mProbabilityInfo = probabilityInfo;
-        mParentAddress = parentAddress;
         mChildrenAddress = childrenAddress;
         mShortcutTargets = shortcutTargets;
         mBigrams = bigrams;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictDecoder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictDecoder.java
index a612ea1..315bd8e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictDecoder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictDecoder.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.BinaryDictionary;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.CharEncoding;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.BinaryDictDecoderUtils.DictBuffer;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FormatSpec.FormatOptions;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.makedict.FusionDictionary.WeightedString;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.CollectionUtils;
 
@@ -173,21 +172,23 @@
 
     @Override
     public DictionaryHeader readHeader() throws IOException, UnsupportedFormatException {
-        if (mDictBuffer == null) {
+        final DictionaryHeader header = mBinaryDictionary.getHeader();
+        if (header.mFormatOptions.mVersion != FormatSpec.VERSION2) {
+            throw new UnsupportedFormatException("File header has a wrong version : "
+                    + header.mFormatOptions.mVersion);
+        }
+        if (!isDictBufferOpen()) {
             openDictBuffer();
         }
-        final DictionaryHeader header = super.readHeader(mDictBuffer);
-        final int version = header.mFormatOptions.mVersion;
-        if (version != FormatSpec.VERSION2) {
-            throw new UnsupportedFormatException("File header has a wrong version : " + version);
-        }
+        // Advance buffer reading position to the head of dictionary body.
+        setPosition(header.mBodyOffset);
         return header;
     }
 
     // TODO: Make this buffer multi thread safe.
     private final int[] mCharacterBuffer = new int[FormatSpec.MAX_WORD_LENGTH];
     @Override
-    public PtNodeInfo readPtNode(final int ptNodePos, final FormatOptions options) {
+    public PtNodeInfo readPtNode(final int ptNodePos) {
         int addressPointer = ptNodePos;
         final int flags = PtNodeReader.readPtNodeOptionFlags(mDictBuffer);
         addressPointer += FormatSpec.PTNODE_FLAGS_SIZE;
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@
         if (childrenAddress != FormatSpec.NO_CHILDREN_ADDRESS) {
             childrenAddress += addressPointer;
         }
-        addressPointer += BinaryDictIOUtils.getChildrenAddressSize(flags, options);
+        addressPointer += BinaryDictIOUtils.getChildrenAddressSize(flags);
         final ArrayList<WeightedString> shortcutTargets;
         if (0 != (flags & FormatSpec.FLAG_HAS_SHORTCUT_TARGETS)) {
             // readShortcut will add shortcuts to shortcutTargets.
@@ -244,7 +245,7 @@
             bigrams = null;
         }
         return new PtNodeInfo(ptNodePos, addressPointer, flags, characters, probabilityInfo,
-                FormatSpec.NO_PARENT_ADDRESS, childrenAddress, shortcutTargets, bigrams);
+                childrenAddress, shortcutTargets, bigrams);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -307,19 +308,4 @@
     public int readPtNodeCount() {
         return BinaryDictDecoderUtils.readPtNodeCount(mDictBuffer);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean readAndFollowForwardLink() {
-        final int nextAddress = mDictBuffer.readUnsignedInt24();
-        if (nextAddress >= 0 && nextAddress < mDictBuffer.limit()) {
-            mDictBuffer.position(nextAddress);
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean hasNextPtNodeArray() {
-        return mDictBuffer.position() != FormatSpec.NO_FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java
index 634f631..e247f01 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver2DictEncoder.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         ArrayList<PtNodeArray> flatNodes = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.flattenTree(dict.mRootNodeArray);
 
         MakedictLog.i("Computing addresses...");
-        BinaryDictEncoderUtils.computeAddresses(dict, flatNodes, formatOptions);
+        BinaryDictEncoderUtils.computeAddresses(dict, flatNodes);
         MakedictLog.i("Checking PtNode array...");
         if (MakedictLog.DBG) BinaryDictEncoderUtils.checkFlatPtNodeArrayList(flatNodes);
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
         MakedictLog.i("Writing file...");
 
         for (PtNodeArray nodeArray : flatNodes) {
-            BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writePlacedPtNodeArray(dict, this, nodeArray, formatOptions);
+            BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writePlacedPtNodeArray(dict, this, nodeArray);
         }
         if (MakedictLog.DBG) BinaryDictEncoderUtils.showStatistics(flatNodes);
         mOutStream.write(mBuffer, 0, mPosition);
@@ -139,24 +139,13 @@
                 countSize);
     }
 
-    private void writePtNodeFlags(final PtNode ptNode, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
-        final int childrenPos = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.getChildrenPosition(ptNode, formatOptions);
+    private void writePtNodeFlags(final PtNode ptNode) {
+        final int childrenPos = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.getChildrenPosition(ptNode);
         mPosition = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeUIntToBuffer(mBuffer, mPosition,
-                BinaryDictEncoderUtils.makePtNodeFlags(ptNode, childrenPos, formatOptions),
+                BinaryDictEncoderUtils.makePtNodeFlags(ptNode, childrenPos),
                 FormatSpec.PTNODE_FLAGS_SIZE);
     }
 
-    private void writeParentPosition(final int parentPosition, final PtNode ptNode,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
-        if (parentPosition == FormatSpec.NO_PARENT_ADDRESS) {
-            mPosition = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeParentAddress(mBuffer, mPosition,
-                    parentPosition, formatOptions);
-        } else {
-            mPosition = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeParentAddress(mBuffer, mPosition,
-                    parentPosition - ptNode.mCachedAddressAfterUpdate, formatOptions);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void writeCharacters(final int[] codePoints, final boolean hasSeveralChars) {
         mPosition = CharEncoding.writeCharArray(codePoints, mBuffer, mPosition);
         if (hasSeveralChars) {
@@ -171,15 +160,10 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void writeChildrenPosition(final PtNode ptNode, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
-        final int childrenPos = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.getChildrenPosition(ptNode, formatOptions);
-        if (formatOptions.supportsDynamicUpdate()) {
-            mPosition += BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeSignedChildrenPosition(mBuffer, mPosition,
-                    childrenPos);
-        } else {
-            mPosition += BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeChildrenPosition(mBuffer, mPosition,
-                    childrenPos);
-        }
+    private void writeChildrenPosition(final PtNode ptNode) {
+        final int childrenPos = BinaryDictEncoderUtils.getChildrenPosition(ptNode);
+        mPosition += BinaryDictEncoderUtils.writeChildrenPosition(mBuffer, mPosition,
+                childrenPos);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -246,13 +230,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void writePtNode(final PtNode ptNode, final int parentPosition,
-            final FormatOptions formatOptions, final FusionDictionary dict) {
-        writePtNodeFlags(ptNode, formatOptions);
-        writeParentPosition(parentPosition, ptNode, formatOptions);
+    public void writePtNode(final PtNode ptNode, final FusionDictionary dict) {
+        writePtNodeFlags(ptNode);
         writeCharacters(ptNode.mChars, ptNode.hasSeveralChars());
         writeFrequency(ptNode.getProbability());
-        writeChildrenPosition(ptNode, formatOptions);
+        writeChildrenPosition(ptNode);
         writeShortcuts(ptNode.mShortcutTargets);
         writeBigrams(ptNode.mBigrams, dict);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java
index 147844f..1050d1b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/Ver4DictEncoder.java
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void writePtNode(
-            PtNode ptNode, int parentPosition, FormatOptions formatOptions, FusionDictionary dict) {
+    public void writePtNode(PtNode ptNode, FusionDictionary dict) {
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java
index a32b002..e21e340 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictDecoderEncoderTests.java
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
         }
         if (fileHeader == null) return null;
         return BinaryDictDecoderUtils.getWordAtPosition(dictDecoder, fileHeader.mBodyOffset,
-                address, fileHeader.mFormatOptions).mWord;
+                address).mWord;
     }
 
     private long checkGetTerminalPosition(final DictDecoder dictDecoder, final String word,