diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 764772f7a..90d19054b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 	* src/ReadGrdb.py: Check for overlapping handles prior to
 	modifying data.
 
+	* src/ArgHandler (handle_args): Natively open XML and GEDCOM
+	when given a single filename argument.
+	* src/gramps_main.py (read_gedcom,read_xml): Remove ununsed functions.
+
 2005-02-12  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/plugins/NavWebPage.py: More enhancements
 	* src/Sort.py: sort places by title
diff --git a/src/ArgHandler.py b/src/ArgHandler.py
index 6e5637d18..87dafc514 100644
--- a/src/ArgHandler.py
+++ b/src/ArgHandler.py
@@ -254,15 +254,22 @@ class ArgHandler:
             success = False
             filename = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(self.open_gui))
             filetype = GrampsMime.get_type(filename) 
-            if filetype == const.app_gramps:
-                print "Type: GRAMPS database"
+            if filetype in (const.app_gramps,const.app_gedcom,
+                                        const.app_gramps_xml):
+                # Say the type outloud
+                if filetype == const.app_gramps:
+                    print "Type: GRAMPS database"
+                elif filetype == const.app_gedcom:
+                    print "Type: GEDCOM file"
+                elif filetype == const.app_gramps_xml:
+                    print "Type: GRAMPS XML database"
+
                 if self.auto_save_load(filename):
                     print "Opened successfully!"
                     success = True
                 else:
                     print "Cannot open %s. Exiting..."
-            elif filetype in (const.app_gedcom,"x-directory/normal",
-                                        const.app_gramps_package):
+            elif filetype in (const.app_gramps_package,):
                 QuestionDialog.OkDialog( _("Opening non-native format"), 
                             _("New GRAMPS database has to be set up when opening non-native formats. The following dialog will let you select the new database."),
                             self.parent.topWindow)
@@ -273,12 +280,6 @@ class ArgHandler:
                         _('GRAMPS cannot open non-native data without setting up new GRAMPS database.'))
                     print "Cannot continue without native database. Exiting..." 
                     os._exit(1)
-                elif filetype == const.app_gedcom:
-                    print "Type: GEDCOM"
-                    self.parent.read_gedcom(filename)
-                elif filetype == "x-directory/normal":
-                    print "Type: GRAMPS XML"
-                    self.parent.read_xml(filename)
                 elif filetype == const.app_gramps_package:
                     print "Type: GRAMPS package"
                     self.parent.read_pkg(filename)
diff --git a/src/gramps_main.py b/src/gramps_main.py
index 8324006d9..50de4e0fd 100755
--- a/src/gramps_main.py
+++ b/src/gramps_main.py
@@ -1027,28 +1027,6 @@ class Gramps:
         if self.active_person:
             Plugins.ReportPlugins(self,self.db,self.active_person)
 
-    def read_gedcom(self,filename):
-        import ReadGedcom
-        
-        filename = os.path.normpath(os.path.abspath(filename))
-        try:
-            ReadGedcom.importData(self.db,filename,None)
-            self.import_tool_callback()
-        except:
-            DisplayTrace.DisplayTrace()
-
-    def read_xml(self,filename):
-        import ReadXML
-        
-        filename = os.path.normpath(
-            os.path.abspath(os.path.join(filename,const.xmlFile)))
-
-        try:
-            ReadXML.importData(self.db,filename,None)
-            self.import_tool_callback()
-        except:
-            DisplayTrace.DisplayTrace()
-
     def read_pkg(self,filename):
         # Create tempdir, if it does not exist, then check for writability
         tmpdir_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.gramps/tmp" )