diff --git a/eos/saveddata/booster.py b/eos/saveddata/booster.py
index b5f990349..62eb4d88f 100644
--- a/eos/saveddata/booster.py
+++ b/eos/saveddata/booster.py
@@ -64,6 +64,29 @@ class Booster(HandledItem, ItemAttrShortcut):
         self.__itemModifiedAttributes.overrides = self.__item.overrides
         self.__slot = self.__calculateSlot(self.__item)
 
+        # Legacy booster side effect code, disabling as not currently implemented
+        '''
+        for effect in self.__item.effects.itervalues():
+            if effect.isType("boosterSideEffect"):
+                s = SideEffect(self)
+                s.effect = effect
+                s.active = effect.ID in self.__activeSideEffectIDs
+                self.__sideEffects.append(s)
+        '''
+
+    # Legacy booster side effect code, disabling as not currently implemented
+    '''
+    def iterSideEffects(self):
+        return self.__sideEffects.__iter__()
+
+    def getSideEffect(self, name):
+        for sideEffect in self.iterSideEffects():
+            if sideEffect.effect.name == name:
+                return sideEffect
+
+        raise KeyError("SideEffect with %s as name not found" % name)
+    '''
+
     @property
     def itemModifiedAttributes(self):
         return self.__itemModifiedAttributes
@@ -101,6 +124,13 @@ class Booster(HandledItem, ItemAttrShortcut):
                     effect.activeByDefault:
                 effect.handler(fit, self, ("booster",))
 
+        # Legacy booster code, not fully implemented
+        '''
+        for sideEffect in self.iterSideEffects():
+            if sideEffect.active and sideEffect.effect.runTime == runTime:
+                sideEffect.effect.handler(fit, self, ("boosterSideEffect",))
+        '''
+
     @validates("ID", "itemID", "ammoID", "active")
     def validator(self, key, val):
         map = {
@@ -120,4 +150,52 @@ class Booster(HandledItem, ItemAttrShortcut):
         copy = Booster(self.item)
         copy.active = self.active
 
+        # Legacy booster side effect code, disabling as not currently implemented
+        '''
+        origSideEffects = list(self.iterSideEffects())
+        copySideEffects = list(copy.iterSideEffects())
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(origSideEffects):
+            copySideEffects[i].active = origSideEffects[i].active
+            i += 1
+        '''
+
         return copy
+
+
+# Legacy booster side effect code, disabling as not currently implemented
+'''
+    class SideEffect(object):
+        def __init__(self, owner):
+            self.__owner = owner
+            self.__active = False
+            self.__effect = None
+
+        @property
+        def active(self):
+            return self.__active
+
+        @active.setter
+        def active(self, active):
+            if not isinstance(active, bool):
+                raise TypeError("Expecting a bool, not a " + type(active))
+
+            if active != self.__active:
+                if active:
+                    self.__owner._Booster__activeSideEffectIDs.append(self.effect.ID)
+                else:
+                    self.__owner._Booster__activeSideEffectIDs.remove(self.effect.ID)
+
+                self.__active = active
+
+        @property
+        def effect(self):
+            return self.__effect
+
+        @effect.setter
+        def effect(self, effect):
+            if not hasattr(effect, "handler"):
+                raise TypeError("Need an effect with a handler")
+
+            self.__effect = effect
+'''