diff --git a/res/layouts/pages/pause.xml b/res/layouts/pages/pause.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c75429e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/layouts/pages/pause.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<panel size='400' color='0' interval='1' context='menu'>
+    <button onclick='menu:reset()' padding='10'>@Continue</button>
+    <button onclick='menu.page="content"' padding='10'>@Content</button>
+    <button onclick='menu.page="settings"' padding='10'>@Settings</button>
+    <button onclick='core.close_world(true)' padding='10'>
+        @Save and Quit to Menu
+    </button>
+</panel>
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.cpp b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
index d3b52ecd..b4c268a6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.cpp
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<InventoryView> Hud::createHotbar() {
 }
 
 Hud::Hud(Engine* engine, LevelFrontend* frontend, Player* player) 
-  : engine(engine),
-    assets(engine->getAssets()), 
+  : assets(engine->getAssets()), 
     gui(engine->getGUI()),
     frontend(frontend),
     player(player)
@@ -552,7 +551,6 @@ void Hud::setPause(bool pause) {
     
     auto menu = gui->getMenu();
     if (pause) {
-        menus::create_pause_panel(engine, frontend->getController());
         menu->setPage("pause");
     } else {
         menu->reset();
diff --git a/src/frontend/hud.h b/src/frontend/hud.h
index aaf787c1..981afd4d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/hud.h
+++ b/src/frontend/hud.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public:
 };
 
 class Hud {
-    Engine* engine;
     Assets* assets;
     std::unique_ptr<Camera> uicamera;
     gui::GUI* gui;
diff --git a/src/frontend/menu/menu.h b/src/frontend/menu/menu.h
index 53950c15..059fecdd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/menu/menu.h
+++ b/src/frontend/menu/menu.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ namespace menus {
     // implemented in menu_create_world.cpp
     extern void create_world_generators_panel(Engine* engine);
 
-    // implemented in menu_pause.cpp
-    extern void create_pause_panel(Engine* engine, LevelController* controller);
     extern std::shared_ptr<gui::Panel> create_packs_panel(
         const std::vector<ContentPack>& packs, 
         Engine* engine, 
diff --git a/src/frontend/menu/menu_pause.cpp b/src/frontend/menu/menu_pause.cpp
index 8c274eb4..f1e74525 100644
--- a/src/frontend/menu/menu_pause.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/menu/menu_pause.cpp
@@ -101,27 +101,3 @@ void menus::add_packs(
     controller->saveWorld();
     reopen_world(engine, world);
 }
-
-void menus::create_pause_panel(Engine* engine, LevelController* controller) {
-    auto menu = engine->getGUI()->getMenu();
-    auto panel = create_page(engine, "pause", 400, 0.0f, 1);
-
-    panel->add(create_button(L"Continue", glm::vec4(10.0f), glm::vec4(1), [=](GUI*){
-        menu->reset();
-    }));
-    panel->add(create_button(L"Content", glm::vec4(10.0f), glm::vec4(1), [=](GUI*) {
-        menu->setPage("content");
-    }));
-    panel->add(guiutil::gotoButton(L"Settings", "settings", menu));
-
-    panel->add(create_button(L"Save and Quit to Menu", glm::vec4(10.f), glm::vec4(1), [=](GUI*){
-        engine->postRunnable([=]() {
-            // save world
-            controller->saveWorld();
-            // destroy LevelScreen and run quit callbacks
-            engine->setScreen(nullptr);
-            // create and go to menu screen
-            engine->setScreen(std::make_shared<MenuScreen>(engine));
-        });
-    }));
-}