diff --git a/backend/lib/processor.py b/backend/lib/processor.py
index d5da8b81..2446b317 100644
--- a/backend/lib/processor.py
+++ b/backend/lib/processor.py
@@ -884,13 +884,6 @@ def exclude_followup_processors(cls, processor_type):
         """
 		return False
 
-	@classmethod
-	def get_csv_parameters(cls, csv_library):
-		"""
-		Returns CSV parameters if they are changed from 4CAT's defaults.
-		"""
-		return {}
-
 	@abc.abstractmethod
 	def process(self):
 		"""
diff --git a/common/lib/dataset.py b/common/lib/dataset.py
index eaa1b339..22d4a9d3 100644
--- a/common/lib/dataset.py
+++ b/common/lib/dataset.py
@@ -282,10 +282,6 @@ def _iterate_items(self, processor=None):
 		# Yield through items one by one
 		if path.suffix.lower() == ".csv":
 			with path.open("rb") as infile:
-				# Processor (that created this dataset) may have a custom CSV dialect and parameters
-				own_processor = self.get_own_processor()
-				csv_parameters = own_processor.get_csv_parameters(csv) if own_processor else {}
-
 				wrapped_infile = NullAwareTextIOWrapper(infile, encoding="utf-8")
 				reader = csv.DictReader(wrapped_infile, **csv_parameters)
 
@@ -634,10 +630,7 @@ def is_rankable(self, multiple_items=True):
 			column_options.add("word_1")
 
 		with self.get_results_path().open(encoding="utf-8") as infile:
-			own_processor = self.get_own_processor()
-			csv_parameters = own_processor.get_csv_parameters(csv) if own_processor else {}
-
-			reader = csv.DictReader(infile, **csv_parameters)
+			reader = csv.DictReader(infile, {})
 			try:
 				return len(set(reader.fieldnames) & column_options) >= 3
 			except (TypeError, ValueError):