diff --git a/archives.php b/archives.php
index b312f6c..c508dbc 100644
--- a/archives.php
+++ b/archives.php
@@ -29,4 +29,72 @@ get_header(); ?>
 
 <?php endwhile; // end of the loop. ?>
 
-<?php get_footer(); ?>
\ No newline at end of file
+<?php get_footer(); 
+
+function arl_kottke_archives($month_separator = ' ', $month_format = 'M')
+{
+
+/*
+
+This function was originally a plugin, GPL2, information below:
+
+Plugin Name: Kottke Style Archive
+Version: 0.3
+Plugin URI: http://www.lattimore.id.au/projects/wordpress/plugins/kottke-style-archives/
+Author: Alistair Lattimore
+Author URI: http://www.lattimore.id.au
+Description: Displays an archive of posts in the same style to http://www.kottke.org/everfresh.
+*/
+
+
+
+	global $wpdb;
+	$output = "";
+	$year = "";
+
+	$sql = "SELECT DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%Y') AS Year, ";
+	$sql .= "DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%m') AS Month ";
+	$sql .= "FROM $wpdb->posts ";
+	$sql .= "WHERE DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%Y') <> '0000'";
+	$sql .= " AND post_status = 'publish'";
+	$sql .= " AND post_type = 'post' ";
+	$sql .= "GROUP BY DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%Y'), DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%m') ";
+	$sql .= "ORDER BY DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%Y') DESC, DATE_FORMAT(post_date, '%m') ASC;";
+
+	$months = $wpdb->get_results($sql);
+
+	if (!empty($months))
+	{
+		foreach ($months as $month)
+		{
+			// Add in the year heading
+			if (($year == "") || ($year != $month->Year))
+			{
+				if (strlen($output))
+				{
+					$output .= "<br />\n<strong>" . $month->Year . ":</strong>&nbsp;";
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					$output .= "\n<strong>" . $month->Year . ":</strong>&nbsp;";
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Add in the monthly archive links
+			if ($year == $month->Year)
+				$output .= $month_separator;
+
+			$output .= '<a href="' . get_month_link($month->Year, $month->Month) . '">' . date($month_format, mktime(0, 0, 0, $month->Month, 1, $month->Year)) . '</a>';
+
+			$year = $month->Year;
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		$output = "<p>None available</p>\n";
+	}
+
+	print $output;
+}
+
+?>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/functions.php b/functions.php
index d7a1e4d..465aee8 100644
--- a/functions.php
+++ b/functions.php
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@ function melville_theme_styles(){
 }
 add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'melville_theme_styles' );
 
-//include 'plugins/drop-caps/wp_drop_caps.php';
-if (!function_exists('arl_kottke_archives')) {
-	include 'plugins/arl_kottke_archives.php';
-}
-
 /**
  * Set the content width based on the theme's design and stylesheet.
  *