diff --git a/src/saveload/oldloader.cpp b/src/saveload/oldloader.cpp
index 973f3ee9f5..1e9116c51d 100644
--- a/src/saveload/oldloader.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/oldloader.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ bool LoadChunk(LoadgameState *ls, void *base, const OldChunks *chunks)
 		}
 
 		uint8_t *ptr = (uint8_t*)chunk->ptr;
-		if (chunk->type & OC_DEREFERENCE_POINTER) ptr = *(uint8_t**)ptr;
 
 		for (uint i = 0; i < chunk->amount; i++) {
 			/* Handle simple types */
diff --git a/src/saveload/oldloader.h b/src/saveload/oldloader.h
index 5e4ebe8592..031e86e4d5 100644
--- a/src/saveload/oldloader.h
+++ b/src/saveload/oldloader.h
@@ -70,12 +70,6 @@ enum OldChunkType : uint32_t {
 
 	OC_TILE      = OC_VAR_U32  | OC_FILE_U16,
 
-	/**
-	 * Dereference the pointer once before writing to it,
-	 * so we do not have to use big static arrays.
-	 */
-	OC_DEREFERENCE_POINTER = 1U << 31,
-
 	OC_END       = 0, ///< End of the whole chunk, all 32 bits set to zero
 };