diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.cpp b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
index 7771cb757..e379ee2d3 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ bool NoMeters = false;
 int FinishAnim = 0;
 bool ReloadPrompt = false;
 bool NewGame = false;
-bool SavegameLoaded = false;
 //Miscellaneous variables
 bool FinishedLevel = false;
 short screenpeek = 0;
@@ -676,7 +675,6 @@ void GameInterface::ErrorCleanup()
 {
     // Make sure we do not leave the game in an unstable state
     TerminateLevel();
-    SavegameLoaded = false;
     FinishAnim = false;
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/source/sw/src/menus.h b/source/sw/src/menus.h
index 35360f0cb..0cd4b00d3 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/menus.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/menus.h
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ void MNU_DrawSmallString(int x, int y, const char* string, int shade, int pal, i
 #define pic_yinyang 2870
 #define pic_shadow_warrior 2366
 
-#define m_defshade      2
-extern bool SavegameLoaded;
-
 
 END_SW_NS