diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
index 1f8f5add4..de399b144 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/save.cpp
@@ -497,11 +497,6 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, PLAYERstruct& w, P
 			("RevolveDeltaAng", w.RevolveDeltaAng)
 			("RevolveAng", w.RevolveAng)
 			("PlayerSprite", w.actor)
-#ifdef OLD_SAVEGAME
-			; // need to write out UnderSpriteP so that older revisions still load it.
-			if (arc.isWriting()) arc("UnderSpriteP", w.PlayerUnderActor);
-			arc
-#endif
 			("PlayerUnderSprite", w.PlayerUnderActor)
 			("pnum", w.pnum)
 			("LadderSector", w.LadderSector)