diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index fc30df8d16..d0d01aa66d 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ typedef enum
 	CF_PREDICTING		= 1 << 13,		// [RH] Player movement is being predicted
 	CF_WEAPONREADY		= 1 << 14,		// [RH] Weapon is in the ready state and can fire its primary attack
 	CF_DRAIN			= 1 << 16,		// Player owns a drain powerup
-	CF_REGENERATION		= 1 << 17,		// Player owns a regeneration artifact
 	CF_HIGHJUMP			= 1 << 18,		// more Skulltag flags. Implementation not guaranteed though. ;)
 	CF_REFLECTION		= 1 << 19,
 	CF_PROSPERITY		= 1 << 20,
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.cpp
index 0d65bfe444..114c4832d3 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.cpp
@@ -1658,35 +1658,18 @@ IMPLEMENT_CLASS(APowerRegeneration)
 
 //===========================================================================
 //
-// ARuneRegeneration :: InitEffect
+// APowerRegeneration :: DoEffect
 //
 //===========================================================================
 
-void APowerRegeneration::InitEffect( )
+void APowerRegeneration::DoEffect()
 {
-	Super::InitEffect();
-
-	if (Owner== NULL || Owner->player == NULL)
-		return;
-
-	// Give the player the power to regnerate lost life.
-	Owner->player->cheats |= CF_REGENERATION;
-}
-
-//===========================================================================
-//
-// ARuneRegeneration :: EndEffect
-//
-//===========================================================================
-
-void APowerRegeneration::EndEffect( )
-{
-	Super::EndEffect();
-	// Nothing to do if there's no owner.
-	if (Owner != NULL && Owner->player != NULL)
+	if (Owner != NULL && Owner->health > 0 && (level.time & 31) == 0)
 	{
-		// Take away the regeneration power.
-		Owner->player->cheats &= ~CF_REGENERATION;
+		if (P_GiveBody(Owner, 5))
+		{
+			S_Sound(Owner, CHAN_ITEM, "*regenerate", 1, ATTN_NORM );
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.h b/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.h
index 9987877b02..f8a8069566 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.h
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_artifacts.h
@@ -214,8 +214,7 @@ class APowerRegeneration : public APowerup
 {
 	DECLARE_CLASS( APowerRegeneration, APowerup )
 protected:
-	void InitEffect( );
-	void EndEffect( );
+	void DoEffect();
 };
 
 class APowerHighJump : public APowerup
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index 1c99dbf2be..880a96399e 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -2446,15 +2446,6 @@ void P_PlayerThink (player_t *player)
 			P_PoisonDamage (player, player->poisoner, 1, true);
 		}
 
-		// [BC] Apply regeneration.
-		if (( level.time & 31 ) == 0 && ( player->cheats & CF_REGENERATION ) && ( player->health ))
-		{
-			if ( P_GiveBody( player->mo, 5 ))
-			{
-				S_Sound(player->mo, CHAN_ITEM, "*regenerate", 1, ATTN_NORM );
-			}
-		}
-
 		// Apply degeneration.
 		if (dmflags2 & DF2_YES_DEGENERATION)
 		{
@@ -2702,6 +2693,10 @@ void player_t::Serialize (FArchive &arc)
 	{
 		cheats &= ~(1 << 15);	// make sure old CF_TIMEFREEZE bit is cleared
 	}
+	if (SaveVersion < 3640)
+	{
+		cheats &= ~(1 << 17);	// make sure old CF_REGENERATION bit is cleared
+	}
 
 	if (isbot)
 	{