diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gamevars.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/gamevars.cpp
index a92dd6a50..d1002ed89 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gamevars.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gamevars.cpp
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ int Gv_ReadSave(int32_t kFile)
 
     Gv_RefreshPointers();
 
-    if (kdfread_LZ4(apScriptEvents, sizeof(apScriptEvents), 1, kFile) != 1) goto corrupt;
-
     uint8_t savedstate[MAXVOLUMES*MAXLEVELS];
     Bmemset(savedstate, 0, sizeof(savedstate));
 
@@ -259,8 +257,6 @@ void Gv_WriteSave(FILE *fil)
             dfwrite_LZ4(aGameArrays[i].pValues, Gv_GetArrayAllocSize(i), 1, fil);
     }
 
-    dfwrite_LZ4(apScriptEvents, sizeof(apScriptEvents), 1, fil);
-
     uint8_t savedstate[MAXVOLUMES * MAXLEVELS];
     Bmemset(savedstate, 0, sizeof(savedstate));