diff --git a/source/common/utility/tarray.h b/source/common/utility/tarray.h
index d10c3224f..635f1cc75 100644
--- a/source/common/utility/tarray.h
+++ b/source/common/utility/tarray.h
@@ -1380,20 +1380,24 @@ public:
 	{
 		Ptr = nullptr;
 	}
-	TPointer(const T& other)
+	TPointer(const T& other) = delete;
+	/*
 	{
 		Alloc();
 		*Ptr = other;
 	}
+	*/
 	TPointer(T&& other)
 	{
 		Alloc();
 		*Ptr = other;
 	}
-	TPointer(const TPointer<T>& other)
+	TPointer(const TPointer<T>& other) = delete;
+	/*
 	{
 		DoCopy(other);
 	}
+	*/
 	TPointer(TPointer<T>&& other)
 	{
 		Ptr = other.Ptr;
diff --git a/source/core/gamestruct.h b/source/core/gamestruct.h
index c32603825..4b8b95e28 100644
--- a/source/core/gamestruct.h
+++ b/source/core/gamestruct.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ struct GameInterface
 	virtual bool StartGame(FNewGameStartup& gs) { return false; }
 	virtual FSavegameInfo GetSaveSig() { return { "", 0, 0}; }
 	virtual double SmallFontScale() { return 1; }
-	virtual bool SaveGame() { return true; }
-	virtual bool LoadGame() { return true; }
 	virtual void SerializeGameState(FSerializer& arc) {}
 	virtual void DrawPlayerSprite(const DVector2& origin, bool onteam) {}
 	virtual void QuitToTitle() {}
diff --git a/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp b/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp
index 32440c6dc..a7f5017b7 100644
--- a/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp
+++ b/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp
@@ -107,19 +107,11 @@ static void SerializeSession(FSerializer& arc)
 
 //=============================================================================
 //
-// This is for keeping my sanity while working with the horrible mess
-// that is the savegame code in Duke Nukem.
-// Without handling this in global variables it is a losing proposition
-// to save custom data along with the regular snapshot. :(
-// With this the savegame code can mostly pretend to load from and write
-// to files while really using a composite archive.
 //
-// All global non-game dependent state is also saved right here for convenience.
 //
 //=============================================================================
 
-
-bool OpenSaveGameForRead(const char *name)
+bool ReadSavegame(const char *name)
 {
 	if (savereader) delete savereader;
 	savereader = FResourceFile::OpenResourceFile(name, true, true);
@@ -180,11 +172,6 @@ FileReader ReadSavegameChunk(const char *name)
 	return lump->NewReader();
 }
 
-bool FinishSavegameWrite()
-{
-	return savewriter.WriteToFile();
-}
-
 void FinishSavegameRead()
 {
 	delete savereader;
@@ -199,7 +186,7 @@ CVAR(Bool, save_formatted, false, 0)	// should be set to false once the conversi
 //
 //=============================================================================
 
-bool OpenSaveGameForWrite(const char* filename, const char *name)
+bool WriteSavegame(const char* filename, const char *name)
 {
 	savewriter.Clear();
 	savewriter.SetFileName(filename);
@@ -262,8 +249,7 @@ bool OpenSaveGameForWrite(const char* filename, const char *name)
 	M_AppendPNGText(picfile, "Title", name);
 	M_AppendPNGText(picfile, "Current Map", lev->labelName);
 	M_FinishPNG(picfile);
-
-	return true;
+	return savewriter.WriteToFile();
 }
 
 //=============================================================================
@@ -699,16 +685,9 @@ static int nextquicksave = -1;
 
  void DoLoadGame(const char* name)
  {
-	 if (OpenSaveGameForRead(name))
+	 if (ReadSavegame(name))
 	 {
-		 if (gi->LoadGame())
-		 {
-			 gameaction = ga_level;
-		 }
-		 else
-		 {
-			 I_Error("%s: Failed to load savegame", name);
-		 }
+		 gameaction = ga_level;
 	 }
 	 else
 	 {
@@ -727,14 +706,11 @@ static int nextquicksave = -1;
 
  void G_SaveGame(const char *fn, const char *desc, bool ok4q, bool forceq)
  {
-	 if (OpenSaveGameForWrite(fn, desc))
+	 if (WriteSavegame(fn, desc))
 	 {
-		 if (gi->SaveGame() && FinishSavegameWrite())
-		 {
-			 savegameManager.NotifyNewSave(fn, desc, ok4q, forceq);
-			 Printf(PRINT_NOTIFY, "%s\n", GStrings("GAME SAVED"));
-			 BackupSaveGame = fn;
-		 }
+		 savegameManager.NotifyNewSave(fn, desc, ok4q, forceq);
+		 Printf(PRINT_NOTIFY, "%s\n", GStrings("GAME SAVED"));
+		 BackupSaveGame = fn;
 	 }
  }
 
diff --git a/source/core/savegamehelp.h b/source/core/savegamehelp.h
index d283a181c..b605f4835 100644
--- a/source/core/savegamehelp.h
+++ b/source/core/savegamehelp.h
@@ -5,13 +5,9 @@
 
 extern FixedBitArray<MAXSPRITES> activeSprites;
 
-bool OpenSaveGameForWrite(const char *fname, const char *name);
-bool OpenSaveGameForRead(const char *name);
-
 FileWriter *WriteSavegameChunk(const char *name);
 FileReader ReadSavegameChunk(const char *name);
 
-bool FinishSavegameWrite();
 void FinishSavegameRead();
 
 // Savegame utilities