diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
index 33a7f27c2..cfba2970e 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -311,24 +311,6 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, DDukeActor& w, DDu
 			.Array("temo_wall", w.temp_walls, def->temp_walls,2)
 			("temp_sect", w.temp_sect, def->temp_sect)
 			.EndObject();
-
-#ifdef  OLD_SAVEGAME
-		// compat handling
-		if (SaveVersion < 12 && arc.isReading())
-		{
-			if (w.s->picnum == SECTOREFFECTOR)
-			{
-				if (w.s->lotag == SE_20_STRETCH_BRIDGE)
-				{
-					for (int i : {0, 1}) w.temp_walls[i] = &wall[w.temp_data[i+1]];
-				}
-				if (w.s->lotag == SE_128_GLASS_BREAKING)
-				{
-					w.temp_walls[0] = &wall[w.temp_data[2]];
-				}
-			}
-		}
-#endif
 	}
 	return arc;
 }