diff --git a/src/date.cpp b/src/date.cpp
--- a/src/date.cpp
+++ b/src/date.cpp
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ Date      _date;       ///< Current date
 DateFract _date_fract; ///< Fractional part of the day.
 uint16 _tick_counter;  ///< Ever incrementing (and sometimes wrapping) tick counter for setting off various events
 
-int32 _old_ending_year_slv_105; ///< Old ending year for savegames before SLV_105
-
 /**
  * Set the date.
  * @param date  New date
diff --git a/src/saveload/afterload.cpp b/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/afterload.cpp
@@ -755,12 +755,7 @@ bool AfterLoadGame()
 		_settings_game.linkgraph.distribution_default = DT_MANUAL;
 	}
 
-	if (IsSavegameVersionBefore(SLV_105)) {
-		extern int32 _old_ending_year_slv_105; // in date.cpp
-		_settings_game.game_creation.ending_year = _old_ending_year_slv_105 - 1;
-	} else if (IsSavegameVersionBefore(SLV_ENDING_YEAR)) {
-		/* Ending year was a GUI setting before SLV_105, was removed in revision 683b65ee1 (svn r14755). */
-		/* This also converts scenarios, both when loading them into the editor, and when starting a new game. */
+	if (IsSavegameVersionBefore(SLV_ENDING_YEAR)) {
 		_settings_game.game_creation.ending_year = DEF_END_YEAR;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/table/settings.ini b/src/table/settings.ini
--- a/src/table/settings.ini
+++ b/src/table/settings.ini
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ static bool UpdateServerPassword(int32 p
 static bool UpdateRconPassword(int32 p1);
 static bool UpdateClientConfigValues(int32 p1);
 
-extern int32 _old_ending_year_slv_105;
-
 /* End - Callback Functions for the various settings */
 
 /* Some settings do not need to be synchronised when playing in multiplayer.
@@ -1405,15 +1403,9 @@ str      = STR_CONFIG_SETTING_STARTING_Y
 strval   = STR_JUST_INT
 cat      = SC_BASIC
 
-[SDTG_VAR]
-name     = ""old_ending_year_slv_105""
-var      = _old_ending_year_slv_105
-flags    = SLF_NOT_IN_CONFIG
-type     = SLE_INT32
+[SDT_NULL]
+length   = 4
 to       = SLV_105
-def      = DEF_END_YEAR
-min      = MIN_YEAR
-max      = MAX_YEAR
 
 [SDT_VAR]
 base     = GameSettings