diff --git a/src/saveload/misc_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/misc_sl.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/misc_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/misc_sl.cpp
@@ -96,10 +96,7 @@ static const SaveLoad _date_check_desc[]
 /* Save load date related variables as well as persistent tick counters
  * XXX: currently some unrelated stuff is just put here */
 struct DATEChunkHandler : ChunkHandler {
-	DATEChunkHandler() : ChunkHandler('DATE', CH_TABLE)
-	{
-		this->load_check = true;
-	}
+	DATEChunkHandler() : ChunkHandler('DATE', CH_TABLE) {}
 
 	void Save() const override
 	{