diff --git a/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp b/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
--- a/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
+++ b/src/saveload/oldloader_sl.cpp
@@ -1707,8 +1707,7 @@ static const OldChunks main_chunk[] = {
 
 	OCL_CNULL( OC_TTD, 144 ),             ///< AI cargo-stuff, calculated in InitializeLandscapeVariables
 	OCL_NULL( 2 ),               ///< Company indexes of companies, no longer in use
-
-	OCL_VAR ( OC_FILE_U8 | OC_VAR_U16,    1, &_station_tick_ctr ),
+	OCL_NULL( 1 ),               ///< Station tick counter, no longer in use
 
 	OCL_VAR (  OC_UINT8,    1, &_settings_game.locale.currency ),
 	OCL_VAR (  OC_UINT8,    1, &_settings_game.locale.units ),