diff --git a/src/signs.cpp b/src/signs.cpp
--- a/src/signs.cpp
+++ b/src/signs.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "company_func.h"
 #include "signs_base.h"
 #include "signs_func.h"
-#include "saveload.h"
 #include "command_func.h"
 #include "variables.h"
 #include "strings_func.h"
@@ -56,17 +55,12 @@ static void UpdateSignVirtCoords(Sign *s
 	UpdateViewportSignPos(&si->sign, pt.x, pt.y - 6, STR_2806);
 }
 
-/**
- *
- * Update the coordinates of all signs
- *
- */
+/** Update the coordinates of all signs */
 void UpdateAllSignVirtCoords()
 {
 	Sign *si;
 
 	FOR_ALL_SIGNS(si) UpdateSignVirtCoords(si);
-
 }
 
 /**
@@ -203,48 +197,3 @@ void InitializeSigns()
 	_Sign_pool.CleanPool();
 	_Sign_pool.AddBlockToPool();
 }
-
-static const SaveLoad _sign_desc[] = {
-  SLE_CONDVAR(Sign, name,  SLE_NAME,                   0, 83),
-  SLE_CONDSTR(Sign, name,  SLE_STR, 0,                84, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-  SLE_CONDVAR(Sign, x,     SLE_FILE_I16 | SLE_VAR_I32, 0, 4),
-  SLE_CONDVAR(Sign, y,     SLE_FILE_I16 | SLE_VAR_I32, 0, 4),
-  SLE_CONDVAR(Sign, x,     SLE_INT32,                  5, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-  SLE_CONDVAR(Sign, y,     SLE_INT32,                  5, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-  SLE_CONDVAR(Sign, owner, SLE_UINT8,                  6, SL_MAX_VERSION),
-      SLE_VAR(Sign, z,     SLE_UINT8),
-	SLE_END()
-};
-
-/**
- *
- * Save all signs
- *
- */
-static void Save_SIGN()
-{
-	Sign *si;
-
-	FOR_ALL_SIGNS(si) {
-		SlSetArrayIndex(si->index);
-		SlObject(si, _sign_desc);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- *
- * Load all signs
- *
- */
-static void Load_SIGN()
-{
-	int index;
-	while ((index = SlIterateArray()) != -1) {
-		Sign *si = new (index) Sign();
-		SlObject(si, _sign_desc);
-	}
-}
-
-extern const ChunkHandler _sign_chunk_handlers[] = {
-	{ 'SIGN', Save_SIGN, Load_SIGN, CH_ARRAY | CH_LAST},
-};