diff --git a/src/strings.cpp b/src/strings.cpp
--- a/src/strings.cpp
+++ b/src/strings.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include "video/video_driver.hpp"
 #include "engine_func.h"
 #include "engine_base.h"
-#include "saveload.h"
 #include "strgen/strgen.h"
 
 #include "table/strings.h"
@@ -1593,114 +1592,3 @@ void CheckForMissingGlyphsInLoadedLangua
 
 /* --- Handling of saving/loading string IDs from old savegames --- */
 
-/**
- * Remap a string ID from the old format to the new format
- * @param s StringID that requires remapping
- * @return translated ID
- */
-StringID RemapOldStringID(StringID s)
-{
-	switch (s) {
-		case 0x0006: return STR_SV_EMPTY;
-		case 0x7000: return STR_SV_UNNAMED;
-		case 0x70E4: return SPECSTR_PLAYERNAME_ENGLISH;
-		case 0x70E9: return SPECSTR_PLAYERNAME_ENGLISH;
-		case 0x8864: return STR_SV_TRAIN_NAME;
-		case 0x902B: return STR_SV_ROADVEH_NAME;
-		case 0x9830: return STR_SV_SHIP_NAME;
-		case 0xA02F: return STR_SV_AIRCRAFT_NAME;
-
-		default:
-			if (IsInsideMM(s, 0x300F, 0x3030)) {
-				return s - 0x300F + STR_SV_STNAME;
-			} else {
-				return s;
-			}
-	}
-}
-
-/** Location to load the old names to. */
-char *_old_name_array = NULL;
-
-/**
- * Copy and convert old custom names to UTF-8.
- * They were all stored in a 512 by 32 long string array and are
- * now stored with stations, waypoints and other places with names.
- * @param id the StringID of the custom name to clone.
- * @return the clones custom name.
- */
-char *CopyFromOldName(StringID id)
-{
-	/* Is this name an (old) custom name? */
-	if (GB(id, 11, 5) != 15) return NULL;
-
-	if (CheckSavegameVersion(37)) {
-		/* Old names were 32 characters long, so 128 characters should be
-		 * plenty to allow for expansion when converted to UTF-8. */
-		char tmp[128];
-		const char *strfrom = &_old_name_array[32 * GB(id, 0, 9)];
-		char *strto = tmp;
-
-		for (; *strfrom != '\0'; strfrom++) {
-			WChar c = (byte)*strfrom;
-
-			/* Map from non-ISO8859-15 characters to UTF-8. */
-			switch (c) {
-				case 0xA4: c = 0x20AC; break; // Euro
-				case 0xA6: c = 0x0160; break; // S with caron
-				case 0xA8: c = 0x0161; break; // s with caron
-				case 0xB4: c = 0x017D; break; // Z with caron
-				case 0xB8: c = 0x017E; break; // z with caron
-				case 0xBC: c = 0x0152; break; // OE ligature
-				case 0xBD: c = 0x0153; break; // oe ligature
-				case 0xBE: c = 0x0178; break; // Y with diaresis
-				default: break;
-			}
-
-			/* Check character will fit into our buffer. */
-			if (strto + Utf8CharLen(c) > lastof(tmp)) break;
-
-			strto += Utf8Encode(strto, c);
-		}
-
-		/* Terminate the new string and copy it back to the name array */
-		*strto = '\0';
-
-		return strdup(tmp);
-	} else {
-		/* Name will already be in UTF-8. */
-		return strdup(&_old_name_array[32 * GB(id, 0, 9)]);
-	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Free the memory of the old names array.
- * Should be called once the old names have all been converted.
- */
-void ResetOldNames()
-{
-	free(_old_name_array);
-	_old_name_array = NULL;
-}
-
-/**
- * Initialize the old names table memory.
- */
-void InitializeOldNames()
-{
-	free(_old_name_array);
-	_old_name_array = CallocT<char>(512 * 32);
-}
-
-static void Load_NAME()
-{
-	int index;
-
-	while ((index = SlIterateArray()) != -1) {
-		SlArray(&_old_name_array[32 * index], SlGetFieldLength(), SLE_UINT8);
-	}
-}
-
-extern const ChunkHandler _name_chunk_handlers[] = {
-	{ 'NAME', NULL, Load_NAME, CH_ARRAY | CH_LAST},
-};