diff --git a/src/kernel/config.h b/src/kernel/config.h
index 0d0506b47..ca83be114 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.h
+++ b/src/kernel/config.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ struct param;
         struct attrib *attribs;
         unsigned int data_turn;
         void *vm_state;
-        int data_version; /* TODO: eliminate in favor of gamedata.version */
         struct _dictionary_ *inifile;
         struct global_functions {
             int(*wage) (const struct region * r, const struct faction * f,
diff --git a/src/kernel/save.h b/src/kernel/save.h
index 134fd8007..cfbcafd72 100644
--- a/src/kernel/save.h
+++ b/src/kernel/save.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ extern "C" {
     /* Nach MAX_INPUT_SIZE brechen wir das Einlesen der Zeile ab und nehmen an,
      * dass hier ein Fehler (fehlende ") vorliegt */
 
-    extern int data_version;
-
     // TODO: is this *really* still in use?
     extern int enc_gamedata;