diff --git a/core/src/gamecode/laws.c b/core/src/gamecode/laws.c
index daa7a6334..c2e89b3c4 100755
--- a/core/src/gamecode/laws.c
+++ b/core/src/gamecode/laws.c
@@ -1446,26 +1446,20 @@ static void remove_idle_players(void)
       destroyfaction(f);
       continue;
     }
-    if (fval(f, FFL_OVERRIDE)) {
-      free(f->override);
-      f->override = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
-      freset(f, FFL_OVERRIDE);
-    }
     if (turn != f->lastorders) {
       char info[256];
       sprintf(info, "%d Einheiten, %d Personen, %d Silber",
         f->no_units, f->num_total, f->money);
       if (f->subscription) {
         sql_print(
-          ("UPDATE subscriptions SET lastturn=%d, password='%s', info='%s' WHERE id=%u;\n",
-            f->lastorders, f->override, info, f->subscription));
+          ("UPDATE subscriptions SET lastturn=%d, info='%s' WHERE id=%u;\n",
+            f->lastorders, info, f->subscription));
       }
     } else {
       if (f->subscription) {
         sql_print(
-          ("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='ACTIVE', lastturn=%d, firstturn=greatest(firstturn,%d), password='%s' WHERE id=%u;\n",
-            f->lastorders, f->lastorders - f->age, f->override,
-            f->subscription));
+          ("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='ACTIVE', lastturn=%d, firstturn=greatest(firstturn,%d) WHERE id=%u;\n",
+            f->lastorders, f->lastorders - f->age, f->subscription));
       }
     }
 
@@ -2408,7 +2402,6 @@ int password_cmd(unit * u, struct order *ord)
   } else {
     u->faction->passw = _strdup(pwbuf);
   }
-  fset(u->faction, FFL_OVERRIDE);
   ADDMSG(&u->faction->msgs, msg_message("changepasswd",
       "value", u->faction->passw));
   return 0;
@@ -4675,8 +4668,8 @@ int writepasswd(void)
     log_info("writing passwords...");
 
     for (f = factions; f; f = f->next) {
-      fprintf(F, "%s:%s:%s:%s:%u\n",
-        factionid(f), f->email, f->passw, f->override, f->subscription);
+      fprintf(F, "%s:%s:%s:%u\n",
+        factionid(f), f->email, f->passw, f->subscription);
     }
     fclose(F);
     return 0;
@@ -4711,9 +4704,8 @@ void update_subscriptions(void)
   sprintf(zText, "subscriptions.%u", turn);
   F = fopen(zText, "w");
   for (f = factions; f != NULL; f = f->next) {
-    fprintf(F, "%s:%u:%s:%s:%s:%u:\n",
-      itoa36(f->no), f->subscription, f->email, f->override,
-      dbrace(f->race), f->lastorders);
+    fprintf(F, "%s:%u:%s:%s:%u:\n",
+      itoa36(f->no), f->subscription, f->email, dbrace(f->race), f->lastorders);
   }
   fclose(F);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/kernel/faction.c b/core/src/kernel/faction.c
index 340eb5d5e..456cc3133 100755
--- a/core/src/kernel/faction.c
+++ b/core/src/kernel/faction.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void free_faction(faction * f)
   free(f->email);
   free(f->banner);
   free(f->passw);
-  free(f->override);
   free(f->name);
 
   while (f->attribs) {
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ faction *addfaction(const char *email, const char *password,
     log_error("Invalid email address for faction %s: %s\n", itoa36(f->no), email);
   }
 
-  f->override = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
   faction_setpassword(f, password);
 
   f->alliance_joindate = turn;
@@ -264,8 +262,6 @@ bool checkpasswd(const faction * f, const char *passwd, bool shortp)
 {
   if (unicode_utf8_strcasecmp(f->passw, passwd) == 0)
     return true;
-  if (unicode_utf8_strcasecmp(f->override, passwd) == 0)
-    return true;
   return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/kernel/faction.h b/core/src/kernel/faction.h
index cc7239e82..2de1f6486 100644
--- a/core/src/kernel/faction.h
+++ b/core/src/kernel/faction.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ extern "C" {
                                          * (FFL_SELECT muss man vorher initialisieren, 
                                          * FL_MARK hinterher löschen) */
 #define FFL_NOIDLEOUT     (1<<24)       /* Partei stirbt nicht an NMRs */
-#define FFL_OVERRIDE      (1<<27)       /* Override-Passwort wurde benutzt */
 #define FFL_DBENTRY       (1<<28)       /* Partei ist in Datenbank eingetragen */
 #define FFL_NOTIMEOUT     (1<<29)       /* ignore MaxAge() */
 #define FFL_GM            (1<<30)       /* eine Partei mit Sonderrechten */
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ extern "C" {
     char *banner;
     char *email;
     char *passw;
-    char *override;
     int max_spelllevel;
     struct spellbook *spellbook;
     const struct locale *locale;
diff --git a/core/src/kernel/save.c b/core/src/kernel/save.c
index 8e2a1fb2c..923e7c89d 100644
--- a/core/src/kernel/save.c
+++ b/core/src/kernel/save.c
@@ -1247,11 +1247,8 @@ faction *readfaction(struct gamedata * data)
 
   READ_STR(data->store, name, sizeof(name));
   f->passw = _strdup(name);
-  if (data->version >= OVERRIDE_VERSION) {
-    READ_STR(data->store, name, sizeof(name));
-    f->override = _strdup(name);
-  } else {
-    f->override = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
+  if (data->version < NOOVERRIDE_VERSION && data->version >= OVERRIDE_VERSION) {
+    READ_STR(data->store, 0, 0);
   }
 
   READ_STR(data->store, name, sizeof(name));
@@ -1362,7 +1359,6 @@ void writefaction(struct gamedata *data, const faction * f)
   WRITE_STR(data->store, (const char *)f->banner);
   WRITE_STR(data->store, f->email);
   WRITE_TOK(data->store, (const char *)f->passw);
-  WRITE_TOK(data->store, (const char *)f->override);
   WRITE_TOK(data->store, locale_name(f->locale));
   WRITE_INT(data->store, f->lastorders);
   WRITE_INT(data->store, f->age);
diff --git a/core/src/kernel/version.h b/core/src/kernel/version.h
index 00d5d539c..c591834df 100644
--- a/core/src/kernel/version.h
+++ b/core/src/kernel/version.h
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@
 #define FIX_WATCHERS_VERSION 338     /* fixed storage of watchers */
 #define UNIQUE_SPELLS_VERSION 339    /* turn 775, spell names are now unique globally, not just per school */
 #define SPELLBOOK_VERSION 340        /* turn 775, full spellbooks are stored for factions */
+#define NOOVERRIDE_VERSION 341        /* turn 775, full spellbooks are stored for factions */
 
-#define MIN_VERSION CURSETYPE_VERSION   /* minimal datafile we support */
-#define RELEASE_VERSION SPELLBOOK_VERSION    /* current datafile */
+#define MIN_VERSION CURSETYPE_VERSION      /* minimal datafile we support */
+#define RELEASE_VERSION NOOVERRIDE_VERSION /* current datafile */
 
 #define STREAM_VERSION 2 /* internal encoding of binary files */
diff --git a/core/src/modules/arena.c b/core/src/modules/arena.c
index eaf574fca..07334f961 100644
--- a/core/src/modules/arena.c
+++ b/core/src/modules/arena.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ static void guardian_faction(plane * pl, int id)
     f = calloc(1, sizeof(faction));
     f->banner = _strdup("Sie dienen dem großen Wyrm");
     f->passw = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
-    f->override = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
     set_email(&f->email, "igjarjuk@eressea.de");
     f->name = _strdup("Igjarjuks Kundschafter");
     f->race = new_race[RC_ILLUSION];
diff --git a/core/src/modules/autoseed.c b/core/src/modules/autoseed.c
index e5838d150..92b94ae3e 100644
--- a/core/src/modules/autoseed.c
+++ b/core/src/modules/autoseed.c
@@ -689,9 +689,8 @@ int autoseed(newfaction ** players, int nsize, int max_agediff)
         f->email, regionname(r, NULL));
       if (f->subscription) {
         sql_print(
-          ("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='ACTIVE', faction='%s', firstturn=%d, lastturn=%d, password='%s' WHERE id=%u;\n",
-            factionid(f), f->lastorders, f->lastorders, f->override,
-            f->subscription));
+          ("UPDATE subscriptions SET status='ACTIVE', faction='%s', firstturn=%d, lastturn=%d WHERE id=%u;\n",
+            factionid(f), f->lastorders, f->lastorders, f->subscription));
       }
 
       /* remove duplicate email addresses */
diff --git a/core/src/modules/gmcmd.c b/core/src/modules/gmcmd.c
index d83a84aaa..581ad27ee 100644
--- a/core/src/modules/gmcmd.c
+++ b/core/src/modules/gmcmd.c
@@ -666,7 +666,6 @@ faction *gm_addfaction(const char *email, plane * p, region * r)
   f->banner = _strdup("quest faction");
   f->name = _strdup("quest faction");
   f->passw = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
-  f->override = _strdup(itoa36(rng_int()));
   if (set_email(&f->email, email) != 0) {
     log_error("Invalid email address for faction %s: %s\n", itoa36(f->no), email);
   }
diff --git a/storage b/storage
index af834a24a..ce14333da 160000
--- a/storage
+++ b/storage
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit af834a24aa87cdd51b1a68381a5a55140e1b1281
+Subproject commit ce14333daa6f53d11b725dc347d734e3d513f793