diff --git a/src/kernel/connection.c b/src/kernel/connection.c
index 43caee729..428ee5136 100644
--- a/src/kernel/connection.c
+++ b/src/kernel/connection.c
@@ -660,19 +660,6 @@ int read_borders(gamedata *data)
             b->id = bid;
             assert(bid <= nextborder);
             type->read(b, data);
-            if (data->version < NOBORDERATTRIBS_VERSION) {
-                attrib *a = NULL;
-                int result = read_attribs(data, &a, b);
-                if (border_convert_cb) {
-                    border_convert_cb(b, a);
-                }
-                while (a) {
-                    a_remove(&a, a);
-                }
-                if (result < 0) {
-                    return result;
-                }
-            }
             if (!type->write) {
                 log_warning("invalid border '%s' between '%s' and '%s'\n", zText, regionname(from, 0), regionname(to, 0));
             }
diff --git a/src/spells/borders.c b/src/spells/borders.c
index 331e7380f..548e1532b 100644
--- a/src/spells/borders.c
+++ b/src/spells/borders.c
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ static void wall_read(connection * b, gamedata * data)
 
     read_reference(&fd->mage, data, read_unit_reference, resolve_unit);
     READ_INT(data->store, &fd->force);
-    if (data->version >= NOBORDERATTRIBS_VERSION) {
-        READ_INT(data->store, &fd->countdown);
-    }
+    READ_INT(data->store, &fd->countdown);
     fd->active = true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/gamedata.h b/src/util/gamedata.h
index 7d355f86b..82df55cc3 100644
--- a/src/util/gamedata.h
+++ b/src/util/gamedata.h
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <stream.h>
 
-#define INTPAK_VERSION 329      /* in binary, ints can get packed. starting with E2/572 */
-#define NOZEROIDS_VERSION 330   /* 2008-05-16 zero is not a valid ID for anything (including factions) */
-#define NOBORDERATTRIBS_VERSION 331     /* 2008-05-17 connection::attribs has been moved to userdata */
-#define UIDHASH_VERSION 332     /* 2008-05-22 borders use the region.uid to store */
+#define UIDHASH_VERSION 332     /* 2008-05-22 = 572 borders use the region.uid to store */
 #define REGIONOWNER_VERSION 333 /* 2009-05-14 regions have owners and morale */
 #define ALLIANCELEADER_VERSION 333      /* alliances have a leader */
 #define CURSEFLOAT_VERSION 334  /* all curse-effects are float */
@@ -43,7 +40,7 @@
 #define CRYPT_VERSION 400 /* passwords are encrypted */
 
 #define RELEASE_VERSION SKILLSORT_VERSION /* current datafile */
-#define MIN_VERSION INTPAK_VERSION      /* minimal datafile we support */
+#define MIN_VERSION UIDHASH_VERSION      /* minimal datafile we support */
 #define MAX_VERSION RELEASE_VERSION /* change this if we can need to read the future datafile, and we can do so */
 
 #define STREAM_VERSION 2 /* internal encoding of binary files */