diff --git a/src/kernel/save.c b/src/kernel/save.c
index 467d5847b..aa6f85d83 100644
--- a/src/kernel/save.c
+++ b/src/kernel/save.c
@@ -1502,7 +1502,6 @@ int readgame(const char *filename, bool backup)
     fstream_init(&strm, F);
     binstore_init(&store, &strm);
     gdata.store = &store;
-    global.data_version = gdata.version; /* FIXME: hack! attribute::read does not have access to gamedata, only storage */
 
     if (gdata.version >= BUILDNO_VERSION) {
         int build;
@@ -1835,7 +1834,6 @@ int writegame(const char *filename)
 
     gdata.store = &store;
     gdata.version = RELEASE_VERSION;
-    global.data_version = RELEASE_VERSION; // FIXME: no code that is writing should need this
     n = STREAM_VERSION;
     fwrite(&gdata.version, sizeof(int), 1, F);
     fwrite(&n, sizeof(int), 1, F);
diff --git a/src/kernel/save.test.c b/src/kernel/save.test.c
index 12e0d5311..4d8176756 100644
--- a/src/kernel/save.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/save.test.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ static void test_readwrite_data(CuTest * tc)
     test_cleanup();
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, writegame(filename));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, readgame(filename, false));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, RELEASE_VERSION, global.data_version);
     join_path(datapath(), filename, path, sizeof(path));
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, 0, remove(path));
     test_cleanup();
@@ -87,7 +86,6 @@ static void test_readwrite_attrib(CuTest *tc) {
     key_set(&a, 42);
     mstream_init(&data.strm);
     gamedata_init(&data, &store, RELEASE_VERSION);
-    global.data_version = RELEASE_VERSION; // FIXME: hack!
     write_attribs(data.store, a, NULL);
     a_removeall(&a, NULL);
     CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, a);
diff --git a/src/kernel/version.h b/src/kernel/version.h
index e4df97303..94e8e547c 100644
--- a/src/kernel/version.h
+++ b/src/kernel/version.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #define ATTRIBOWNER_VERSION 350 /* all attrib_type functions know who owns the attribute */
 #define BADCRYPT_VERSION 351 /* passwords are encrypted, poorly */
 #define ATHASH_VERSION 352 /* attribute-type hash, not name */
-#define CRYPT_VERSION 353 /* passwords are encrypted */
-#define NOWATCH_VERSION 354 /* plane->watchers is gone */
-#define RELEASE_VERSION ATHASH_VERSION /* current datafile */
+#define NOWATCH_VERSION 353 /* plane->watchers is gone */
+#define CRYPT_VERSION 354 /* passwords are encrypted */
+#define RELEASE_VERSION NOWATCH_VERSION /* current datafile */
 #define MIN_VERSION INTPAK_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 */
diff --git a/src/triggers/createunit.c b/src/triggers/createunit.c
index 31dfaaf7b..6e98901ca 100644
--- a/src/triggers/createunit.c
+++ b/src/triggers/createunit.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static int createunit_read(trigger * t, gamedata *data)
     // read_reference(&td->f, store, read_faction_reference, resolve_faction);
 
     read_reference(&td->r, data, read_region_reference,
-        RESOLVE_REGION(global.data_version));
+        RESOLVE_REGION(data->version));
     td->race = (const struct race *)read_race_reference(data->store).v;
     if (!td->race) {
         result = AT_READ_FAIL;