diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2532db23..b401a777 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 ## HEAD
 
 
+### Bug Fixes
+
+- Game loading fix where shops data was being read twice, and the second time
+  resulted in incorrect data. Oops! Broken during save game refactor:
+  https://github.com/dungeons-of-moria/umoria/commit/ce2c756
+
+
 ## 5.7.6 (2017-11-05)
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/src/save.cpp b/src/save.cpp
index 661ef515..c5be1abc 100644
--- a/src/save.cpp
+++ b/src/save.cpp
@@ -834,25 +834,6 @@ bool loadGame(bool &generate) {
 
         generate = false; // We have restored a cave - no need to generate.
 
-        for (auto &store : stores) {
-            store.turns_left_before_closing = rd_long();
-            store.insults_counter = rd_short();
-            store.owner_id = rd_byte();
-            store.unique_items_counter = rd_byte();
-            store.good_purchases = rd_short();
-            store.bad_purchases = rd_short();
-            if (store.unique_items_counter > STORE_MAX_DISCRETE_ITEMS) {
-                goto error;
-            }
-            for (int j = 0; j < store.unique_items_counter; j++) {
-                store.inventory[j].cost = rd_long();
-                rd_item(store.inventory[j].item);
-            }
-        }
-
-        // read the time that the file was saved
-        time_saved = rd_long();
-
         if (ferror(fileptr) != 0) {
             goto error;
         }