diff --git a/src/gamestatus.cpp b/src/gamestatus.cpp
index 4f17712858b..42c9f87b1e4 100644
--- a/src/gamestatus.cpp
+++ b/src/gamestatus.cpp
@@ -771,7 +771,6 @@ game_data* game_data::operator=(const game_data* info)
 game_classification::game_classification():
 	savegame_config(),
 	label(),
-	parent(),
 	version(),
 	campaign_type(),
 	campaign_define(),
@@ -789,7 +788,6 @@ game_classification::game_classification():
 game_classification::game_classification(const config& cfg):
 	savegame_config(),
 	label(cfg["label"]),
-	parent(cfg["parent"]),
 	version(cfg["version"]),
 	campaign_type(lexical_cast_default<game_classification::CAMPAIGN_TYPE> (cfg["campaign_type"].str(), game_classification::SCENARIO)),
 	campaign_define(cfg["campaign_define"]),
@@ -807,7 +805,6 @@ game_classification::game_classification(const config& cfg):
 game_classification::game_classification(const game_classification& gc):
 	savegame_config(),
 	label(gc.label),
-	parent(gc.parent),
 	version(gc.version),
 	campaign_type(gc.campaign_type),
 	campaign_define(gc.campaign_define),
@@ -828,7 +825,6 @@ config game_classification::to_config() const
 	config cfg;
 
 	cfg["label"] = label;
-	cfg["parent"] = parent;
 	cfg["version"] = game_config::version;
 	cfg["campaign_type"] = lexical_cast<std::string> (campaign_type);
 	cfg["campaign_define"] = campaign_define;
@@ -1064,7 +1060,6 @@ void extract_summary_from_config(config& cfg_save, config& cfg_summary)
 	cfg_summary["snapshot"] = has_snapshot;
 
 	cfg_summary["label"] = cfg_save["label"];
-	cfg_summary["parent"] = cfg_save["parent"];
 	cfg_summary["campaign_type"] = cfg_save["campaign_type"];
 
 	if(cfg_save.has_child("carryover_sides_start")){
diff --git a/src/gamestatus.hpp b/src/gamestatus.hpp
index 02f19b78f6f..8ef7ffeffb5 100644
--- a/src/gamestatus.hpp
+++ b/src/gamestatus.hpp
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ public:
 	config to_config() const;
 
 	std::string label;                               /**< Name of the game (e.g. name of save file). */
-	std::string parent;                              /**< Parent of the game (for save-threading purposes). */
 	std::string version;                             /**< Version game was created with. */
 	MAKE_ENUM (CAMPAIGN_TYPE,			 /**< Type of the game - campaign, multiplayer etc. */
 		(SCENARIO, 	"scenario")
diff --git a/src/savegame.cpp b/src/savegame.cpp
index 0ba8d6cf89a..72663dadaf1 100644
--- a/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ void savegame::before_save()
 
 bool savegame::save_game(CVideo* video, const std::string& filename)
 {
-	static std::string parent, grandparent;
 
 	try {
 		Uint32 start, end;
@@ -894,28 +893,12 @@ bool savegame::save_game(CVideo* video, const std::string& filename)
 
 		before_save();
 
-		// The magic moment that does save threading; after
-		// each save, the filename of the save file becomes
-		// the parent for the next. *Unless* the parent file
-		// has the same name as the savefile, in which case we
-		// use the grandparent name. When user loads a savegame,
-		// we load its correct parent link along with it.
-		if (filename_ == parent) {
-			gamestate_.classification().parent = grandparent;
-		} else {
-			gamestate_.classification().parent = parent;
-		}
-		LOG_SAVE << "Setting parent of '" << filename_<< "' to " << gamestate_.classification().parent << std::endl;
-
 		write_game_to_disk(filename_);
 		if (resources::persist != NULL) {
 			resources::persist->end_transaction();
 			resources::persist ->start_transaction();
 		}
 
-		grandparent = parent;
-		parent = filename_;
-
 		end = SDL_GetTicks();
 		LOG_SAVE << "Milliseconds to save " << filename_ << ": " << end - start << std::endl;