diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
index 57fe28ed58..bbf15312d3 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp
@@ -508,10 +508,8 @@ namespace MWWorld
             }
             break;
             case ESM::REC_PLAY:
-                if (!mIdsRebuilt)
+                if (reader.getFormatVersion() <= ESM::MaxPlayerBeforeCellDataFormatVersion && !mIdsRebuilt)
                 {
-                    // FIME this can be removed when MinSupportedSaveGameFormatVersion > 32
-                    // Older saves have the player before the WorldModel.
                     mStore.rebuildIdsIndex();
                     mIdsRebuilt = true;
                 }
diff --git a/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp b/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp
index 36e43728e2..b09a42cae5 100644
--- a/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ namespace ESM
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxActiveSpellSlotIndexFormatVersion = 27;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxOldCountFormatVersion = 30;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxActiveSpellTypeVersion = 31;
-    inline constexpr FormatVersion CurrentSaveGameFormatVersion = 32;
+    inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxPlayerBeforeCellDataFormatVersion = 32;
+    inline constexpr FormatVersion CurrentSaveGameFormatVersion = 33;
 
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MinSupportedSaveGameFormatVersion = 5;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion OpenMW0_48SaveGameFormatVersion = 21;