diff --git a/components/esm3/creaturestats.cpp b/components/esm3/creaturestats.cpp
index a393da697f..44c3bd993b 100644
--- a/components/esm3/creaturestats.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/creaturestats.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ namespace ESM
         {
             esm.getHNOT(mDead, "DEAD");
             esm.getHNOT(mDeathAnimationFinished, "DFNT");
-            if (esm.getFormatVersion() <= MaxOldDeathAnimationFormatVersion && mDead)
-                mDeathAnimationFinished = true;
             esm.getHNOT(mDied, "DIED");
             esm.getHNOT(mMurdered, "MURD");
             esm.getHNOT(mTalkedTo, "TALK");
diff --git a/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp b/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp
index 82fff88614..854502b220 100644
--- a/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/formatversion.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ namespace ESM
 
     inline constexpr FormatVersion DefaultFormatVersion = 0;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion CurrentContentFormatVersion = 1;
-    inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxOldDeathAnimationFormatVersion = 2;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxOldFogOfWarFormatVersion = 6;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxUnoptimizedCharacterDataFormatVersion = 7;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxOldTimeLeftFormatVersion = 8;
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ namespace ESM
     inline constexpr FormatVersion MaxActiveSpellSlotIndexFormatVersion = 27;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion CurrentSaveGameFormatVersion = 29;
 
-    inline constexpr FormatVersion MinSupportedSaveGameFormatVersion = 2;
+    inline constexpr FormatVersion MinSupportedSaveGameFormatVersion = 3;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion OpenMW0_48SaveGameFormatVersion = 21;
     inline constexpr FormatVersion OpenMW0_49SaveGameFormatVersion = CurrentSaveGameFormatVersion;
 }
diff --git a/components/esm3/inventorystate.cpp b/components/esm3/inventorystate.cpp
index a6130af473..ded2d1c33b 100644
--- a/components/esm3/inventorystate.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/inventorystate.cpp
@@ -52,20 +52,17 @@ namespace ESM
             mItems.push_back(state);
         }
 
+        std::map<std::pair<ESM::RefId, std::string>, int32_t> levelledItemMap;
         // Next item is Levelled item
         while (esm.isNextSub("LEVM"))
         {
             // Get its name
             ESM::RefId id = esm.getRefId();
             int32_t count;
-            std::string parentGroup;
             // Then get its count
             esm.getHNT(count, "COUN");
-            // Old save formats don't have information about parent group; check for that
-            if (esm.isNextSub("LGRP"))
-                // Newest saves contain parent group
-                parentGroup = esm.getHString();
-            mLevelledItemMap[std::make_pair(id, parentGroup)] = count;
+            std::string parentGroup = esm.getHNString("LGRP");
+            levelledItemMap[std::make_pair(id, parentGroup)] = count;
         }
 
         while (esm.isNextSub("MAGI"))
@@ -117,7 +114,7 @@ namespace ESM
 
         // Old saves had restocking levelled items in a special map
         // This turns items from that map into negative quantities
-        for (const auto& entry : mLevelledItemMap)
+        for (const auto& entry : levelledItemMap)
         {
             const ESM::RefId& id = entry.first.first;
             const int count = entry.second;
@@ -141,13 +138,6 @@ namespace ESM
             }
         }
 
-        for (auto it = mLevelledItemMap.begin(); it != mLevelledItemMap.end(); ++it)
-        {
-            esm.writeHNRefId("LEVM", it->first.first);
-            esm.writeHNT("COUN", it->second);
-            esm.writeHNString("LGRP", it->first.second);
-        }
-
         for (const auto& [id, params] : mPermanentMagicEffectMagnitudes)
         {
             esm.writeHNRefId("MAGI", id);
diff --git a/components/esm3/inventorystate.hpp b/components/esm3/inventorystate.hpp
index 050d1eb92f..814236ce46 100644
--- a/components/esm3/inventorystate.hpp
+++ b/components/esm3/inventorystate.hpp
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ namespace ESM
         // <Index in mItems, equipment slot>
         std::map<uint32_t, int32_t> mEquipmentSlots;
 
-        std::map<std::pair<ESM::RefId, std::string>, int32_t> mLevelledItemMap;
-
         std::map<ESM::RefId, std::vector<std::pair<float, float>>> mPermanentMagicEffectMagnitudes;
 
         std::optional<uint32_t> mSelectedEnchantItem; // For inventories only
diff --git a/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp b/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp
index fca4c64f5f..6e2621df29 100644
--- a/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp
+++ b/components/esm3/objectstate.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ namespace ESM
         else
             mPosition = mRef.mPos;
 
-        if (esm.isNextSub("LROT"))
-            esm.skipHSub(); // local rotation, no longer used
-
         mFlags = 0;
         esm.getHNOT(mFlags, "FLAG");