diff --git a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
index f0df3ff627f..715b3b51272 100644
--- a/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
+++ b/engines/sci/engine/savegame.cpp
@@ -194,23 +194,17 @@ void SegManager::saveLoadWithSerializer(Common::Serializer &s) {
 
 		for (ObjMap::iterator it = scr->_objects.begin(); it != scr->_objects.end(); ++it) {
 			reg_t addr = it->_value.getPos();
-			scr->scriptObjInit(addr, false);
-		}
+			Object *obj = scr->scriptObjInit(addr, false);
 
-		// In SCI0-SCI1, we need to make two passes, as the objects in the
-		// script might be in the wrong order (e.g. in the demo of Iceman).
-		// Refer to bug #3034713
-		if (getSciVersion() < SCI_VERSION_1_1) {
-			for (ObjMap::iterator it = scr->_objects.begin(); it != scr->_objects.end(); ++it) {
-				reg_t addr = it->_value.getPos();
-				Object *obj = scr->scriptObjInit(addr, false);
+			if (getSciVersion() < SCI_VERSION_1_1) {
 				if (!obj->initBaseObject(this, addr, false)) {
-					error("Failed to locate base object for object at %04X:%04X; skipping", PRINT_REG(addr));
-					//scr->scriptObjRemove(addr);
+					// TODO/FIXME: This should not be happening at all. It might indicate a possible issue
+					// with the garbage collector. It happens for example in LSL5 (German, perhaps English too).
+					warning("Failed to locate base object for object at %04X:%04X; skipping", PRINT_REG(addr));
+					scr->_objects.erase(addr.toUint16());
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
 	}
 }