diff --git a/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/011_MapFactory.rb b/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/011_MapFactory.rb
index e4864bb3e..0d17becdc 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/011_MapFactory.rb	
+++ b/Data/Scripts/003_Game classes/011_MapFactory.rb	
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ module MapFactoryHelper
   def self.getMapConnections
     if !@@MapConnections
       @@MapConnections = []
-      conns = pbLoadMapConnections
+      conns = load_data("Data/map_connections.dat")
       for i in 0...conns.length
         conn = conns[i]
         v = getMapEdge(conn[0],conn[1])
diff --git a/Data/Scripts/011_Data/001_Data_Cache.rb b/Data/Scripts/011_Data/001_Data_Cache.rb
index 073c0bc16..3783d21d7 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/011_Data/001_Data_Cache.rb
+++ b/Data/Scripts/011_Data/001_Data_Cache.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ class PokemonTemp
   attr_accessor :moveToAnim
   attr_accessor :battleAnims
   attr_accessor :mapInfos
-  attr_accessor :mapConnections
 end
 
 def pbClearData
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ def pbClearData
     $PokemonTemp.moveToAnim            = nil
     $PokemonTemp.battleAnims           = nil
     $PokemonTemp.mapInfos              = nil
-    $PokemonTemp.mapConnections        = nil
   end
   MapFactoryHelper.clear
   $PokemonEncounters.setup($game_map.map_id) if $game_map && $PokemonEncounters
@@ -97,17 +95,6 @@ def pbLoadBattleAnimations
   return $PokemonTemp.battleAnims
 end
 
-#===============================================================================
-# Method relating to map connections data.
-#===============================================================================
-def pbLoadMapConnections
-  $PokemonTemp = PokemonTemp.new if !$PokemonTemp
-  if !$PokemonTemp.mapConnections
-    $PokemonTemp.mapConnections = load_data("Data/map_connections.dat") || []
-  end
-  return $PokemonTemp.mapConnections
-end
-
 #===============================================================================
 # Method relating to map infos data.
 #===============================================================================
diff --git a/Data/Scripts/021_Debug/011_Editor_MapConnections.rb b/Data/Scripts/021_Debug/011_Editor_MapConnections.rb
index cd983cb17..8cae82a80 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/021_Debug/011_Editor_MapConnections.rb
+++ b/Data/Scripts/021_Debug/011_Editor_MapConnections.rb
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ class MapScreenScene
   def serializeConnectionData
     conndata=generateConnectionData()
     save_data(conndata, "Data/map_connections.dat")
-    $PokemonTemp.mapConnections = nil
     Compiler.write_connections
     @mapconns=conndata
   end
diff --git a/Data/Scripts/022_Compiler/003_Compiler_WritePBS.rb b/Data/Scripts/022_Compiler/003_Compiler_WritePBS.rb
index 247fbcba4..61e37a57b 100644
--- a/Data/Scripts/022_Compiler/003_Compiler_WritePBS.rb
+++ b/Data/Scripts/022_Compiler/003_Compiler_WritePBS.rb
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ module Compiler
   end
 
   def write_connections
-    conndata = pbLoadMapConnections
+    conndata = load_data("Data/map_connections.dat")
     return if !conndata
     mapinfos = pbLoadMapInfos
     File.open("PBS/connections.txt","wb") { |f|