diff --git a/src/play_controller.cpp b/src/play_controller.cpp
index 73ed657b3041..3752b92f7fa9 100644
--- a/src/play_controller.cpp
+++ b/src/play_controller.cpp
@@ -319,9 +319,7 @@ void play_controller::save_map(){
 
 void play_controller::load_game(){
 	savegame::loadgame load(*gui_, game_config_, saved_game_);
-	load.load_game(game::load_game_exception::game, game::load_game_exception::show_replay, game::load_game_exception::cancel_orders, game::load_game_exception::select_difficulty, game::load_game_exception::difficulty);
-
-	throw game::load_game_exception(filename_, show_replay_, cancel_orders_, select_difficulty_, difficulty_);
+	load.load_game();
 }
 
 void play_controller::preferences(){
diff --git a/src/savegame.cpp b/src/savegame.cpp
index 2fe4e843d166..6e1adcf39254 100644
--- a/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ void loadgame::show_difficulty_dialog()
 	difficulty_ = difficulties[difficulty_dlg.selected_index()];
 }
 
-/* Called only by play_controller to handle in-game attempts to load. Instead of returning true,
-   throws a "load_game_exception" to signal a resulting load game request.
+
+// Called only by play_controller to handle in-game attempts to load. Instead of returning true,
+// throws a "load_game_exception" to signal a resulting load game request.
 bool loadgame::load_game()
 {
 	show_dialog(false, false);
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ bool loadgame::load_game()
 	}
 
 	throw game::load_game_exception(filename_, show_replay_, cancel_orders_, select_difficulty_, difficulty_);
-} */
+}
 
 bool loadgame::load_game(
 		  const std::string& filename
diff --git a/src/savegame.hpp b/src/savegame.hpp
index b5fc59347681..77860a905b8e 100644
--- a/src/savegame.hpp
+++ b/src/savegame.hpp
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class loadgame
 	loadgame(display& gui, const config& game_config, saved_game& gamestate);
 	virtual ~loadgame() {}
 
+	/** Load a game without providing any information. */
+	bool load_game();
 	/** Load a game with pre-setting information for the load-game dialog.
 	    A value of false will cause the save to not load. */
 	bool load_game(