diff --git a/src/cracker.c b/src/cracker.c
index 6fc46e2b07..570a182a31 100644
--- a/src/cracker.c
+++ b/src/cracker.c
@@ -875,27 +875,11 @@ static int crk_salt_loop(void)
 		return 1;
 
 	salt = crk_db->salts;
-
-	/* on first run, right after restore, this can be non-zero */
-	if (status.salt_idx) {
-		int i = status.salt_idx;
-		while (i--) {
-			salt = salt->next;
-			if (!salt) {
-				salt = crk_db->salts;
-				status.salt_idx = 0;
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	do {
 		crk_methods.set_salt(salt->salt);
 		if ((done = crk_password_loop(salt)))
 			break;
-		++status.salt_idx;
 	} while ((salt = salt->next));
-	if (!salt)
-		status.salt_idx = 0;
 
 	if (done >= 0) {
 #if !HAVE_OPENCL
diff --git a/src/recovery.c b/src/recovery.c
index 59354d381b..7b0b6ddf85 100644
--- a/src/recovery.c
+++ b/src/recovery.c
@@ -377,11 +377,6 @@ void rec_save(void)
 	    rec_check);
 
 	if (rec_save_mode) rec_save_mode(rec_file);
-
-	/* these are 'appended' resume blocks */
-	/* add a v1 record for salt resume, if salt_idx not at start */
-	if (status.salt_idx)
-		fprintf(rec_file, "slt-v1\n%x\n", status.salt_idx);
 	if (rec_save_mode2) rec_save_mode2(rec_file);
 	if (rec_save_mode3) rec_save_mode3(rec_file);
 	if (options.flags & FLG_MASK_STACKED)
@@ -615,19 +610,17 @@ void rec_restore_mode(int (*restore_mode)(FILE *file))
 	fgetl(buf, sizeof(buf), rec_file);
 	while (!feof(rec_file)) {
 		if (!strncmp(buf, "ext-v", 5)) {
-			if (ext_restore_state_hybrid(buf, rec_file))
-				rec_format_error("external-hybrid");
+			if (ext_restore_state_hybrid(buf, rec_file)) rec_format_error("external-hybrid");
+			fgetl(buf, sizeof(buf), rec_file);
+			continue;
 		}
 		/*
-		else if (!strncmp(buf, "rex-v", 5)) {
-			if (rexgen_restore_state_hybrid(buf, rec_file))
-				rec_format_error("rexgen-hybrid");
+		if (!strncmp(buf, "rex-v", 5)) {
+			if (rexgen_restore_state_hybrid(buf, rec_file)) rec_format_error("rexgen-hybrid");
+			fgetl(buf, sizeof(buf), rec_file);
+			continue;
 		}
 		*/
-		if (!strcmp(buf, "slt-v1")) {
-			if (fscanf(rec_file, "%x\n", &status.salt_idx) != 1)
-				rec_format_error("salt-restore block");
-		}
 		fgetl(buf, sizeof(buf), rec_file);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/status.h b/src/status.h
index 8f10f23d5c..258defb4d1 100644
--- a/src/status.h
+++ b/src/status.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ struct status_main {
 	int compat;
 	int pass;
 	int progress;
-	int salt_idx;
 };
 
 extern struct status_main status;