diff --git a/engines/grim/actor.cpp b/engines/grim/actor.cpp
index e51772afbe3..0624ddc4f6f 100644
--- a/engines/grim/actor.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/actor.cpp
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ bool Actor::isTalking() {
 	TextObject *textObject = NULL;
 	if (_sayLineText)
 		textObject = TextObject::getPool().getObject(_sayLineText);
-	if ((m == GrimEngine::TextOnly && (!textObject || textObject->getDisabled())) ||
+	if ((m == GrimEngine::TextOnly && !textObject) ||
 			(m != GrimEngine::TextOnly && (strlen(_talkSoundName.c_str()) == 0 || !g_imuse->getSoundStatus(_talkSoundName.c_str())))) {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/engines/grim/grim.cpp b/engines/grim/grim.cpp
index 79316ffe01c..8daec63c78f 100644
--- a/engines/grim/grim.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/grim.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ GrimEngine::GrimEngine(OSystem *syst, uint32 gameFlags, GrimGameType gameType, C
 	_printLineDefaults.setFGColor(c);
 	_printLineDefaults.setFont(NULL);
 	_printLineDefaults.setJustify(TextObject::LJUSTIFY);
-	_printLineDefaults.setDisabled(false);
 
 	_sayLineDefaults.setX(0);
 	_sayLineDefaults.setY(100);
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ GrimEngine::GrimEngine(OSystem *syst, uint32 gameFlags, GrimGameType gameType, C
 	_sayLineDefaults.setFGColor(c);
 	_sayLineDefaults.setFont(NULL);
 	_sayLineDefaults.setJustify(TextObject::CENTER);
-	_sayLineDefaults.setDisabled(false);
 
 	_blastTextDefaults.setX(0);
 	_blastTextDefaults.setY(200);
@@ -163,7 +161,6 @@ GrimEngine::GrimEngine(OSystem *syst, uint32 gameFlags, GrimGameType gameType, C
 	_blastTextDefaults.setFGColor(c);
 	_blastTextDefaults.setFont(NULL);
 	_blastTextDefaults.setJustify(TextObject::LJUSTIFY);
-	_blastTextDefaults.setDisabled(false);
 
 	const Common::FSNode gameDataDir(ConfMan.get("path"));
 	SearchMan.addSubDirectoryMatching(gameDataDir, "movies"); // Add 'movies' subdirectory for the demo
@@ -776,7 +773,8 @@ void GrimEngine::restoreGRIM() {
 	_talkingActor = Actor::getPool().getObject(_savedState->readLEUint32());
 
 	//TextObject stuff
-	_sayLineDefaults.setDisabled(_savedState->readLESint32());
+	//SAVECHANGE: Remove the next line with the next save version
+	_savedState->readLESint32();
 	_sayLineDefaults.setFGColor(PoolColor::getPool().getObject(_savedState->readLEUint32()));
 	_sayLineDefaults.setFont(Font::getPool().getObject(_savedState->readLEUint32()));
 	_sayLineDefaults.setHeight(_savedState->readLESint32());
@@ -913,7 +911,8 @@ void GrimEngine::saveGRIM() {
 	}
 
 	//TextObject stuff
-	_savedState->writeLESint32(_sayLineDefaults.getDisabled());
+	//SAVECHANGE: Remove the next line with the next save version
+	_savedState->writeLESint32(0);
 	_savedState->writeLEUint32(_sayLineDefaults.getFGColor()->getId());
 	_savedState->writeLEUint32(_sayLineDefaults.getFont()->getId());
 	_savedState->writeLESint32(_sayLineDefaults.getHeight());
diff --git a/engines/grim/textobject.cpp b/engines/grim/textobject.cpp
index 954b01899ee..c4aeaa1cf83 100644
--- a/engines/grim/textobject.cpp
+++ b/engines/grim/textobject.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Grim {
 
 TextObjectCommon::TextObjectCommon() :
 	_x(0), _y(0), _fgColor(0), _justify(0), _width(0), _height(0),
-	_disabled(false), _font(NULL), _duration(0) {
+	_font(NULL), _duration(0) {
 }
 
 TextObject::TextObject(bool blastDraw, bool isSpeech) :
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ void TextObject::saveState(SaveGame *state) const {
 	state->writeLESint32(_numberLines);
 	state->writeLESint32(_duration);
 
-	state->writeLESint32(_disabled);
+	//SAVECHANGE: Remove the next line with the next save version
+	state->writeLESint32(0);
 	state->writeLESint32(_blastDraw);
 	state->writeLESint32(_isSpeech);
 	state->writeLESint32(_elapsedTime);
@@ -99,7 +100,8 @@ bool TextObject::restoreState(SaveGame *state) {
 	_numberLines  = state->readLESint32();
 	_duration     = state->readLESint32();
 
-	_disabled     = state->readLESint32();
+	//SAVECHANGE: Remove the next line with the next save version
+	state->readLESint32();
 	_blastDraw    = state->readLESint32();
 	_isSpeech     = state->readLESint32();
 	_elapsedTime  = state->readLESint32();
@@ -121,7 +123,6 @@ void TextObject::setDefaults(TextObjectDefaults *defaults) {
 	_font = defaults->getFont();
 	_fgColor = defaults->getFGColor();
 	_justify = defaults->getJustify();
-	_disabled = defaults->getDisabled();
 }
 
 int TextObject::getBitmapWidth() {
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ int TextObject::getLineY(int line) {
 }
 
 void TextObject::draw() {
-	if (_disabled || !_lines)
+	if (!_lines)
 		return;
 
 	if (!_created) {
@@ -336,13 +337,13 @@ void TextObject::draw() {
 }
 
 void TextObject::update() {
-	if (!_duration || !_created || _disabled) {
+	if (!_duration || !_created) {
 		return;
 	}
 
 	_elapsedTime += g_grim->getFrameTime();
 	if (_elapsedTime > _duration) {
-		_disabled = true;
+		delete this;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/engines/grim/textobject.h b/engines/grim/textobject.h
index c49c7cfda20..34924ccdb0c 100644
--- a/engines/grim/textobject.h
+++ b/engines/grim/textobject.h
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ public:
 	void setJustify(int justify) { _justify = justify; }
 	int getJustify() { return _justify; }
 
-	void setDisabled(bool disabled) { _disabled = disabled; }
-	bool getDisabled() { return _disabled; }
-
 	void setWidth(int width) { _width = width; }
 	int getWidth() { return _width; }
 
@@ -67,7 +64,6 @@ protected:
 	int _x, _y;
 	int _width, _height;
 	int _justify;
-	bool _disabled;
 	Font *_font;
 	int _duration;
 };