diff --git a/addons/save_load_system/autoloads/save_game_manager.gd b/addons/save_load_system/autoloads/save_game_manager.gd
index 59e4a62..2bb8e09 100644
--- a/addons/save_load_system/autoloads/save_game_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/save_load_system/autoloads/save_game_manager.gd
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ func _load_game_resource(resource_filename: String) -> void:
 		load_error.emit("Failed to load save. File does not exist: %s" % save_game_file_path)
 		return
 
-	_loaded_save_resource = SaveGameDataResource.new()
 	_loaded_save_resource = ResourceLoader.load(save_game_file_path)
 	if _loaded_save_resource == null:
 		load_error.emit("Failed to load save. Unknown format? %s" % save_game_file_path)