diff --git a/constants/landmark_constants.asm b/constants/landmark_constants.asm
index f9529b0c6..86c9d42ce 100644
--- a/constants/landmark_constants.asm
+++ b/constants/landmark_constants.asm
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ; Landmarks indexes (see data/maps/landmarks.asm)
 	const_def
-	const LANDMARK_SPECIAL           ; 00
-	const LANDMARK_LEVEL_1           ; 01
+	const LANDMARK_LEVEL_1           ; 00
 DEF NUM_LANDMARKS EQU const_value
 
 ; used in CaughtData
diff --git a/data/maps/landmarks.asm b/data/maps/landmarks.asm
index f5f98f686..c2b6510df 100644
--- a/data/maps/landmarks.asm
+++ b/data/maps/landmarks.asm
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ ENDM
 Landmarks:
 ; entries correspond to constants/landmark_constants.asm
 	table_width 4, Landmarks
-	landmark  -8, -16, SpecialLandmarkName
 	landmark 140, 100, Level1LandmarkName
 	assert_table_length NUM_LANDMARKS
 
-SpecialLandmarkName:    db "SPECIAL@"
 Level1LandmarkName:     db "LEVEL 1@"
diff --git a/engine/events/map_name_sign.asm b/engine/events/map_name_sign.asm
index 9b081a63c..163eeab8e 100644
--- a/engine/events/map_name_sign.asm
+++ b/engine/events/map_name_sign.asm
@@ -60,16 +60,12 @@ InitMapNameSign::
 	ld c, a
 	ld a, [wPrevLandmark]
 	cp c
-	ret z
-	cp LANDMARK_SPECIAL
 	ret
 
 .CheckSpecialMap:
 ; These landmarks do not get pop-up signs.
 	cp -1
 	ret z
-	cp LANDMARK_SPECIAL ; redundant check
-	ret z
 	ld a, 1
 	and a
 	ret
diff --git a/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm b/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm
index 063803cb8..190575fb6 100644
--- a/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm
+++ b/engine/pokedex/pokedex.asm
@@ -167,17 +167,6 @@ Pokedex_GetLandmark:
 	ld a, [wMapNumber]
 	ld c, a
 	call GetWorldMapLocation
-
-	cp LANDMARK_SPECIAL
-	jr nz, .load
-
-	ld a, [wBackupMapGroup]
-	ld b, a
-	ld a, [wBackupMapNumber]
-	ld c, a
-	call GetWorldMapLocation
-
-.load
 	ld [wDexCurLocation], a
 	ret
 
diff --git a/engine/pokegear/pokegear.asm b/engine/pokegear/pokegear.asm
index b944243b3..61dd3f191 100644
--- a/engine/pokegear/pokegear.asm
+++ b/engine/pokegear/pokegear.asm
@@ -185,13 +185,6 @@ TownMap_GetCurrentLandmark:
 	ld a, [wMapNumber]
 	ld c, a
 	call GetWorldMapLocation
-	cp LANDMARK_SPECIAL
-	ret nz
-	ld a, [wBackupMapGroup]
-	ld b, a
-	ld a, [wBackupMapNumber]
-	ld c, a
-	call GetWorldMapLocation
 	ret
 
 TownMap_InitCursorAndPlayerIconPositions:
@@ -200,14 +193,6 @@ TownMap_InitCursorAndPlayerIconPositions:
 	ld a, [wMapNumber]
 	ld c, a
 	call GetWorldMapLocation
-	cp LANDMARK_SPECIAL
-	jr nz, .LoadLandmark
-	ld a, [wBackupMapGroup]
-	ld b, a
-	ld a, [wBackupMapNumber]
-	ld c, a
-	call GetWorldMapLocation
-.LoadLandmark:
 	ld [wPokegearMapPlayerIconLandmark], a
 	ld [wPokegearMapCursorLandmark], a
 	ret
@@ -2126,16 +2111,6 @@ FlyMap:
 	ld a, [wMapNumber]
 	ld c, a
 	call GetWorldMapLocation
-; If we're not in a valid location, i.e. Pokecenter floor 2F,
-; the backup map information is used.
-	cp LANDMARK_SPECIAL
-	jr nz, .CheckRegion
-	ld a, [wBackupMapGroup]
-	ld b, a
-	ld a, [wBackupMapNumber]
-	ld c, a
-	call GetWorldMapLocation
-.CheckRegion:
 ; Johto fly map
 	push af
 	ld a, FLY_1 ; first Johto flypoint