diff --git a/disk-storage.go b/disk-storage.go
index ada0c56..874a580 100644
--- a/disk-storage.go
+++ b/disk-storage.go
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"encoding/gob"
-	"fmt"
-	"os"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -23,48 +21,48 @@ func NewDiskStorage(stateFile string) (*DiskStorage, error) {
 		stateFile: stateFile,
 		LastSaves: make(map[uint64]int64),
 	}
-	err := ret.loadState()
-	return ret, err
+	//err := ret.loadState()
+	return ret, nil
 }
 
-func saveMessages(_ interface{}, _ CartId) error {
-	// No-op: legacy event log persistence removed in oneof refactor.
-	return nil
-}
+// func saveMessages(_ interface{}, _ CartId) error {
+// 	// No-op: legacy event log persistence removed in oneof refactor.
+// 	return nil
+// }
 
-func getCartPath(id string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("data/%s.prot", id)
-}
+// func getCartPath(id string) string {
+// 	return fmt.Sprintf("data/%s.prot", id)
+// }
 
-func loadMessages(_ Grain, _ CartId) error {
-	// No-op: legacy replay removed in oneof refactor.
-	return nil
-}
+// func loadMessages(_ Grain, _ CartId) error {
+// 	// No-op: legacy replay removed in oneof refactor.
+// 	return nil
+// }
 
-func (s *DiskStorage) saveState() error {
-	tmpFile := s.stateFile + "_tmp"
-	file, err := os.Create(tmpFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	err = gob.NewEncoder(file).Encode(s.LastSaves)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	os.Remove(s.stateFile + ".bak")
-	os.Rename(s.stateFile, s.stateFile+".bak")
-	return os.Rename(tmpFile, s.stateFile)
-}
+// func (s *DiskStorage) saveState() error {
+// 	tmpFile := s.stateFile + "_tmp"
+// 	file, err := os.Create(tmpFile)
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		return err
+// 	}
+// 	defer file.Close()
+// 	err = gob.NewEncoder(file).Encode(s.LastSaves)
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		return err
+// 	}
+// 	os.Remove(s.stateFile + ".bak")
+// 	os.Rename(s.stateFile, s.stateFile+".bak")
+// 	return os.Rename(tmpFile, s.stateFile)
+// }
 
-func (s *DiskStorage) loadState() error {
-	file, err := os.Open(s.stateFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer file.Close()
-	return gob.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&s.LastSaves)
-}
+// func (s *DiskStorage) loadState() error {
+// 	file, err := os.Open(s.stateFile)
+// 	if err != nil {
+// 		return err
+// 	}
+// 	defer file.Close()
+// 	return gob.NewDecoder(file).Decode(&s.LastSaves)
+// }
 
 func (s *DiskStorage) Store(id CartId, _ *CartGrain) error {
 	// With the removal of the legacy message log, we only update the timestamp.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index dd9f4fa..cf7426b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ func spawn(id CartId) (*CartGrain, error) {
 	ret.lastChange = time.Now().Unix()
 
 	// Legacy loadMessages (no-op) retained; then replay append-only event log
-	_ = loadMessages(ret, id)
-	_ = ReplayCartEvents(ret, id)
+	//_ = loadMessages(ret, id)
+	err := ReplayCartEvents(ret, id)
 
-	return ret, nil
+	return ret, err
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type App struct {
 }
 
 func (a *App) Save() error {
-	hasChanges := false
+
 	a.pool.mu.RLock()
 	defer a.pool.mu.RUnlock()
 	for id, grain := range a.pool.GetGrains() {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func (a *App) Save() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if grain.GetLastChange() > a.storage.LastSaves[uint64(id)] {
-			hasChanges = true
+
 			err := a.storage.Store(id, grain)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("Error saving grain %s: %v\n", id, err)
@@ -81,10 +81,8 @@ func (a *App) Save() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if !hasChanges {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return a.storage.saveState()
+	return nil
+
 }
 
 func (a *App) HandleSave(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {