diff --git a/Tactical/Handle Items.cpp b/Tactical/Handle Items.cpp
index 0f6529a6..ce4c41d4 100644
--- a/Tactical/Handle Items.cpp	
+++ b/Tactical/Handle Items.cpp	
@@ -6094,6 +6094,11 @@ void AddBlueFlag( INT32 sGridNo ,INT8 bLevel )
 void RemoveBlueFlag( INT32 sGridNo, INT8 bLevel )
 {
 	ApplyMapChangesToMapTempFile( TRUE );
+
+	// player mine present
+	if( gpWorldLevelData[sGridNo].uiFlags & MAPELEMENT_PLAYER_MINE_PRESENT )
+		RemoveMineFlagFromMapTempFile( sGridNo );
+
 	gpWorldLevelData[sGridNo].uiFlags &= ~(MAPELEMENT_PLAYER_MINE_PRESENT);
 
 	if ( bLevel == 0 )
diff --git a/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.cpp b/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.cpp
index 668e08a6..c2d14ffd 100644
--- a/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.cpp
+++ b/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ void AddObjectFromMapTempFileToMap( INT32 uiMapIndex, UINT16 usIndex );
 void AddBloodOrSmellFromMapTempFileToMap( MODIFY_MAP *pMap );
 // sevenfm
 void AddMineFlagFromMapTempFileToMap( MODIFY_MAP *pMap );
+void RemoveMineFlagFromMap( INT32 usGridNo );
+
 void SetSectorsRevealedBit( UINT32	usMapIndex );
 void SetMapRevealedStatus();
 void DamageStructsFromMapTempFile( MODIFY_MAP * pMap );
@@ -485,10 +487,7 @@ BOOLEAN LoadAllMapChangesFromMapTempFileAndApplyThem( )
 			case SLM_BLOOD_SMELL:
 				AddBloodOrSmellFromMapTempFileToMap( pMap );
 				break;
-// sevenfm
-			case SLM_MINE_PRESENT:
-				AddMineFlagFromMapTempFileToMap( pMap );
-				break;
+
 			case SLM_DAMAGED_STRUCT:
 				DamageStructsFromMapTempFile( pMap );
 				break;
@@ -536,6 +535,15 @@ BOOLEAN LoadAllMapChangesFromMapTempFileAndApplyThem( )
 				SaveModifiedMapStructToMapTempFile( pMap, gWorldSectorX, gWorldSectorY, gbWorldSectorZ );
 				break;
 #endif
+// sevenfm
+			case SLM_MINE_PRESENT:
+				AddMineFlagFromMapTempFileToMap( pMap );
+				break;
+
+			case SLM_REMOVE_MINE_PRESENT:
+				RemoveMineFlagFromMap( pMap->usGridNo );
+				break;
+
 			default:
 				AssertMsg( 0, "ERROR!	Map Type not in switch when loading map changes from temp file");
 				break;
@@ -773,6 +781,17 @@ void SaveMineFlagFromMapToTempFile()
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+void RemoveMineFlagFromMapTempFile( INT32 usGridNo)
+{
+	MODIFY_MAP Map;
+
+	memset( &Map, 0, sizeof( MODIFY_MAP ) );
+	Map.usGridNo	= usGridNo;
+	Map.ubType			= SLM_REMOVE_MINE_PRESENT;
+	SaveModifiedMapStructToMapTempFile( &Map, gWorldSectorX, gWorldSectorY, gbWorldSectorZ );
+}
+
 void SaveBloodSmellAndRevealedStatesFromMapToTempFile()
 {
 	MODIFY_MAP Map;
@@ -898,6 +917,11 @@ void AddMineFlagFromMapTempFileToMap( MODIFY_MAP *pMap )
 	gpWorldLevelData[ pMap->usGridNo ].uiFlags |= MAPELEMENT_PLAYER_MINE_PRESENT;
 }
 
+void RemoveMineFlagFromMap( INT32 usGridNo )
+{
+	gpWorldLevelData[ usGridNo ].uiFlags &= ~(MAPELEMENT_PLAYER_MINE_PRESENT);
+}
+
 
 BOOLEAN SaveRevealedStatusArrayToRevealedTempFile( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSectorZ )
 {
diff --git a/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.h b/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.h
index 8b0cdabb..8d71015f 100644
--- a/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.h
+++ b/TileEngine/SaveLoadMap.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum
 #endif
 	// sevenfm
 	SLM_MINE_PRESENT,
+	SLM_REMOVE_MINE_PRESENT,	// silversurfer: we need this to get rid of the mine flag otherwise any tile that ever had a mine on it will forever be flagged with MAPELEMENT_PLAYER_MINE_PRESENT
 };
 
 typedef struct//dnl ch86 250214
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ void SaveBloodSmellAndRevealedStatesFromMapToTempFile();
 
 // sevenfm
 void SaveMineFlagFromMapToTempFile();
+void RemoveMineFlagFromMapTempFile( INT32 usGridNo);
 
 BOOLEAN SaveRevealedStatusArrayToRevealedTempFile( INT16 sSectorX, INT16 sSectorY, INT8 bSectorZ );