diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/gefs/blk.c b/sys/src/cmd/gefs/blk.c
index dc683849b..b6ac8bbac 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/gefs/blk.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/gefs/blk.c
@@ -118,12 +118,8 @@ readblk(Blk *b, Bptr bp, int flg)
 		xh = bp.hash;
 		ck = blkhash(b);
 	}
-	if((!flg&GBnochk) && ck != xh){
-		if(!(flg&GBsoftchk))
-			broke("%s: %ullx %llux != %llux", Ecorrupt, bp.addr, xh, ck);
-		fprint(2, "%s: %ullx %llux != %llux", Ecorrupt, bp.addr, xh, ck);
-		error(Ecorrupt);
-	}
+	if((!flg&GBnochk) && ck != xh)
+		broke("%s: %ullx %llux != %llux", Ecorrupt, bp.addr, xh, ck);
 	assert(b->magic == Magic);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/gefs/dat.h b/sys/src/cmd/gefs/dat.h
index ec65f243a..4e42cb68e 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/gefs/dat.h
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/gefs/dat.h
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ enum {
 	GBraw	= 1<<0,
 	GBwrite	= 1<<1,
 	GBnochk	= 1<<2,
-	GBsoftchk = 1<<3,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/sys/src/cmd/gefs/load.c b/sys/src/cmd/gefs/load.c
index 42d418866..b834366c5 100644
--- a/sys/src/cmd/gefs/load.c
+++ b/sys/src/cmd/gefs/load.c
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ loadarena(Arena *a, Bptr hd)
 	h0 = nil;
 	h1 = nil;
 	if(!waserror()){
-		h0 = getblk(bp, GBsoftchk);
+		h0 = getblk(bp, 0);
 		poperror();
 	}else
 		print("loading arena primary header: %s\n", errmsg());
 	bp.addr += Blksz;
 	if(!waserror()){
-		h1 = getblk(bp, GBsoftchk);
+		h1 = getblk(bp, 0);
 		poperror();
 	}else
 		print("loading arena backup header: %s\n", errmsg());