diff --git a/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp b/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp
index 927f8273..c7929708 100644
--- a/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneCodeGeneratorLib/Generating/Templates/ZoneLoadTemplate.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class ZoneLoadTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
         if (info && StructureComputations(info).IsAsset())
         {
             LINE(LoaderClassName(info) << " loader(m_zone, m_stream);")
-            LINE("AddDependency(loader.Load(" << MakeTypePtrVarName(def) << "));")
+            LINE("loader.Load(" << MakeTypePtrVarName(def) << ");")
         }
         else
         {
@@ -249,32 +249,6 @@ class ZoneLoadTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
         LINE("}")
     }
 
-    void LoadMember_ScriptString(StructureInformation* info,
-                                 MemberInformation* member,
-                                 const DeclarationModifierComputations& modifier,
-                                 const MemberLoadType loadType) const
-    {
-        if (loadType == MemberLoadType::ARRAY_POINTER)
-        {
-            LINE("varScriptString = " << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << ";")
-            LINE("LoadScriptStringArray(true, " << MakeEvaluation(modifier.GetArrayPointerCountEvaluation()) << ");")
-        }
-        else if (loadType == MemberLoadType::EMBEDDED_ARRAY)
-        {
-            LINE("varScriptString = " << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << ";")
-            LINE("LoadScriptStringArray(false, " << MakeArrayCount(dynamic_cast<ArrayDeclarationModifier*>(modifier.GetDeclarationModifier())) << ");")
-        }
-        else if (loadType == MemberLoadType::EMBEDDED)
-        {
-            LINE(MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << " = UseScriptString(" << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << ");")
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            assert(false);
-            LINE("#error unsupported loadType " << static_cast<int>(loadType) << " for scripstring")
-        }
-    }
-
     void LoadMember_Asset(StructureInformation* info,
                           MemberInformation* member,
                           const DeclarationModifierComputations& modifier,
@@ -283,7 +257,7 @@ class ZoneLoadTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
         if (loadType == MemberLoadType::SINGLE_POINTER)
         {
             LINE(LoaderClassName(member->m_type) << " loader(m_zone, m_stream);")
-            LINE("AddDependency(loader.Load(&" << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << "));")
+            LINE("loader.Load(&" << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << ");")
         }
         else if (loadType == MemberLoadType::POINTER_ARRAY)
         {
@@ -483,10 +457,6 @@ class ZoneLoadTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
         {
             LoadMember_String(info, member, modifier, loadType);
         }
-        else if (member->m_is_script_string)
-        {
-            LoadMember_ScriptString(info, member, modifier, loadType);
-        }
         else if (member->m_type && StructureComputations(member->m_type).IsAsset())
         {
             LoadMember_Asset(info, member, modifier, loadType);
@@ -671,12 +641,6 @@ class ZoneLoadTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
 
             LINE(MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << " = m_stream->ConvertOffsetToPointer(" << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << ");")
 
-            if (member->m_is_script_string && loadType == MemberLoadType::ARRAY_POINTER)
-            {
-                LINE("MarkScriptStringArrayAsUsed(" << MakeMemberAccess(info, member, modifier) << ", "
-                                                    << MakeEvaluation(modifier.GetArrayPointerCountEvaluation()) << ");")
-            }
-
             m_intendation--;
             LINE("}")
         }
@@ -894,7 +858,7 @@ class ZoneLoadTemplate::Internal final : BaseTemplate
         if (computations.ShouldIgnore())
             return;
 
-        if (member->m_is_string || member->m_is_script_string || computations.ContainsNonEmbeddedReference() || member->m_type && !member->m_type->m_is_leaf
+        if (member->m_is_string || computations.ContainsNonEmbeddedReference() || member->m_type && !member->m_type->m_is_leaf
             || computations.IsAfterPartialLoad())
         {
             if (info->m_definition->GetType() == DataDefinitionType::UNION)
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.cpp b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.cpp
index 8a903c91..c56cfe23 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.cpp
@@ -10,73 +10,10 @@ AssetLoader::AssetLoader(const asset_type_t assetType, Zone* zone, IZoneInputStr
 {
 }
 
-void AssetLoader::AddDependency(XAssetInfoGeneric* assetInfo)
+XAssetInfoGeneric*
+    AssetLoader::LinkAsset(std::string name, void* asset, std::vector<scr_string_t> scriptStrings, std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> dependencies) const
 {
-    if (assetInfo == nullptr)
-        return;
-
-    const auto existingEntry = std::find(m_dependencies.begin(), m_dependencies.end(), assetInfo);
-    if (existingEntry != m_dependencies.end())
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    m_dependencies.push_back(assetInfo);
-}
-
-scr_string_t AssetLoader::UseScriptString(const scr_string_t scrString)
-{
-    assert(scrString < m_zone->m_script_strings.Count());
-
-    if (scrString >= m_zone->m_script_strings.Count())
-        return 0u;
-
-    m_used_script_strings.emplace(scrString);
-    return scrString;
-}
-
-void AssetLoader::LoadScriptStringArray(const bool atStreamStart, const size_t count)
-{
-    assert(varScriptString != nullptr);
-
-    if (atStreamStart)
-        m_stream->Load<scr_string_t>(varScriptString, count);
-
-    auto* ptr = varScriptString;
-    for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
-    {
-        *ptr = UseScriptString(*ptr);
-        ptr++;
-    }
-}
-
-void AssetLoader::MarkScriptStringArrayAsUsed(const scr_string_t* scrStringArray, const size_t count)
-{
-    for (size_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
-    {
-        const auto scrString = scrStringArray[index];
-        if (scrString >= m_zone->m_script_strings.Count())
-            continue;
-
-        m_used_script_strings.emplace(scrString);
-    }
-}
-
-XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetLoader::LinkAsset(std::string name, void* asset)
-{
-    std::vector<scr_string_t> usedScriptStrings;
-    if (!m_used_script_strings.empty())
-    {
-        for (auto scrString : m_used_script_strings)
-        {
-            usedScriptStrings.push_back(scrString);
-        }
-
-        std::sort(usedScriptStrings.begin(), usedScriptStrings.end());
-        m_used_script_strings.clear();
-    }
-
-    return m_zone->m_pools->AddAsset(m_asset_type, std::move(name), asset, std::move(m_dependencies), std::move(usedScriptStrings));
+    return m_zone->m_pools->AddAsset(m_asset_type, std::move(name), asset, std::move(dependencies), std::move(scriptStrings));
 }
 
 XAssetInfoGeneric* AssetLoader::GetAssetInfo(std::string name) const
diff --git a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.h b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.h
index 55d1bc84..47246188 100644
--- a/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.h
+++ b/src/ZoneLoading/Loading/AssetLoader.h
@@ -11,21 +11,12 @@ class AssetLoader : public ContentLoaderBase
 {
     asset_type_t m_asset_type;
 
-    std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> m_dependencies;
-    std::unordered_set<scr_string_t> m_used_script_strings;
-
 protected:
     scr_string_t* varScriptString;
 
     AssetLoader(asset_type_t assetType, Zone* zone, IZoneInputStream* stream);
 
-    void AddDependency(XAssetInfoGeneric* assetInfo);
+    XAssetInfoGeneric* LinkAsset(std::string name, void* asset, std::vector<scr_string_t> scriptStrings, std::vector<XAssetInfoGeneric*> dependencies) const;
 
-    scr_string_t UseScriptString(scr_string_t scrString);
-    void LoadScriptStringArray(bool atStreamStart, size_t count);
-    void MarkScriptStringArrayAsUsed(const scr_string_t* scrStringArray, size_t count);
-
-    XAssetInfoGeneric* LinkAsset(std::string name, void* asset);
-
-    XAssetInfoGeneric* GetAssetInfo(std::string name) const;
+    _NODISCARD XAssetInfoGeneric* GetAssetInfo(std::string name) const;
 };