diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/src/SessionStore.jsm b/browser/components/sessionstore/src/SessionStore.jsm
index 08e0f7a74e76..66de9c72e0b9 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/src/SessionStore.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/src/SessionStore.jsm
@@ -1059,7 +1059,6 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     this._forEachBrowserWindow(function(aWindow) {
       Array.forEach(aWindow.gBrowser.tabs, function(aTab) {
         delete aTab.linkedBrowser.__SS_data;
-        delete aTab.linkedBrowser.__SS_tabStillLoading;
         delete aTab.linkedBrowser.__SS_formDataSaved;
         delete aTab.linkedBrowser.__SS_hostSchemeData;
         if (aTab.linkedBrowser.__SS_restoreState)
@@ -1251,7 +1250,6 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     MESSAGES.forEach(msg => mm.removeMessageListener(msg, this));
 
     delete browser.__SS_data;
-    delete browser.__SS_tabStillLoading;
     delete browser.__SS_formDataSaved;
     delete browser.__SS_hostSchemeData;
 
@@ -1329,7 +1327,6 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     }
 
     delete aBrowser.__SS_data;
-    delete aBrowser.__SS_tabStillLoading;
     delete aBrowser.__SS_formDataSaved;
     this.saveStateDelayed(aWindow);
 
@@ -1887,7 +1884,7 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     if (!browser || !browser.currentURI)
       // can happen when calling this function right after .addTab()
       return tabData;
-    else if (browser.__SS_data && browser.__SS_tabStillLoading) {
+    else if (browser.__SS_data) {
       // use the data to be restored when the tab hasn't been completely loaded
       tabData = browser.__SS_data;
       if (aTab.pinned)
@@ -1912,16 +1909,7 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
     }
     catch (ex) { } // this could happen if we catch a tab during (de)initialization
 
-    // XXXzeniko anchor navigation doesn't reset __SS_data, so we could reuse
-    //           data even when we shouldn't (e.g. Back, different anchor)
-    if (history && browser.__SS_data &&
-        browser.__SS_data.entries[history.index] &&
-        browser.__SS_data.entries[history.index].url == browser.currentURI.spec &&
-        history.index < this._sessionhistory_max_entries - 1 && !aFullData) {
-      tabData = browser.__SS_data;
-      tabData.index = history.index + 1;
-    }
-    else if (history && history.count > 0) {
+    if (history && history.count > 0) {
       browser.__SS_hostSchemeData = [];
       try {
         for (var j = 0; j < history.count; j++) {
@@ -1950,10 +1938,6 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
         }
       }
       tabData.index = history.index + 1;
-
-      // make sure not to cache privacy sensitive data which shouldn't get out
-      if (!aFullData)
-        browser.__SS_data = tabData;
     }
     else if (browser.currentURI.spec != "about:blank" ||
              browser.contentDocument.body.hasChildNodes()) {
@@ -2180,7 +2164,7 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
   _updateTextAndScrollDataForTab:
     function ssi_updateTextAndScrollDataForTab(aWindow, aBrowser, aTabData, aFullData) {
     // we shouldn't update data for incompletely initialized tabs
-    if (aBrowser.__SS_data && aBrowser.__SS_tabStillLoading)
+    if (aBrowser.__SS_data)
       return;
 
     var tabIndex = (aTabData.index || aTabData.entries.length) - 1;
@@ -2984,8 +2968,6 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
       for (let name in tabData.attributes)
         this.xulAttributes[name] = true;
 
-      browser.__SS_tabStillLoading = true;
-
       // keep the data around to prevent dataloss in case
       // a tab gets closed before it's been properly restored
       browser.__SS_data = tabData;
@@ -4095,15 +4077,13 @@ let SessionStoreInternal = {
   /**
    * Determine if we can restore history into this tab.
    * This will be false when a tab has been removed (usually between
-   * restoreHistoryPrecursor && restoreHistory) or if the tab is still marked
-   * as loading.
+   * restoreHistoryPrecursor && restoreHistory).
    *
    * @param aTab
    * @returns boolean
    */
   _canRestoreTabHistory: function ssi_canRestoreTabHistory(aTab) {
-    return aTab.parentNode && aTab.linkedBrowser &&
-           aTab.linkedBrowser.__SS_tabStillLoading;
+    return aTab.parentNode && aTab.linkedBrowser;
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_579868.js b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_579868.js
index 683ead7c3e31..b6be39295d60 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_579868.js
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_579868.js
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ function test() {
 
     // Undo pinning
     gBrowser.unpinTab(tab1);
-
-    is(tab1.linkedBrowser.__SS_tabStillLoading, true,
-       "_tabStillLoading should be true.");
+    ok("__SS_data" in tab1.linkedBrowser, "tab should still be loading");
 
     // Close and restore tab
     gBrowser.removeTab(tab1);
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_625257.js b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_625257.js
index 6f687755d2ce..7482efc1c73c 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_625257.js
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser_625257.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function firstOnLoad(aEvent) {
   ss.getBrowserState();
 
   is(gBrowser.tabs[1], tab, "newly created tab should exist by now");
-  ok(tab.linkedBrowser.__SS_data, "newly created tab should be in save state");
 
   tab.linkedBrowser.loadURI(URI_TO_LOAD);
 }