diff --git a/src/Engine/Engine.cpp b/src/Engine/Engine.cpp
index ff3909a2be2c..e9990757e0cf 100644
--- a/src/Engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -670,31 +670,26 @@ void FinalInitialization() {
     pIcons_LOD->reserveLoadedTextures();
 }
 
-bool MM7_LoadLods() {
+void MM7_LoadLods() {
     engine->_gameResourceManager = std::make_unique<GameResourceManager>();
     engine->_gameResourceManager->openGameResources();
 
     pIcons_LOD = new LodTextureCache;
-    if (!pIcons_LOD->open(makeDataPath("data", "icons.lod"), "icons")) {
-        Error(localization->GetString(LSTR_PLEASE_REINSTALL), localization->GetString(LSTR_REINSTALL_NECESSARY));
-        return false;
-    }
+    pIcons_LOD->open(makeDataPath("data", "icons.lod"), "icons");
 
     pBitmaps_LOD = new LodTextureCache;
-    if (!pBitmaps_LOD->open(makeDataPath("data", "bitmaps.lod"), "bitmaps")) {
-        Error(localization->GetString(LSTR_PLEASE_REINSTALL), localization->GetString(LSTR_REINSTALL_NECESSARY));
-        return false;
-    }
+    pBitmaps_LOD->open(makeDataPath("data", "bitmaps.lod"), "bitmaps");
 
     pSprites_LOD = new LodSpriteCache;
-    if (!pSprites_LOD->open(makeDataPath("data", "sprites.lod"), "sprites08")) {
-        Error(localization->GetString(LSTR_PLEASE_REINSTALL), localization->GetString(LSTR_REINSTALL_NECESSARY));
-        return false;
-    }
+    pSprites_LOD->open(makeDataPath("data", "sprites.lod"), "sprites08");
 
-    pPaletteManager->load(pBitmaps_LOD);
+    // TODO(captainurist):
+    // on error in `open` we had this:
+    // Error(localization->GetString(LSTR_PLEASE_REINSTALL), localization->GetString(LSTR_REINSTALL_NECESSARY));
+    // however, at this point localization isn't initialized yet, so this was a guaranteed crash.
+    // Implement proper user-facing error reporting!
 
-    return true;
+    pPaletteManager->load(pBitmaps_LOD);
 }
 
 //----- (004651F4) --------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.cpp b/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.cpp
index 5a54178df33d..7ab37bae2867 100644
--- a/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.cpp
+++ b/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ LodTextureCache::~LodTextureCache() {
     }
 }
 
-bool LodTextureCache::open(const std::string &pFilename, const std::string &pFolderName) {
+void LodTextureCache::open(const std::string &pFilename, const std::string &pFolderName) {
     _reader.open(pFilename);
-    return true;
 }
 
 void LodTextureCache::reserveLoadedTextures() {
diff --git a/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.h b/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.h
index 6308a715f0db..7aa8acd4de7e 100644
--- a/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.h
+++ b/src/Engine/LodTextureCache.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class LodTextureCache {
     LodTextureCache();
     ~LodTextureCache();
 
-    bool open(const std::string &pFilename, const std::string &pFolderName);
+    void open(const std::string &pFilename, const std::string &pFolderName);
 
     void reserveLoadedTextures();
     void releaseUnreserved();