diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.cpp b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.cpp
index 4e4fb247..b611007e 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.cpp
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.cpp
@@ -52,12 +52,11 @@ void EEPROMSettings::seal(void) {
 
   CRC.finalize();
 
-  if (settings_.magic[0] != 'K' || settings_.magic[1] != 'S') {
-    settings_.magic[0] = 'K';
-    settings_.magic[1] = 'S';
-    settings_.version = 0;
-    settings_.crc = CRC.crc;
-
+  /* Until we set a version, consider the EEPROM contents flexible, and always
+   * update the CRC. This will always result in the settings being considered
+   * valid.
+   */
+  if (settings_.version == 0xff) {
     return update();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.h b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.h
index 33cb0214..e582213f 100644
--- a/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.h
+++ b/src/Kaleidoscope/EEPROM-Settings.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ class EEPROMSettings : public kaleidoscope::Plugin {
   static bool sealed_;
 
   static struct settings {
-    char magic[2];
     uint8_t version;
     uint16_t crc;
   } settings_;