diff --git a/libraries/StorageManager/StorageManager.cpp b/libraries/StorageManager/StorageManager.cpp
index db46ee430f..78a1ecba56 100644
--- a/libraries/StorageManager/StorageManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/StorageManager/StorageManager.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include "StorageManager.h"
 
 #include <AP_HAL/AP_HAL.h>
-#include <AP_Progmem/AP_Progmem.h>
 
 extern const AP_HAL::HAL& hal;
 
@@ -94,8 +93,8 @@ void StorageManager::erase(void)
     memset(blk, 0, sizeof(blk));
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<STORAGE_NUM_AREAS; i++) {
         const StorageManager::StorageArea &area = StorageManager::layout[i];
-        uint16_t length = pgm_read_word(&area.length);
-        uint16_t offset = pgm_read_word(&area.offset);
+        uint16_t length = area.length;
+        uint16_t offset = area.offset;
         for (uint16_t ofs=0; ofs<length; ofs += sizeof(blk)) {
             uint8_t n = 16;
             if (ofs + n > length) {
@@ -117,8 +116,8 @@ StorageAccess::StorageAccess(StorageManager::StorageType _type) :
     total_size = 0;
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<STORAGE_NUM_AREAS; i++) {
         const StorageManager::StorageArea &area = StorageManager::layout[i];
-        if (pgm_read_byte(&area.type) == type) {
-            total_size += pgm_read_word(&area.length);
+        if (area.type == type) {
+            total_size += area.length;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -132,9 +131,9 @@ bool StorageAccess::read_block(void *data, uint16_t addr, size_t n) const
     uint8_t *b = (uint8_t *)data;
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<STORAGE_NUM_AREAS; i++) {
         const StorageManager::StorageArea &area = StorageManager::layout[i];
-        uint16_t length = pgm_read_word(&area.length);
-        uint16_t offset = pgm_read_word(&area.offset);
-        if (pgm_read_byte(&area.type) != type) {
+        uint16_t length = area.length;
+        uint16_t offset = area.offset;
+        if (area.type != type) {
             continue;
         }
         if (addr >= length) {
@@ -172,9 +171,9 @@ bool StorageAccess::write_block(uint16_t addr, const void *data, size_t n) const
     const uint8_t *b = (const uint8_t *)data;
     for (uint8_t i=0; i<STORAGE_NUM_AREAS; i++) {
         const StorageManager::StorageArea &area = StorageManager::layout[i];
-        uint16_t length = pgm_read_word(&area.length);
-        uint16_t offset = pgm_read_word(&area.offset);
-        if (pgm_read_byte(&area.type) != type) {
+        uint16_t length = area.length;
+        uint16_t offset = area.offset;
+        if (area.type != type) {
             continue;
         }
         if (addr >= length) {