diff --git a/include/contractor/files.hpp b/include/contractor/files.hpp
index b7014f9ab..7ba994423 100644
--- a/include/contractor/files.hpp
+++ b/include/contractor/files.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ namespace files
 // reads .osrm.hsgr file
 template <typename ContractedMetricT>
 inline void readGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
-                      unsigned &checksum,
                       std::unordered_map<std::string, ContractedMetricT> &metrics,
                       std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum)
 {
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ inline void readGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
     const auto fingerprint = storage::tar::FileReader::VerifyFingerprint;
     storage::tar::FileReader reader{path, fingerprint};
 
-    reader.ReadInto("/ch/checksum", checksum);
     reader.ReadInto("/ch/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
 
     for (auto &pair : metrics)
@@ -38,7 +36,6 @@ inline void readGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
 // writes .osrm.hsgr file
 template <typename ContractedMetricT>
 inline void writeGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
-                       unsigned checksum,
                        const std::unordered_map<std::string, ContractedMetricT> &metrics,
                        const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum)
 {
@@ -48,8 +45,6 @@ inline void writeGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
     const auto fingerprint = storage::tar::FileWriter::GenerateFingerprint;
     storage::tar::FileWriter writer{path, fingerprint};
 
-    writer.WriteElementCount64("/ch/checksum", 1);
-    writer.WriteFrom("/ch/checksum", checksum);
     writer.WriteElementCount64("/ch/connectivity_checksum", 1);
     writer.WriteFrom("/ch/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
 
diff --git a/include/engine/datafacade/contiguous_internalmem_datafacade.hpp b/include/engine/datafacade/contiguous_internalmem_datafacade.hpp
index 65f450459..79ec5f36b 100644
--- a/include/engine/datafacade/contiguous_internalmem_datafacade.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/datafacade/contiguous_internalmem_datafacade.hpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class ContiguousInternalMemoryDataFacadeBase : public BaseDataFacade
     extractor::ProfileProperties *m_profile_properties;
     extractor::Datasources *m_datasources;
 
-    unsigned m_check_sum;
+    std::uint32_t m_check_sum;
     util::vector_view<util::Coordinate> m_coordinate_list;
     extractor::PackedOSMIDsView m_osmnodeid_list;
     util::vector_view<std::uint32_t> m_lane_description_offsets;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class ContiguousInternalMemoryDataFacadeBase : public BaseDataFacade
 
     void InitializeChecksumPointer(const storage::DataLayout &data_layout, char *memory_block)
     {
-        m_check_sum = *data_layout.GetBlockPtr<unsigned>(memory_block, "/ch/checksum");
+        m_check_sum = *data_layout.GetBlockPtr<std::uint32_t>(memory_block, "/common/connectivity_checksum");
         util::Log() << "set checksum: " << m_check_sum;
     }
 
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ class ContiguousInternalMemoryDataFacadeBase : public BaseDataFacade
             input_coordinate, bearing, bearing_range, approach);
     }
 
-    unsigned GetCheckSum() const override final { return m_check_sum; }
+    std::uint32_t GetCheckSum() const override final { return m_check_sum; }
 
     GeometryID GetGeometryIndex(const NodeID id) const override final
     {
diff --git a/include/engine/datafacade/datafacade_base.hpp b/include/engine/datafacade/datafacade_base.hpp
index 46d8e3350..ed40533c8 100644
--- a/include/engine/datafacade/datafacade_base.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/datafacade/datafacade_base.hpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class BaseDataFacade
     BaseDataFacade() {}
     virtual ~BaseDataFacade() {}
 
-    virtual unsigned GetCheckSum() const = 0;
+    virtual std::uint32_t GetCheckSum() const = 0;
 
     // node and edge information access
     virtual util::Coordinate GetCoordinateOfNode(const NodeID id) const = 0;
diff --git a/include/engine/datafacade_factory.hpp b/include/engine/datafacade_factory.hpp
index bb313db90..44e1a1f85 100644
--- a/include/engine/datafacade_factory.hpp
+++ b/include/engine/datafacade_factory.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ template <template <typename A> class FacadeT, typename AlgorithmT> class DataFa
         layout.List(exclude_path, std::back_inserter(exclude_prefixes));
         facades.resize(exclude_prefixes.size());
 
+        if (facades.empty())
+        {
+            throw util::exception(std::string("Could not find any metrics for ") +
+                                  routing_algorithms::name<AlgorithmT>() +
+                                  " in the data. Did you load the right dataset?");
+        }
+
         for (const auto &exclude_prefix : exclude_prefixes)
         {
             auto index_begin = exclude_prefix.find_last_of("/");
diff --git a/include/guidance/files.hpp b/include/guidance/files.hpp
index 5fd77479d..c0d1f54e2 100644
--- a/include/guidance/files.hpp
+++ b/include/guidance/files.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ inline void readTurnData(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
     const auto fingerprint = storage::tar::FileReader::VerifyFingerprint;
     storage::tar::FileReader reader{path, fingerprint};
 
-    serialization::read(reader, "/common/turn_data", turn_data, connectivity_checksum);
+    reader.ReadInto("/common/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
+    serialization::read(reader, "/common/turn_data", turn_data);
 }
 
 // writes .osrm.edges
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ inline void writeTurnData(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
     const auto fingerprint = storage::tar::FileWriter::GenerateFingerprint;
     storage::tar::FileWriter writer{path, fingerprint};
 
-    serialization::write(writer, "/common/turn_data", turn_data, connectivity_checksum);
+    writer.WriteElementCount64("/common/connectivity_checksum", 1);
+    writer.WriteFrom("/common/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
+    serialization::write(writer, "/common/turn_data", turn_data);
 }
 }
 }
diff --git a/include/guidance/serialization.hpp b/include/guidance/serialization.hpp
index 2b8ac66f4..6917cb02e 100644
--- a/include/guidance/serialization.hpp
+++ b/include/guidance/serialization.hpp
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ namespace serialization
 template <storage::Ownership Ownership>
 inline void read(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
                  const std::string &name,
-                 guidance::detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data_container,
-                 std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum)
+                 guidance::detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data_container)
 {
     storage::serialization::read(
         reader, name + "/turn_instructions", turn_data_container.turn_instructions);
@@ -32,14 +31,12 @@ inline void read(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
         reader, name + "/pre_turn_bearings", turn_data_container.pre_turn_bearings);
     storage::serialization::read(
         reader, name + "/post_turn_bearings", turn_data_container.post_turn_bearings);
-    reader.ReadInto(name + "/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
 }
 
 template <storage::Ownership Ownership>
 inline void write(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
                   const std::string &name,
-                  const guidance::detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data_container,
-                  const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum)
+                  const guidance::detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data_container)
 {
     storage::serialization::write(
         writer, name + "/turn_instructions", turn_data_container.turn_instructions);
@@ -51,8 +48,6 @@ inline void write(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
         writer, name + "/pre_turn_bearings", turn_data_container.pre_turn_bearings);
     storage::serialization::write(
         writer, name + "/post_turn_bearings", turn_data_container.post_turn_bearings);
-    writer.WriteElementCount64(name + "/connectivity_checksum", 1);
-    writer.WriteFrom(name + "/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
 }
 }
 }
diff --git a/include/guidance/turn_data_container.hpp b/include/guidance/turn_data_container.hpp
index 2f4b68643..ae4ecc173 100644
--- a/include/guidance/turn_data_container.hpp
+++ b/include/guidance/turn_data_container.hpp
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ namespace serialization
 template <storage::Ownership Ownership>
 void read(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
           const std::string &name,
-          detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data,
-          std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum);
+          detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data);
 
 template <storage::Ownership Ownership>
 void write(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
            const std::string &name,
-           const detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data,
-           const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum);
+           const detail::TurnDataContainerImpl<Ownership> &turn_data);
 }
 
 struct TurnData
@@ -101,12 +99,10 @@ template <storage::Ownership Ownership> class TurnDataContainerImpl
 
     friend void serialization::read<Ownership>(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
                                                const std::string &name,
-                                               TurnDataContainerImpl &turn_data_container,
-                                               std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum);
+                                               TurnDataContainerImpl &turn_data_container);
     friend void serialization::write<Ownership>(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
                                                 const std::string &name,
-                                                const TurnDataContainerImpl &turn_data_container,
-                                                const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum);
+                                                const TurnDataContainerImpl &turn_data_container);
 
   private:
     Vector<TurnInstruction> turn_instructions;
diff --git a/include/partitioner/files.hpp b/include/partitioner/files.hpp
index 0414ee3c8..3a85a8fb0 100644
--- a/include/partitioner/files.hpp
+++ b/include/partitioner/files.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ inline void readGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
 
     storage::tar::FileReader reader{path, storage::tar::FileReader::VerifyFingerprint};
 
-    serialization::read(reader, "/mld/multilevelgraph", graph, connectivity_checksum);
+    reader.ReadInto("/mld/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
+    serialization::read(reader, "/mld/multilevelgraph", graph);
 }
 
 // writes .osrm.mldgr file
@@ -41,7 +42,9 @@ inline void writeGraph(const boost::filesystem::path &path,
 
     storage::tar::FileWriter writer{path, storage::tar::FileWriter::GenerateFingerprint};
 
-    serialization::write(writer, "/mld/multilevelgraph", graph, connectivity_checksum);
+    writer.WriteElementCount64("/mld/connectivity_checksum", 1);
+    writer.WriteFrom("/mld/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
+    serialization::write(writer, "/mld/multilevelgraph", graph);
 }
 
 // read .osrm.partition file
diff --git a/include/partitioner/multi_level_graph.hpp b/include/partitioner/multi_level_graph.hpp
index 4b952b460..2c8c7204c 100644
--- a/include/partitioner/multi_level_graph.hpp
+++ b/include/partitioner/multi_level_graph.hpp
@@ -26,14 +26,12 @@ namespace serialization
 template <typename EdgeDataT, storage::Ownership Ownership>
 void read(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
           const std::string &name,
-          MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph,
-          std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum);
+          MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph);
 
 template <typename EdgeDataT, storage::Ownership Ownership>
 void write(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
            const std::string &name,
-           const MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph,
-           const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum);
+           const MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph);
 }
 
 template <typename EdgeDataT, storage::Ownership Ownership>
@@ -206,13 +204,11 @@ class MultiLevelGraph : public util::StaticGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership>
     friend void
     serialization::read<EdgeDataT, Ownership>(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
                                               const std::string &name,
-                                              MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph,
-                                              std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum);
+                                              MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph);
     friend void
     serialization::write<EdgeDataT, Ownership>(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
                                                const std::string &name,
-                                               const MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph,
-                                               const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum);
+                                               const MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph);
 
     Vector<EdgeOffset> node_to_edge_offset;
     std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum;
diff --git a/include/partitioner/serialization.hpp b/include/partitioner/serialization.hpp
index 4fefefa7b..b8d57bb6d 100644
--- a/include/partitioner/serialization.hpp
+++ b/include/partitioner/serialization.hpp
@@ -22,26 +22,21 @@ namespace serialization
 template <typename EdgeDataT, storage::Ownership Ownership>
 inline void read(storage::tar::FileReader &reader,
                  const std::string &name,
-                 MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph,
-                 std::uint32_t &connectivity_checksum)
+                 MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph)
 {
     storage::serialization::read(reader, name + "/node_array", graph.node_array);
     storage::serialization::read(reader, name + "/edge_array", graph.edge_array);
     storage::serialization::read(reader, name + "/node_to_edge_offset", graph.node_to_edge_offset);
-    reader.ReadInto(name + "/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
 }
 
 template <typename EdgeDataT, storage::Ownership Ownership>
 inline void write(storage::tar::FileWriter &writer,
                   const std::string &name,
-                  const MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph,
-                  const std::uint32_t connectivity_checksum)
+                  const MultiLevelGraph<EdgeDataT, Ownership> &graph)
 {
     storage::serialization::write(writer, name + "/node_array", graph.node_array);
     storage::serialization::write(writer, name + "/edge_array", graph.edge_array);
     storage::serialization::write(writer, name + "/node_to_edge_offset", graph.node_to_edge_offset);
-    writer.WriteElementCount64(name + "/connectivity_checksum", 1);
-    writer.WriteFrom(name + "/connectivity_checksum", connectivity_checksum);
 }
 
 template <storage::Ownership Ownership>
diff --git a/src/contractor/contractor.cpp b/src/contractor/contractor.cpp
index 951a4420f..416f4a62b 100644
--- a/src/contractor/contractor.cpp
+++ b/src/contractor/contractor.cpp
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ int Contractor::Run()
             util::excludeFlagsToNodeFilter(number_of_edge_based_nodes, node_data, properties);
     }
 
-    RangebasedCRC32 crc32_calculator;
-    const unsigned checksum = crc32_calculator(edge_based_edge_list);
-
     QueryGraph query_graph;
     std::vector<std::vector<bool>> edge_filters;
     std::vector<std::vector<bool>> cores;
@@ -110,7 +107,7 @@ int Contractor::Run()
     std::unordered_map<std::string, ContractedMetric> metrics = {
         {metric_name, {std::move(query_graph), std::move(edge_filters)}}};
 
-    files::writeGraph(config.GetPath(".osrm.hsgr"), checksum, metrics, connectivity_checksum);
+    files::writeGraph(config.GetPath(".osrm.hsgr"), metrics, connectivity_checksum);
 
     TIMER_STOP(preparing);
 
diff --git a/src/storage/storage.cpp b/src/storage/storage.cpp
index 099dde34e..8b73b658f 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/storage/storage.cpp
@@ -405,9 +405,12 @@ void Storage::PopulateData(const DataLayout &layout, char *memory_ptr)
                                          std::move(entry_class_ids),
                                          std::move(pre_turn_bearings),
                                          std::move(post_turn_bearings));
+        auto connectivity_checksum_ptr = layout.GetBlockPtr<std::uint32_t, true>(memory_ptr, "/common/connectivity_checksum");
 
         guidance::files::readTurnData(
-            config.GetPath(".osrm.edges"), turn_data, turns_connectivity_checksum);
+            config.GetPath(".osrm.edges"), turn_data, *connectivity_checksum_ptr);
+
+        turns_connectivity_checksum = *connectivity_checksum_ptr;
     }
 
     // load compressed geometry
@@ -613,7 +616,6 @@ void Storage::PopulateData(const DataLayout &layout, char *memory_ptr)
             memory_ptr, metric_prefix + "/contracted_graph/node_array");
         auto graph_edges_ptr = layout.GetBlockPtr<contractor::QueryGraphView::EdgeArrayEntry, true>(
             memory_ptr, metric_prefix + "/contracted_graph/edge_array");
-        auto checksum = layout.GetBlockPtr<unsigned, true>(memory_ptr, "/ch/checksum");
 
         util::vector_view<contractor::QueryGraphView::NodeArrayEntry> node_list(
             graph_nodes_ptr,
@@ -636,7 +638,7 @@ void Storage::PopulateData(const DataLayout &layout, char *memory_ptr)
             {metric_name, {{std::move(node_list), std::move(edge_list)}, std::move(edge_filter)}}};
 
         contractor::files::readGraph(
-            config.GetPath(".osrm.hsgr"), *checksum, metrics, graph_connectivity_checksum);
+            config.GetPath(".osrm.hsgr"), metrics, graph_connectivity_checksum);
         if (turns_connectivity_checksum != graph_connectivity_checksum)
         {
             throw util::exception(
diff --git a/unit_tests/mocks/mock_datafacade.hpp b/unit_tests/mocks/mock_datafacade.hpp
index 830dc4138..f618730af 100644
--- a/unit_tests/mocks/mock_datafacade.hpp
+++ b/unit_tests/mocks/mock_datafacade.hpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ class MockBaseDataFacade : public engine::datafacade::BaseDataFacade
         return {};
     }
 
-    unsigned GetCheckSum() const override { return 0; }
+    std::uint32_t GetCheckSum() const override { return 0; }
 
     extractor::TravelMode GetTravelMode(const NodeID /* id */) const override
     {