diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/format/mcregion/RegionLoader.php b/src/pocketmine/level/format/mcregion/RegionLoader.php
index 768018e0c..1b4a7eb76 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/format/mcregion/RegionLoader.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/format/mcregion/RegionLoader.php
@@ -290,21 +290,9 @@ class RegionLoader{
 
 	protected function createBlank(){
 		fseek($this->filePointer, 0);
-		ftruncate($this->filePointer, 0);
+		ftruncate($this->filePointer, 8192); // this fills the file with the null byte
 		$this->lastSector = 1;
-		$table = "";
-		for($i = 0; $i < 1024; ++$i){
-			$this->locationTable[$i] = [0, 0];
-			$table .= Binary::writeInt(0);
-		}
-
-		$time = time();
-		for($i = 0; $i < 1024; ++$i){
-			$this->locationTable[$i][2] = $time;
-			$table .= Binary::writeInt($time);
-		}
-
-		fwrite($this->filePointer, $table, 4096 * 2);
+		$this->locationTable = array_fill(0, 1024, [0, 0, 0]);
 	}
 
 	public function getX(){