diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Controller.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Controller.cs
index c58809c124..eb17ecb269 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Controller.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Controller.cs
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ namespace OpenRa
 		{
 			if (orderGenerator == null) return;
 
-			var orders = orderGenerator.Order(xy.ToInt2(), mi)
-				.Where(order => order.Validate()).ToArray();
+			var orders = orderGenerator.Order(xy.ToInt2(), mi).ToArray();
 			recentOrders.AddRange( orders );
 
 			var voicedActor = orders.Select(o => o.Subject)
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Orders/Order.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Orders/Order.cs
index 221dad9228..b6a4b013b6 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Orders/Order.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Orders/Order.cs
@@ -8,41 +8,24 @@ namespace OpenRa
 	public sealed class Order
 	{
 		public readonly string OrderString;
-		readonly uint SubjectId;
-		readonly uint TargetActorId;
+		public readonly Actor Subject;
+		public readonly Actor TargetActor;
 		public readonly int2 TargetLocation;
 		public readonly string TargetString;
 		public bool IsImmediate;
 		
-		public Actor Subject { get { return ActorFromUInt(SubjectId); } }
-		public Actor TargetActor { get { return ActorFromUInt(TargetActorId); } }
 		public Player Player { get { return Subject.Owner; } }
 
 		public Order(string orderString, Actor subject, 
 			Actor targetActor, int2 targetLocation, string targetString)
-			: this( orderString, UIntFromActor( subject ),
-			UIntFromActor( targetActor ), targetLocation, targetString) {}
-			
-		Order(string orderString, uint subjectId,
-			uint targetActorId, int2 targetLocation, string targetString)
 		{
 			this.OrderString = orderString;
-			this.SubjectId = subjectId;
-			this.TargetActorId = targetActorId;
+			this.Subject = subject;
+			this.TargetActor = targetActor;
 			this.TargetLocation = targetLocation;
 			this.TargetString = targetString;
 		}
 
-		public bool Validate()
-		{
-			if ((SubjectId != 0xffffffff) && Subject == null)
-				return false;
-			if ((TargetActorId != 0xffffffff) && TargetActor == null)
-				return false;
-
-			return true;
-		}
-
 		public byte[] Serialize()
 		{
 			if (IsImmediate)		/* chat, whatever */
@@ -69,8 +52,8 @@ namespace OpenRa
 						var w = new BinaryWriter(ret);
 						w.Write( (byte)0xFF );
 						w.Write(OrderString);
-						w.Write(SubjectId);
-						w.Write(TargetActorId);
+						w.Write(UIntFromActor(Subject));
+						w.Write(UIntFromActor(TargetActor));
 						w.Write(TargetLocation.X);
 						w.Write(TargetLocation.Y);
 						w.Write(TargetString != null);
@@ -103,7 +86,7 @@ namespace OpenRa
 						if (r.ReadBoolean())
 							targetString = r.ReadString();
 
-						return new Order( order, subjectId, targetActorId, targetLocation, targetString);
+						return new Order( order, ActorFromUInt( subjectId ), ActorFromUInt( targetActorId ), targetLocation, targetString);
 					}
 
 				case 0xfe:
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Orders/OrderManager.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Orders/OrderManager.cs
index debcc6c362..85edf10ac4 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Orders/OrderManager.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Orders/OrderManager.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Orders
 			var orders = sources
 				.SelectMany(s => s.OrdersForFrame(frame))
 				.SelectMany(x => x.ToOrderList())
-				.Where(o => o.Validate())			/* drop bogus things */
 				.OrderBy(o => o.Player.Index)
 				.ToList();
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs
index ce8cff226d..30599a7fe7 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Orders/UnitOrderGenerator.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ namespace OpenRa.Orders
 		{
 			var p = Game.controller.MousePosition;
 			var c = Order(p.ToInt2(), mi)
-				.Where(o => o.Validate())
 				.Select(o => CursorForOrderString(o.OrderString, o.Subject, o.TargetLocation))
 				.FirstOrDefault(a => a != null);