diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index bc65182842..e02ccb8a99 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 				map = modData.PrepareMap(mapUID);
 			using (new PerfTimer("NewWorld"))
 			{
-				orderManager.world = new World(modData.Manifest, map, orderManager, isShellmap);
+				orderManager.world = new World(map, orderManager, isShellmap);
 				orderManager.world.Timestep = Timestep;
 			}
 			worldRenderer = new WorldRenderer(orderManager.world);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index 803ef18853..2c80caf77c 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 			}
 		}
 
-		internal World(Manifest manifest, Map map, OrderManager orderManager, bool isShellmap)
+		internal World(Map map, OrderManager orderManager, bool isShellmap)
 		{
 			IsShellmap = isShellmap;
 			this.orderManager = orderManager;