diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index 092bf6898d..0219b7fe72 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			world = new World();
 						
-			Game.world.ActorAdded += a => 
-			{ 
-				if (a.Owner != null && a.Info.Traits.Contains<OwnedActorInfo>()) 
-					a.Owner.Shroud.Explore(a); 
-			};
 			Timer.Time( "world: {0}" );
 			
 			SequenceProvider.Initialize(manifest.Sequences);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/ShroudRenderer.cs b/OpenRA.Game/ShroudRenderer.cs
index ca9fb59cc8..78ba461704 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/ShroudRenderer.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/ShroudRenderer.cs
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 		public bool DisplayOnRadar(int x, int y) { return IsExplored(x, y); }
 
-		public void Explore(World w, int2 center, int range) { dirty = true; }
-		public void Explore(Actor a) { if (a.Owner == a.World.LocalPlayer) dirty = true; }
-
 		static readonly byte[][] SpecialShroudTiles =
 		{
 			new byte[] { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 },
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs
index 76f4ed264e..7822dc2624 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Traits/Mobile.cs
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Traits
 				{
 					self.World.WorldActor.traits.Get<UnitInfluence>().Remove(self, this);
 					self.Location = value;
-
 					self.World.WorldActor.traits.Get<Shroud>().UpdateActor(self);
-
-					// todo: dies
-					self.Owner.Shroud.Explore(self);
 				}
 				self.World.WorldActor.traits.Get<UnitInfluence>().Add(self, this);
 			}