diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs
index 072d665194..2b86c6cc47 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Move/Move.cs
@@ -198,12 +198,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 
 			if (path == null)
 			{
-				if (mobile.TicksBeforePathing > 0)
-				{
-					--mobile.TicksBeforePathing;
-					return this;
-				}
-
 				path = EvalPath();
 				SanityCheckPath(mobile);
 			}
@@ -315,12 +309,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 				if (--waitTicksRemaining >= 0)
 					return null;
 
-				if (mobile.TicksBeforePathing > 0)
-				{
-					--mobile.TicksBeforePathing;
-					return null;
-				}
-
 				// Calculate a new path
 				mobile.RemoveInfluence();
 				var newPath = EvalPath();
diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs
index d7c1bd96d9..e267500c70 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Traits/Mobile.cs
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 	public class Mobile : ConditionalTrait<MobileInfo>, INotifyCreated, IIssueOrder, IResolveOrder, IOrderVoice, IPositionable, IMove,
 		IFacing, IDeathActorInitModifier, INotifyAddedToWorld, INotifyRemovedFromWorld, INotifyBlockingMove, IActorPreviewInitModifier, INotifyBecomingIdle
 	{
-		const int AverageTicksBeforePathing = 5;
-		const int SpreadTicksBeforePathing = 5;
-		internal int TicksBeforePathing = 0;
-
 		readonly Actor self;
 		readonly Lazy<IEnumerable<int>> speedModifiers;
 
@@ -643,8 +639,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Traits
 				if (!order.Queued)
 					self.CancelActivity();
 
-				TicksBeforePathing = AverageTicksBeforePathing + self.World.SharedRandom.Next(-SpreadTicksBeforePathing, SpreadTicksBeforePathing);
-
 				self.SetTargetLine(Target.FromCell(self.World, loc), Color.Green);
 				self.QueueActivity(order.Queued, new Move(self, loc, WDist.FromCells(8), null, true));
 			}