diff --git a/GameEngine/Automation.php b/GameEngine/Automation.php
index 658dfef1..70face25 100755
--- a/GameEngine/Automation.php
+++ b/GameEngine/Automation.php
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ class Automation {
         if(file_exists("GameEngine/Prevention/build.txt")) {
             unlink("GameEngine/Prevention/build.txt");
         }
-        global $database,$bid18,$bid10,$bid11,$bid38,$bid39,$session;
+        global $database,$bid18,$bid10,$bid11,$bid38,$bid39;
         $time = time();
         $array = array();
         $q = "SELECT * FROM ".TB_PREFIX."bdata where timestamp < $time and master = 0";
@@ -688,12 +688,6 @@ class Automation {
                     Automation::updateMax($database->getVillageField($indi['wid'],"owner"));
                 }
                 
-                if($indi['type'] == 26 && $level=='1'){
-                    // change capital to this city if we finished up building a palace
-                    $database->query("UPDATE ".TB_PREFIX."vdata SET capital = 0 WHERE owner = ".(int) $session->uid);
-                    $database->query("UPDATE ".TB_PREFIX."vdata SET capital = 1 WHERE owner = ".(int) $session->uid." AND wref = ".(int) $indi['wid']);
-                }
-                
                 if($indi['type'] == 38) {
                     $max=$database->getVillageField($indi['wid'],"maxstore");
                     if($level=='1' && $max==STORAGE_BASE){ $max=STORAGE_BASE; }