diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardEffect.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardEffect.java
index afa68b2b6b0..a3ab985b427 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardEffect.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/ability/effects/ChooseCardEffect.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
 import forge.card.spellability.Target;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
-import forge.gui.GuiChoose;
 import forge.util.Aggregates;
 
 public class ChooseCardEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java
index 2c9322d99b2..d79de33be2d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/cardfactory/CardFactorySorceries.java
@@ -23,11 +23,8 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
-import java.util.Vector;
-
 import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 
 import forge.Card;
@@ -41,18 +38,14 @@ import forge.card.CardType;
 import forge.card.cost.Cost;
 import forge.card.spellability.Spell;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
-import forge.control.input.Input;
 import forge.control.input.InputPayManaExecuteCommands;
-import forge.control.input.InputPayManaSimple;
 import forge.game.GameState;
 import forge.game.ai.ComputerUtil;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.player.PlayerUtil;
 import forge.game.zone.ZoneType;
 import forge.gui.GuiChoose;
-import forge.gui.match.CMatchUI;
 import forge.util.Aggregates;
-import forge.view.ButtonUtil;
 
 /**
  * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java
index 8f98fe9f7f5..c21d1ef742c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/spellability/SpellAbility.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import forge.card.cost.CostPart;
 import forge.card.cost.CostPartMana;
 import forge.card.mana.Mana;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCost;
-import forge.control.input.Input;
 import forge.game.player.AIPlayer;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 
@@ -83,8 +82,6 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility implements ISpellAbility {
     private boolean cycling = false;
     private boolean delve = false;
 
-    private Input beforePayMana;
-
     /** The pay costs. */
     private Cost payCosts = null;
 
@@ -557,29 +554,6 @@ public abstract class SpellAbility implements ISpellAbility {
     }
 
     // begin - Input methods
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Getter for the field <code>beforePayMana</code>.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @return a {@link forge.control.input.Input} object.
-     */
-    public Input getBeforePayMana() {
-        return this.beforePayMana;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Setter for the field <code>beforePayMana</code>.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @param in
-     *            a {@link forge.control.input.Input} object.
-     */
-    public void setBeforePayMana(final Input in) {
-        this.beforePayMana = in;
-    }
-
     /**
      * <p>
      * Getter for the field <code>payCosts</code>.
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/WrappedAbility.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/WrappedAbility.java
index f571fc25b50..f679f1cdf3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/WrappedAbility.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/trigger/WrappedAbility.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import forge.card.spellability.ISpellAbility;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbilityRestriction;
 import forge.card.spellability.Target;
-import forge.control.input.Input;
 import forge.game.GameState;
 import forge.game.ai.ComputerUtil;
 import forge.game.player.AIPlayer;
@@ -154,11 +153,6 @@ public class WrappedAbility extends Ability implements ISpellAbility {
         return sa.getActivatingPlayer();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Input getBeforePayMana() {
-        return sa.getBeforePayMana();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String getDescription() {
         return sa.getDescription();
@@ -280,11 +274,6 @@ public class WrappedAbility extends Ability implements ISpellAbility {
         sa.setActivatingPlayer(player);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void setBeforePayMana(final Input in) {
-        sa.setBeforePayMana(in);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setDescription(final String s) {
         sa.setDescription(s);
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionPlay.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionPlay.java
index cf087fb4e24..4de5f530440 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionPlay.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/GameActionPlay.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import forge.card.ability.ApiType;
 import forge.card.ability.effects.CharmEffect;
 import forge.card.cost.Cost;
 import forge.card.cost.CostPayment;
-import forge.card.mana.ManaCost;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCostBeingPaid;
 import forge.card.mana.ManaCostShard;
 import forge.card.spellability.SpellAbility;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ public class GameActionPlay {
             final SpellAbilityRequirements req = new SpellAbilityRequirements(sa, ts, payment);
             req.setFree(true);
             req.fillRequirements();
-        } else if (sa.getBeforePayMana() == null) {
+        } else {
             if (sa.isSpell()) {
                 final Card c = sa.getSourceCard();
                 if (!c.isCopiedSpell()) {
@@ -95,9 +94,6 @@ public class GameActionPlay {
             boolean x = sa.getSourceCard().getManaCost().getShardCount(ManaCostShard.X) > 0;
 
             game.getStack().add(sa, x);
-        } else {
-            sa.setManaCost(ManaCost.ZERO); // Beached As
-            matchInput.setInput(sa.getBeforePayMana());
         }
     }
 
@@ -407,17 +403,14 @@ public class GameActionPlay {
             } else {
                 manaCost = this.getSpellCostChange(sa, new ManaCostBeingPaid(sa.getManaCost()));
             }
-            if (manaCost.isPaid() && (sa.getBeforePayMana() == null)) {
+            if (manaCost.isPaid()) {
                 if (sa.isSpell() && !source.isCopiedSpell()) {
                     sa.setSourceCard(game.getAction().moveToStack(source));
                 }
 
                 game.getStack().add(sa);
-                return;
-            } else if (sa.getBeforePayMana() == null) {
-                matchInput.setInput(new InputPayManaSimple(game, sa, manaCost));
             } else {
-                matchInput.setInput(sa.getBeforePayMana());
+                matchInput.setInput(new InputPayManaSimple(game, sa, manaCost));
             }
         }
     }
@@ -453,13 +446,11 @@ public class GameActionPlay {
             } else {
                 manaCost = this.getSpellCostChange(sa, new ManaCostBeingPaid(sa.getManaCost()));
             }
-            if (manaCost.isPaid() && (sa.getBeforePayMana() == null)) {
+            if (manaCost.isPaid()) {
                 AbilityUtils.resolve(sa, false);
                 return;
-            } else if (sa.getBeforePayMana() == null) {
-                matchInput.setInput(new InputPayManaSimple(game, sa, true));
             } else {
-                matchInput.setInput(sa.getBeforePayMana());
+                matchInput.setInput(new InputPayManaSimple(game, sa, true));
             }
         }
     }