diff --git a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/toolbox/FOverlay.java b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/toolbox/FOverlay.java
index c2ccddc47f2..f12efdaec3c 100644
--- a/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/toolbox/FOverlay.java
+++ b/forge-gui-mobile/src/forge/toolbox/FOverlay.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import forge.Forge;
 import forge.Graphics;
 import forge.assets.FSkinColor;
 import forge.assets.FSkinColor.Colors;
-import forge.match.MatchUtil;
 import forge.screens.match.MatchController;
 
 public abstract class FOverlay extends FContainer {
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public abstract class FOverlay extends FContainer {
 
         if (visible0) {
             //rotate overlay to face top human player if needed
-            setRotate180(MatchUtil.getGame() != null && MatchController.getView().isTopHumanPlayerActive());
+            setRotate180(MatchController.getView() != null && MatchController.getView().isTopHumanPlayerActive());
             overlays.push(this);
         }
         else if (!hidingAll) { //hiding all handles cleaning up overlay collection
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGameEventHandler.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGameEventHandler.java
index 4baa68a467e..3e408bd5be6 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGameEventHandler.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/control/FControlGameEventHandler.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import forge.game.event.GameEventCombatChanged;
 import forge.game.event.GameEventCombatEnded;
 import forge.game.event.GameEventGameFinished;
 import forge.game.event.GameEventGameOutcome;
-import forge.game.event.GameEventGameStarted;
 import forge.game.event.GameEventManaPool;
 import forge.game.event.GameEventPlayerControl;
 import forge.game.event.GameEventPlayerLivesChanged;
@@ -79,12 +78,6 @@ public class FControlGameEventHandler extends IGameEventVisitor.Base<Void> {
         ev.visit(this);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Void visit(GameEventGameStarted event) {
-        gameView.endUpdateDelay(); //allow views to update once game starts
-        return null;
-    }
-
     private final AtomicBoolean phaseUpdPlanned = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     @Override
     public Void visit(final GameEventTurnPhase ev) {
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java
index e7b219b596a..868ef6db4ef 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/match/MatchUtil.java
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ public class MatchUtil {
                 LocalGameView gameView = controller.getGameView();
                 if (humanCount == 0) {
                     currentPlayer = p;
-                    gameView.startUpdateDelay(); //delay updating views until game finishes initializing
                 }
                 game.subscribeToEvents(new FControlGameEventHandler(gameView, humanCount == 0));
                 gameViews.add(gameView);
@@ -194,7 +193,6 @@ public class MatchUtil {
             LocalGameView gameView = new WatchLocalGame(GuiBase.getInterface(), game);
             currentPlayer = sortedPlayers.get(0);
             gameView.setLocalPlayer(currentPlayer);
-            gameView.startUpdateDelay();
             game.subscribeToEvents(new FControlGameEventHandler(gameView, true));
             gameViews.add(gameView);
         }
diff --git a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java
index 920d77286b3..a9d93bd1447 100644
--- a/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java
+++ b/forge-gui/src/main/java/forge/view/LocalGameView.java
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public abstract class LocalGameView implements IGameView {
     protected final InputQueue inputQueue;
     protected final InputProxy inputProxy;
     private PlayerView localPlayerView;
-    private int updateDelays;
 
     public LocalGameView(IGuiBase gui0, Game game0) {
         game = game0;
@@ -365,9 +364,7 @@ public abstract class LocalGameView implements IGameView {
         PlayerView view = MatchUtil.players.get(p.getId());
         if (view == null) {
             view = new PlayerView(p.getLobbyPlayer(), p.getId());
-            if (updateDelays == 0) {
-                writePlayerToView(p, view);
-            }
+            writePlayerToView(p, view);
             MatchUtil.players.put(p, view);
         }
         return view;
@@ -408,26 +405,13 @@ public abstract class LocalGameView implements IGameView {
         CardView view = MatchUtil.cards.get(c.getId());
         if (view == null) {
             view = new CardView(c.getId());
-            if (updateDelays == 0) {
-                writeCardToView(c, view, MatchUtil.getGameView());
-            }
+            writeCardToView(c, view, MatchUtil.getGameView());
             MatchUtil.cards.put(c, view);
         }
         return view;
     }
-    
-    public void startUpdateDelay() {
-        updateDelays++;
-    }
-    public void endUpdateDelay() {
-        if (updateDelays > 0 && --updateDelays == 0) {
-            updateViews();
-        }
-    }
 
     public void updateViews() {
-        if (updateDelays > 0) { return; }
-
         for (Player p : MatchUtil.players.getKeys()) {
             writePlayerToView(p, getPlayerView(p));
         }