diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ProtectEffect.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ProtectEffect.java
index bbc7c2671fc..dd4769a547a 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ProtectEffect.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/ability/effects/ProtectEffect.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import forge.game.Game;
 import forge.game.ability.SpellAbilityEffect;
 import forge.game.card.Card;
 import forge.game.card.CardUtil;
-import forge.game.event.GameEventTokenStateUpdate;
 import forge.game.player.Player;
 import forge.game.spellability.SpellAbility;
 import forge.game.spellability.TargetRestrictions;
@@ -152,8 +151,6 @@ public class ProtectEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
             }
 
             tgtC.addChangedCardKeywords(gainsKWList, null, false, false, timestamp, true);
-            if (tgtC.isToken()) // update protection -> cast blessed breath on any token belonging to a stack
-                game.fireEvent(new GameEventTokenStateUpdate(tgtC));
 
             if (!sa.hasParam("Permanent")) {
                 // If not Permanent, remove protection at EOT
@@ -164,8 +161,6 @@ public class ProtectEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
                     public void run() {
                         if (tgtC.isInPlay()) {
                             tgtC.removeChangedCardKeywords(timestamp, true);
-                            if (tgtC.isToken()) // update remove protection
-                                game.fireEvent(new GameEventTokenStateUpdate(tgtC));
                         }
                     }
                 };
@@ -194,8 +189,6 @@ public class ProtectEffect extends SpellAbilityEffect {
                     public void run() {
                         if (unTgtC.isInPlay()) {
                             unTgtC.removeChangedCardKeywords(timestamp, true);
-                            if (unTgtC.isToken()) // update removed protection
-                                game.fireEvent(new GameEventTokenStateUpdate(unTgtC));
                         }
                     }
                 };
diff --git a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
index a0b582a2ae5..a47eadf2eec 100644
--- a/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
+++ b/forge-game/src/main/java/forge/game/card/Card.java
@@ -3659,6 +3659,8 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
 
         if (updateView) {
             updateKeywords();
+            if (isToken())
+                game.fireEvent(new GameEventTokenStateUpdate(this));
         }
     }
 
@@ -3713,6 +3715,8 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
         KeywordsChange change = changedCardKeywords.remove(timestamp);
         if (change != null && updateView) {
             updateKeywords();
+            if (isToken())
+                game.fireEvent(new GameEventTokenStateUpdate(this));
         }
         return change;
     }