diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IZone.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IZone.java
index efc7ea554dd..4f5252416fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IZone.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/IZone.java
@@ -30,24 +30,6 @@ import forge.Card;
  * @version $Id$
  */
 interface IZone {
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * setUpdate.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @param b
-     *            a boolean.
-     */
-    void setUpdate(boolean b);
-
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * getUpdate.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @return a boolean.
-     */
-    boolean getUpdate();
 
     /**
      * <p>
@@ -101,7 +83,7 @@ interface IZone {
      * @param o
      *            a {@link java.lang.Object} object.
      */
-    void remove(Object o);
+    void remove(Card o);
 
     /**
      * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZoneBattlefield.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZoneBattlefield.java
index 7c1a36341ba..b863a8bd342 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZoneBattlefield.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/PlayerZoneBattlefield.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 package forge.game.zone;
 
-import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Predicate;
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ public class PlayerZoneBattlefield extends PlayerZone {
 
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
-    public final void remove(final Object o) {
+    public final void remove(final Card o) {
 
         super.remove(o);
 
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ public class PlayerZoneBattlefield extends PlayerZone {
         // getCards(false) to get Phased Out cards
 
         if (!filter) {
-            return new ArrayList<Card>(cardList);
+            return super.getCards(false);
         }
         return Lists.newArrayList(Iterables.filter(cardList, isNotPhased));
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/Zone.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/Zone.java
index 6b2c30a0418..1e790beeb98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/Zone.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/zone/Zone.java
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public class Zone extends MyObservable implements IZone, Observer, java.io.Seria
     public Zone(final ZoneType zone) {
         this.zoneName = zone;
         this.roCardList = Collections.unmodifiableList(cardList);
+        
+        //System.out.println(zoneName + " (ct) " + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(roCardList)));
     }
 
     // ************ BEGIN - these methods fire updateObservers() *************
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ public class Zone extends MyObservable implements IZone, Observer, java.io.Seria
      *            an Object
      */
     @Override
-    public void remove(final Object c) {
+    public void remove(final Card c) {
         this.cardList.remove(c);
         this.update();
     }
@@ -287,6 +289,7 @@ public class Zone extends MyObservable implements IZone, Observer, java.io.Seria
      */
     @Override
     public final List<Card> getCards() {
+        //System.out.println(zoneName + ": " + Integer.toHexString(System.identityHashCode(roCardList)));
         return this.getCards(true);
     }
 
@@ -322,29 +325,6 @@ public class Zone extends MyObservable implements IZone, Observer, java.io.Seria
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the update.
-     * 
-     * @param b
-     *            a boolean.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public final void setUpdate(final boolean b) {
-        this.update = b;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * <p>
-     * Getter for the field <code>update</code>.
-     * </p>
-     * 
-     * @return a boolean.
-     */
-    @Override
-    public final boolean getUpdate() {
-        return this.update;
-    }
-
     /**
      * <p>
      * toString.