diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/Card.java b/src/main/java/forge/Card.java
index fff525ab368..cd0c854e7f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/Card.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/Card.java
@@ -3802,7 +3802,7 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
      */
     public final void setOwner(final Player player) {
         this.owner = player;
-        this.updateObservers();
+        //this.updateObservers();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -5806,7 +5806,7 @@ public class Card extends GameEntity implements Comparable<Card> {
      */
     public final void setUniqueNumber(final int n) {
         this.uniqueNumber = n;
-        this.updateObservers();
+        //this.updateObservers();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java b/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java
index bf0b4427aad..f119470a491 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/card/mana/ManaPool.java
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ public class ManaPool {
                 this.floatingTotals[i]++;
             }
         }
-        owner.updateObservers();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -182,7 +181,7 @@ public class ManaPool {
 
         if (this.floatingMana.size() == 0) {
             this.calculateManaTotals();
-            this.owner.updateObservers();
+            //this.owner.updateObservers();
             return numRemoved;
         }
 
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ public class ManaPool {
             this.floatingMana.clear();
         }
         this.calculateManaTotals();
-        this.owner.updateObservers();
+        //this.owner.updateObservers();
 
         return numRemoved;
     }
@@ -381,7 +380,7 @@ public class ManaPool {
                     this.floatingTotals[i]--;
                 }
             }
-            owner.updateObservers();
+            //owner.updateObservers();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPassPriority.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPassPriority.java
index 1a77be36114..cd3a50a93b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPassPriority.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPassPriority.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class InputPassPriority extends Input implements java.io.Serializable {
     /** {@inheritDoc} */
     @Override
     public final void showMessage() {
-        GuiDisplayUtil.updateGUI();
+        //GuiDisplayUtil.updateGUI();
         ButtonUtil.enableOnlyOK();
 
         final PhaseType phase = Singletons.getModel().getGameState().getPhaseHandler().getPhase();
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaCostUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaCostUtil.java
index 3740ff6f6cb..6468f902293 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaCostUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/control/input/InputPayManaCostUtil.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class InputPayManaCostUtil {
 
         manaCost = AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getManaPool().payManaFromAbility(sa, manaCost, chosen);
 
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).updateObservers();
+        //AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).updateObservers();
         // DO NOT REMOVE THIS, otherwise the cards don't always tap (copied)
         return manaCost;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseUtil.java
index d88ad5e6c83..6a9c22b9118 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/game/phase/PhaseUtil.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public class PhaseUtil {
         Singletons.getModel().getGameState().getUntap().executeAt();
 
         // otherwise land seems to stay tapped when it is really untapped
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).updateObservers();
+        //AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).updateObservers();
 
         Singletons.getModel().getGameState().getPhaseHandler().setNeedToNextPhase(true);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiDisplayUtil.java b/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiDisplayUtil.java
index 696d77f1a87..cacb81c769f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiDisplayUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/forge/gui/GuiDisplayUtil.java
@@ -562,16 +562,11 @@ public final class GuiDisplayUtil {
 
         Singletons.getModel().getGameAction().checkStateEffects();
         Singletons.getModel().getGameState().getPhaseHandler().updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Exile).updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Exile).updateObservers();
+        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().updateObservers();
         AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Hand).updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Hand).updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Graveyard).updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Graveyard).updateObservers();
         AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).updateObservers();
+        AllZone.getComputerPlayer().updateObservers();
         AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Battlefield).updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getHumanPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Library).updateObservers();
-        AllZone.getComputerPlayer().getZone(ZoneType.Library).updateObservers();
     }
 
     /**