diff --git a/src/engine/db/handlers/dbZoneHandler.java b/src/engine/db/handlers/dbZoneHandler.java
index 66b68e69..1540196a 100644
--- a/src/engine/db/handlers/dbZoneHandler.java
+++ b/src/engine/db/handlers/dbZoneHandler.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class dbZoneHandler extends dbHandlerBase {
 
     public ArrayList<Zone> GET_ALL_NODES(Zone zone) {
         ArrayList<Zone> wsmList = new ArrayList<>();
-        wsmList.addAll(zone.getNodes());
+        wsmList.addAll(zone.nodes);
         if (zone.absX == 0.0f) {
             zone.absX = zone.xOffset;
         }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class dbZoneHandler extends dbHandlerBase {
         if (zone.absZ == 0.0f) {
             zone.absZ = zone.zOffset;
         }
-        for (Zone child : zone.getNodes()) {
+        for (Zone child : zone.nodes) {
             child.absX = child.xOffset + zone.absX;
             child.absY = child.yOffset + zone.absY;
             child.absZ = child.zOffset + zone.absZ;
diff --git a/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/ZoneInfoCmd.java b/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/ZoneInfoCmd.java
index 53e7ac61..05b80230 100644
--- a/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/ZoneInfoCmd.java
+++ b/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/ZoneInfoCmd.java
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class ZoneInfoCmd extends AbstractDevCmd {
         } else {
             output = "children:";
 
-            ArrayList<Zone> nodes = zone.getNodes();
+            ArrayList<Zone> nodes = zone.nodes;
 
             if (nodes.isEmpty())
                 output += " none";
diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
index 1ca43c33..f987c4d1 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public enum ZoneManager {
 
             childFound = false;
 
-            ArrayList<Zone> nodes = zone.getNodes();
+            ArrayList<Zone> nodes = zone.nodes;
 
             // Logger.info("soze", "" + nodes.size());
             if (nodes != null)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public enum ZoneManager {
         if (zone.peace_zone == (byte) 1)
             return false; // no safe zone hotzones// if (this.hotzone == null)
 
-        if (zone.getNodes().isEmpty())
+        if (zone.nodes.isEmpty())
             return false;
 
         if (zone.equals(ZoneManager.seaFloor))
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ public enum ZoneManager {
         treeBounds = Bounds.borrow();
         treeBounds.setBounds(new Vector2f(positionX, positionZ), new Vector2f(Enum.CityBoundsType.PLACEMENT.halfExtents, Enum.CityBoundsType.PLACEMENT.halfExtents), 0.0f);
 
-        zoneList = currentZone.getNodes();
+        zoneList = currentZone.nodes;
 
         for (Zone zone : zoneList) {
 
diff --git a/src/engine/net/client/msg/WorldDataMsg.java b/src/engine/net/client/msg/WorldDataMsg.java
index d18178e7..b24c1cf3 100644
--- a/src/engine/net/client/msg/WorldDataMsg.java
+++ b/src/engine/net/client/msg/WorldDataMsg.java
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@
 package engine.net.client.msg;
 
 
+import engine.Enum;
 import engine.exception.SerializationException;
 import engine.gameManager.ConfigManager;
+import engine.gameManager.DbManager;
 import engine.gameManager.ZoneManager;
 import engine.net.AbstractConnection;
 import engine.net.AbstractNetMsg;
@@ -44,14 +46,9 @@ public class WorldDataMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
         super(Protocol.NEWWORLD, origin, reader);
     }
 
-    private static int getTotalMapSize(Zone root) {
-        if (root.getNodes().isEmpty())
-            return 0;
+    private static int getTotalMapSize() {
 
-        int size = root.getNodes().size();
-        for (Zone child : root.getNodes())
-            size += getTotalMapSize(child);
-        return size;
+        return DbManager.getList(Enum.GameObjectType.Zone).size();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ public class WorldDataMsg extends ClientNetMsg {
         writer.putInt(WorldServer.worldMapID);
         writer.putInt(0x00000000);
 
-        writer.putInt(getTotalMapSize(root) + 1);
+        writer.putInt(getTotalMapSize() + 1);
         Zone.serializeForClientMsg(root, writer);
 
         Zone hotzone = ZoneManager.hotZone;
diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Zone.java b/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
index 9b5e62ea..07cd5730 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Zone.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ package engine.objects;
 import engine.Enum;
 import engine.InterestManagement.Terrain;
 import engine.db.archive.DataWarehouse;
-import engine.gameManager.DbManager;
 import engine.gameManager.ZoneManager;
 import engine.math.Bounds;
 import engine.math.Vector2f;
@@ -292,19 +291,6 @@ public class Zone extends AbstractWorldObject {
         return this.parentZoneID;
     }
 
-    public ArrayList<Zone> getNodes() {
-
-        if (this.nodes == null) {
-            this.nodes = DbManager.ZoneQueries.GET_MAP_NODES(super.getObjectUUID());
-
-            //Add reverse lookup for child->parent
-            if (this.nodes != null)
-                for (Zone zone : this.nodes)
-                    zone.setParent(this);
-        }
-        return nodes;
-    }
-
     /*
      * Serializing
      */
@@ -323,10 +309,10 @@ public class Zone extends AbstractWorldObject {
         if (this.equals(ZoneManager.seaFloor))
             return false;
 
-        if (this.getNodes().isEmpty())
+        if (this.nodes.isEmpty())
             return false;
 
-        if (this.getNodes().get(0).isMacroZone())
+        if (this.nodes.get(0).isMacroZone())
             return true;
 
         return this.parent.equals(ZoneManager.seaFloor);