diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Mine.java b/src/engine/objects/Mine.java
index 5d32b497..baacb51f 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Mine.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Mine.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import engine.gameManager.*;
 import engine.net.ByteBufferWriter;
 import engine.net.client.msg.ErrorPopupMsg;
 import engine.server.MBServerStatics;
-import org.joda.time.DateTime;
 import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
@@ -58,8 +57,6 @@ public class Mine extends AbstractGameObject {
     public Integer totalPlayers;
 
     public boolean hasProduced = false;
-
-    public int mineTime;
     /**
      * ResultSet Constructor
      */
@@ -113,34 +110,8 @@ public class Mine extends AbstractGameObject {
         Building mineTower = BuildingManager.getBuilding(this.buildingID);
         mineTower.setMaxHitPoints(5000 * this.capSize);
         mineTower.setCurrentHitPoints((float)5000 * this.capSize);
-        this.mineTime = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(1-23);
-        refactorMineTime(this);
     }
 
-
-    public static void refactorMineTime(Mine mine){
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("sunday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 1;
-        }
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("monday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 2;
-        }
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("tuesday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 3;
-        }
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("wednesday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 4;
-        }
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("thursday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 5;
-        }
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("friday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 6;
-        }
-        if(DateTime.now().dayOfWeek().getName().toLowerCase().equals("saturday")){
-            mine.mineTime += 7;
-        }
-    }
     public static void releaseMineClaims(PlayerCharacter playerCharacter) {
 
         if (playerCharacter == null)
diff --git a/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java b/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java
index e756e07a..4dc8866b 100644
--- a/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java
+++ b/src/engine/workthreads/HourlyJobThread.java
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ public class HourlyJobThread implements Runnable {
                     // Open Mines owned by nations having their WOO
                     // set to the current mine window.
 
-                    //if (mine.getOwningGuild().getNation().getMineTime() == LocalDateTime.now().getHour() && mine.wasClaimed == false) {
-                    if(mine.mineTime == LocalDateTime.now().getHour() && mine.wasClaimed == false) {
+                    if (mine.getOwningGuild().getNation().getMineTime() ==
+                            LocalDateTime.now().getHour() && mine.wasClaimed == false) {
                         HourlyJobThread.mineWindowOpen(mine);
                         continue;
                     }