diff --git a/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/HotzoneCmd.java b/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/HotzoneCmd.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2aa88f14..00000000
--- a/src/engine/devcmd/cmds/HotzoneCmd.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-// • ▌ ▄ ·.  ▄▄▄·  ▄▄ • ▪   ▄▄· ▄▄▄▄·  ▄▄▄·  ▐▄▄▄  ▄▄▄ .
-// ·██ ▐███▪▐█ ▀█ ▐█ ▀ ▪██ ▐█ ▌▪▐█ ▀█▪▐█ ▀█ •█▌ ▐█▐▌·
-// ▐█ ▌▐▌▐█·▄█▀▀█ ▄█ ▀█▄▐█·██ ▄▄▐█▀▀█▄▄█▀▀█ ▐█▐ ▐▌▐▀▀▀
-// ██ ██▌▐█▌▐█ ▪▐▌▐█▄▪▐█▐█▌▐███▌██▄▪▐█▐█ ▪▐▌██▐ █▌▐█▄▄▌
-// ▀▀  █▪▀▀▀ ▀  ▀ ·▀▀▀▀ ▀▀▀·▀▀▀ ·▀▀▀▀  ▀  ▀ ▀▀  █▪ ▀▀▀
-//      Magicbane Emulator Project © 2013 - 2022
-//                www.magicbane.com
-
-
-package engine.devcmd.cmds;
-
-import engine.devcmd.AbstractDevCmd;
-import engine.gameManager.ZoneManager;
-import engine.objects.AbstractGameObject;
-import engine.objects.PlayerCharacter;
-
-/**
- * ./hotzone                      <- display the current hotzone & time remaining
- * ./hotzone random               <- change hotzone to random new zone
- */
-
-public class HotzoneCmd extends AbstractDevCmd {
-
-    public HotzoneCmd() {
-        super("hotzone");
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected void _doCmd(PlayerCharacter playerCharacter, String[] words,
-                          AbstractGameObject target) {
-
-        StringBuilder data = new StringBuilder();
-        String outString;
-
-        for (String s : words) {
-            data.append(s);
-            data.append(' ');
-        }
-
-        String input = data.toString().trim();
-
-        if (input.length() == 0) {
-            outString = "Current hotZone: " + ZoneManager.hotZone.getName() + "\r\n";
-            outString += "Available hotZones: " + ZoneManager.availableHotZones();
-            throwbackInfo(playerCharacter, outString);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (input.equalsIgnoreCase("random")) {
-            ZoneManager.generateAndSetRandomHotzone();
-            outString = "New hotZone: " + ZoneManager.hotZone.getName() + "\r\n";
-            outString += "Available hotZones: " + ZoneManager.availableHotZones();
-            throwbackInfo(playerCharacter, outString);
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (input.equalsIgnoreCase("reset")) {
-            ZoneManager.resetHotZones();
-            throwbackInfo(playerCharacter, "Available hotZones: " + ZoneManager.availableHotZones());
-            return;
-        }
-
-        return;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String _getHelpString() {
-        return "Use no arguments to see the current hotzone or \"random\" to change it randomly.";
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected String _getUsageString() {
-        return "'./hotzone [random]";
-    }
-
-
-}
diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/DevCmdManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/DevCmdManager.java
index 47ae6cda..7528621b 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/DevCmdManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/DevCmdManager.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public enum DevCmdManager {
         DevCmdManager.registerDevCmd(new AddGoldCmd());
         DevCmdManager.registerDevCmd(new ZoneInfoCmd());
         DevCmdManager.registerDevCmd(new DebugMeleeSyncCmd());
-        DevCmdManager.registerDevCmd(new HotzoneCmd());
         DevCmdManager.registerDevCmd(new MineActiveCmd());
         // Dev
         DevCmdManager.registerDevCmd(new ApplyStatModCmd());
diff --git a/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java b/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
index 8802744e..8cdeb47d 100644
--- a/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/gameManager/ZoneManager.java
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ import engine.objects.Building;
 import engine.objects.City;
 import engine.objects.Zone;
 import engine.server.MBServerStatics;
-import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
 import java.time.Instant;
 import java.time.LocalDateTime;
 import java.time.ZoneId;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
-import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 /*
  * Class contains methods and structures which
@@ -109,20 +107,6 @@ public enum ZoneManager {
 
     }
 
-    // Returns the number of available hotZones
-    // remaining in this cycle (1am)
-
-    public static int availableHotZones() {
-
-        int count = 0;
-
-        for (Zone zone : ZoneManager.macroZones)
-            if (ZoneManager.validHotZone(zone))
-                count = count + 1;
-
-        return count;
-    }
-
     // Resets the  availability of hotZones
     // for this cycle
 
@@ -217,63 +201,6 @@ public enum ZoneManager {
         ZoneManager.playerCityZones.add(zone);
     }
 
-    public static final void generateAndSetRandomHotzone() {
-
-        Zone hotZone;
-        ArrayList<Integer> zoneArray = new ArrayList<>();
-
-        if (ZoneManager.macroZones.isEmpty())
-            return;
-
-        // Reset hotZone availability if none are left.
-
-        if (ZoneManager.availableHotZones() == 0)
-            ZoneManager.resetHotZones();
-
-        for (Zone zone : ZoneManager.macroZones)
-            if (validHotZone(zone))
-                zoneArray.add(zone.getObjectUUID());
-
-        int entryIndex = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(zoneArray.size());
-
-        hotZone = ZoneManager.getZoneByUUID(zoneArray.get(entryIndex));
-
-        if (hotZone == null) {
-            Logger.error("Hotzone is null");
-            return;
-        }
-
-        ZoneManager.setHotZone(hotZone);
-
-    }
-
-    public static final boolean validHotZone(Zone zone) {
-
-        if (zone.getSafeZone() == (byte) 1)
-            return false; // no safe zone hotzones// if (this.hotzone == null)
-
-        if (zone.getNodes().isEmpty())
-            return false;
-
-        if (zone.equals(ZoneManager.seaFloor))
-            return false;
-
-        //no duplicate hotZones
-
-        if (zone.hasBeenHotzone == true)
-            return false;
-
-        // Enforce min level
-
-        if (zone.minLvl < Integer.parseInt(ConfigManager.MB_HOTZONE_MIN_LEVEL.getValue()))
-            return false;
-
-        if (ZoneManager.hotZone != null)
-            return ZoneManager.hotZone.getObjectUUID() != zone.getObjectUUID();
-
-        return true;
-    }
-
     // Converts world coordinates to coordinates local to a given zone.
 
     public static Vector3fImmutable worldToLocal(Vector3fImmutable worldVector,
diff --git a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
index 1fa9d22f..afc06004 100644
--- a/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
+++ b/src/engine/server/world/WorldServer.java
@@ -440,9 +440,6 @@ public class WorldServer {
 		Logger.info("Loading Max Skills for Trainers");
 		DbManager.SkillsBaseQueries.LOAD_ALL_MAX_SKILLS_FOR_CONTRACT();
 
-		//pick a startup Hotzone
-		ZoneManager.generateAndSetRandomHotzone();
-
 		Logger.info("Loading All Players from database to Server Cache");
 		long start = System.currentTimeMillis();