diff --git a/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Policies.json b/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Policies.json
index 6fc19c54c3..62f886398e 100644
--- a/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Policies.json	
+++ b/android/assets/jsons/Civ V - Vanilla/Policies.json	
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 			{
 				"name": "Oligarchy",
 				"effect": "Units in cities cost no Maintenance, garrisoned city +50% attacking strength",
-				"uniques": ["Units in cities cost no Maintenance"]
+				"uniques": ["Units in cities cost no Maintenance", "+50% attacking strength for cities with garrisoned units"]
 				"row": 1,
 				"column": 5
 			},
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt
index a9f4d7b560..0c0c33eed0 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ object BattleDamage {
 
     fun getAttackModifiers(attacker: ICombatant, tileToAttackFrom:TileInfo?, defender: ICombatant): HashMap<String, Float> {
         val modifiers = getGeneralModifiers(attacker, defender)
-        val policies = attacker.getCivInfo().policies
 
         if (attacker is MapUnitCombatant) {
             modifiers.putAll(getTileSpecificModifiers(attacker, defender.getTile()))
@@ -147,14 +146,14 @@ object BattleDamage {
                 }
             }
 
-            if (policies.autocracyCompletedTurns > 0 && policies.hasEffect("+20% attack bonus to all Military Units for 30 turns"))
+            if (attacker.getCivInfo().policies.autocracyCompletedTurns > 0)
                 modifiers["Autocracy Complete"] = 0.2f
 
             if (defender is CityCombatant &&
                     attacker.getCivInfo().hasUnique("+15% Combat Strength for all units when attacking Cities"))
                 modifiers["Statue of Zeus"] = 0.15f
         } else if (attacker is CityCombatant) {
-            if (policies.hasEffect("Units in cities cost no Maintenance, garrisoned city +50% attacking strength")
+            if (attacker.getCivInfo().hasUnique("+50% attacking strength for cities with garrisoned units")
                     && attacker.city.getCenterTile().militaryUnit != null)
                 modifiers["Oligarchy"] = 0.5f
         }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt
index db8f934b04..c6cf45ffeb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/CityStats.kt
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class CityStats {
         var happinessFromPolicies = 0f
         if (civInfo.hasUnique("+1 happiness for every 10 citizens in a city"))
             happinessFromPolicies += (cityInfo.population.population / 10).toFloat()
-        if (civInfo.policies.hasEffect("+1 gold and -1 unhappiness for every 2 citizens in capital")
+        if (civInfo.hasUnique("+1 gold and -1 unhappiness for every 2 citizens in capital")
                 && cityInfo.isCapital())
             happinessFromPolicies += (cityInfo.population.population / 2).toFloat()
         if (civInfo.hasUnique("+1 happiness for every city connected to capital")
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivInfoStats.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivInfoStats.kt
index 517d4fd7f7..f5ccc847cc 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivInfoStats.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/CivInfoStats.kt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class CivInfoStats(val civInfo: CivilizationInfo){
         // Inca unique according to https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Incan_%28Civ5%29
         if (civInfo.nation.greatAndeanRoad)
             transportationUpkeep = (transportationUpkeep - hillsUpkeep) / 2
-        if (civInfo.policies.hasEffect("Maintenance on roads & railroads reduced by 33%, +2 gold from all trade routes"))
+        if (civInfo.hasUnique("Maintenance on roads & railroads reduced by 33%, +2 gold from all trade routes"))
             transportationUpkeep = (transportationUpkeep * 2 / 3f).toInt()
         return transportationUpkeep
     }
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/PolicyManager.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/PolicyManager.kt
index 7864052cd9..c8cac0e21d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/PolicyManager.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/civilization/PolicyManager.kt
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import com.unciv.Constants
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.Policy
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.UniqueMap
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.VictoryType
-import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderParameters
-import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderText
 import kotlin.math.min
 import kotlin.math.pow
 import kotlin.math.roundToInt
@@ -16,7 +14,6 @@ class PolicyManager {
     @Transient lateinit var civInfo: CivilizationInfo
     // Needs to be separate from the actual adopted policies, so that
     //  in different game versions, policies can have different effects
-    @Transient internal val policyEffects = HashSet<String>()
     @Transient internal val policyUniques = UniqueMap()
 
     var freePolicies = 0
@@ -48,7 +45,6 @@ class PolicyManager {
     }
 
     fun addPolicyToTransients(policy: Policy){
-        policyEffects.addAll(policy.uniques)
         for(unique in policy.uniqueObjects)
             policyUniques.addUnique(unique)
     }
@@ -90,8 +86,6 @@ class PolicyManager {
 
     fun isAdopted(policyName: String): Boolean = adoptedPolicies.contains(policyName)
 
-    fun hasEffect(effectName:String) = policyEffects.contains(effectName)
-
     fun isAdoptable(policy: Policy): Boolean {
         if(isAdopted(policy.name)) return false
         if (policy.name.endsWith("Complete")) return false
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/Policy.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/Policy.kt
index 027f810ed5..db37b719c1 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/Policy.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/Policy.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ open class Policy : INamed {
     lateinit var branch: PolicyBranch // not in json - added in gameBasics
 
     override lateinit var name: String
-    lateinit var effect: String
     var uniques: ArrayList<String> = ArrayList()
     val uniqueObjects:List<Unique> by lazy { uniques.map { Unique(it) } }
     var row: Int = 0