diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayer.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayer.kt
index 09ddc2c9e5..e178e49a9c 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayer.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayer.kt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class OnlineMultiplayer {
         }
     }
 
-    private suspend fun updateSavesFromFiles() {
+    private fun updateSavesFromFiles() {
         val saves = files.getMultiplayerSaves()
 
         val removedSaves = savedGames.keys - saves.toSet()
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ class OnlineMultiplayer {
         addGame(gamePreview, saveFileName)
     }
 
-    private suspend fun addGame(newGame: GameInfo) {
+    private fun addGame(newGame: GameInfo) {
         val newGamePreview = newGame.asPreview()
         addGame(newGamePreview, newGamePreview.gameId)
     }
 
-    private suspend fun addGame(preview: GameInfoPreview, saveFileName: String) {
+    private fun addGame(preview: GameInfoPreview, saveFileName: String) {
         val fileHandle = files.saveGame(preview, saveFileName)
         return addGame(fileHandle, preview)
     }
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ class OnlineMultiplayer {
 
     /**
      * Deletes the game from disk, does not delete it remotely.
-     *
-     * Fires [MultiplayerGameDeleted]
      */
     fun deleteGame(multiplayerGame: OnlineMultiplayerGame) {
         deleteGame(multiplayerGame.fileHandle)
@@ -285,7 +283,6 @@ class OnlineMultiplayer {
 
         debug("Deleting game %s with id %s", fileHandle.name(), game.preview?.gameId)
         savedGames.remove(game.fileHandle)
-        Concurrency.runOnGLThread { EventBus.send(MultiplayerGameDeleted(game.name)) }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerEvents.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerEvents.kt
index d9d974004b..0ad0c62ba3 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerEvents.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/multiplayer/OnlineMultiplayerEvents.kt
@@ -49,10 +49,3 @@ class MultiplayerGameNameChanged(
     override val name: String,
     val newName: String
 ) : Event, HasMultiplayerGameName
-
-/**
- * Gets sent when a game is deleted
- */
-class MultiplayerGameDeleted(
-    override val name: String
-) : Event, HasMultiplayerGameName
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/EditMultiplayerGameInfoScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/EditMultiplayerGameInfoScreen.kt
index 9808c43aeb..bde551a021 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/EditMultiplayerGameInfoScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/EditMultiplayerGameInfoScreen.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class EditMultiplayerGameInfoScreen(val multiplayerGame: OnlineMultiplayerGame)
             ) {
                 try {
                     game.onlineMultiplayer.deleteGame(multiplayerGame)
-                    game.popScreen()
+                    (game.popScreen() as? MultiplayerScreen)?.onGameDeleted(multiplayerGame.name)
                 } catch (ex: Exception) {
                     Log.error("Could not delete game!", ex)
                     ToastPopup("Could not delete game!", this)
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/GameList.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/GameList.kt
index 7763e74624..3b2a69013f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/GameList.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/GameList.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import com.unciv.UncivGame
 import com.unciv.logic.GameInfoPreview
 import com.unciv.logic.event.EventBus
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.HasMultiplayerGameName
-import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.MultiplayerGameDeleted
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.MultiplayerGameNameChanged
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.MultiplayerGameUpdateEnded
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.MultiplayerGameUpdateFailed
@@ -38,9 +37,6 @@ class GameList(
         events.receive(MultiplayerGameNameChanged::class) {
             update()
         }
-        events.receive(MultiplayerGameDeleted::class) {
-            update()
-        }
 
         update()
     }
@@ -101,11 +97,6 @@ private class GameDisplay(
         }
     }
 
-    fun changeName(newName: String) {
-        gameName = newName
-        gameButton.setText(newName)
-    }
-
     private fun updateTurnIndicator() {
         if (isPlayersTurn()) statusIndicators.addActor(turnIndicator)
         else turnIndicator.remove()
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/MultiplayerScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/MultiplayerScreen.kt
index 723992becb..31ccf170fb 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/MultiplayerScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/multiplayerscreens/MultiplayerScreen.kt
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package com.unciv.ui.screens.multiplayerscreens
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Table
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.TextButton
-import com.unciv.logic.event.EventBus
-import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.MultiplayerGameDeleted
 import com.unciv.logic.multiplayer.OnlineMultiplayerGame
 import com.unciv.models.translations.tr
 import com.unciv.ui.screens.pickerscreens.PickerScreen
@@ -40,8 +38,6 @@ class MultiplayerScreen : PickerScreen() {
     private val rightSideTable = createRightSideTable()
     val gameList = GameList(::selectGame)
 
-    private val events = EventBus.EventReceiver()
-
     init {
         setDefaultCloseAction()
 
@@ -53,16 +49,17 @@ class MultiplayerScreen : PickerScreen() {
 
         setupRightSideButton()
 
-        events.receive(MultiplayerGameDeleted::class, { it.name == selectedGame?.name }) {
-            unselectGame()
-        }
-
         game.onlineMultiplayer.requestUpdate()
 
         pickerPane.bottomTable.background = skinStrings.getUiBackground("MultiplayerScreen/BottomTable", tintColor = skinStrings.skinConfig.clearColor)
         pickerPane.topTable.background = skinStrings.getUiBackground("MultiplayerScreen/TopTable", tintColor = skinStrings.skinConfig.clearColor)
     }
 
+    fun onGameDeleted(gameName:String){
+        if (selectedGame?.name == gameName) unselectGame()
+        gameList.update()
+    }
+
     private fun setupRightSideButton() {
         rightSideButton.setText("Join game".tr())
         rightSideButton.onClick { MultiplayerHelpers.loadMultiplayerGame(this, selectedGame!!) }