diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
index 32e69a541d..46913a1f20 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/Automation.kt
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ object Automation {
         return rankStatsForCityWork(stats, city, city.cityStats.currentCityStats, false, localUniqueCache)
     }
 
-    fun rankSpecialist(specialist: String, city: City, cityStats: Stats, localUniqueCache: LocalUniqueCache): Float {
+    fun rankSpecialist(specialist: String, city: City, localUniqueCache: LocalUniqueCache): Float {
         val stats = city.cityStats.getStatsOfSpecialist(specialist, localUniqueCache)
-        var rank = rankStatsForCityWork(stats, city, cityStats, true, localUniqueCache)
+        var rank = rankStatsForCityWork(stats, city, city.cityStats.currentCityStats, true, localUniqueCache)
         // derive GPP score
         var gpp = 0f
         if (city.getRuleset().specialists.containsKey(specialist)) { // To solve problems in total remake mods
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/managers/CityPopulationManager.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/managers/CityPopulationManager.kt
index 7abe8e1de9..a4d482d70f 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/managers/CityPopulationManager.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/city/managers/CityPopulationManager.kt
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class CityPopulationManager : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization {
                 else getMaxSpecialists().asSequence()
                     .filter { specialistAllocations[it.key] < it.value }
                     .map { it.key }
-                    .associateWith { Automation.rankSpecialist(it, city, cityStats, localUniqueCache) }
+                    .associateWith { Automation.rankSpecialist(it, city, localUniqueCache) }
                     .maxByOrNull { it.value }
             val bestJob = bestJobAndRank?.key
             val valueBestSpecialist = bestJobAndRank?.value ?: 0f
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ class CityPopulationManager : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization {
 
             //evaluate specialists
             val worstAutoJob: String? = if (city.manualSpecialists) null else specialistAllocations.keys
-                    .minByOrNull { Automation.rankSpecialist(it, city, city.cityStats.currentCityStats, localUniqueCache) }
+                    .minByOrNull { Automation.rankSpecialist(it, city, localUniqueCache) }
             var valueWorstSpecialist = 0f
             if (worstAutoJob != null)
-                valueWorstSpecialist = Automation.rankSpecialist(worstAutoJob, city, city.cityStats.currentCityStats, localUniqueCache)
+                valueWorstSpecialist = Automation.rankSpecialist(worstAutoJob, city, localUniqueCache)
 
 
             // un-assign population
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class CityPopulationManager : IsPartOfGameInfoSerialization {
                     //  and population goes below the number of specialists, e.g. city is razing.
                     // Let's give a chance to do the work automatically at least.
                     val worstJob = specialistAllocations.keys.minByOrNull {
-                        Automation.rankSpecialist(it, city, city.cityStats.currentCityStats, localUniqueCache) }
+                        Automation.rankSpecialist(it, city, localUniqueCache) }
                         ?: break // sorry, we can do nothing about that
                     specialistAllocations.add(worstJob, -1)
                 }