diff --git a/src/core/GameRunner.ts b/src/core/GameRunner.ts
index 416b084c7..7e6a12eb1 100644
--- a/src/core/GameRunner.ts
+++ b/src/core/GameRunner.ts
@@ -181,10 +181,6 @@ export class GameRunner {
     return true;
   }
 
-  public pendingTurns(): number {
-    return Math.max(0, this.turns.length - this.currTurn);
-  }
-
   public playerActions(
     playerID: PlayerID,
     x?: number,
@@ -268,8 +264,4 @@ export class GameRunner {
     }
     return player.bestTransportShipSpawn(targetTile);
   }
-
-  public hasPendingTurns(): boolean {
-    return this.currTurn < this.turns.length;
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts b/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts
index d89ac03bb..41500b5e7 100644
--- a/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts
+++ b/src/core/worker/Worker.worker.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ async function processPendingTurns() {
   }
 
   const gr = await gameRunner;
-  if (!gr || !gr.hasPendingTurns()) {
+  if (!gr) {
     return;
   }