diff --git a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
index e28152b82..e2c8ed4c2 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function getServerConfig(gameEnv: string) {
 
 export interface ServerConfig {
   turnIntervalMs(): number;
-  gameCreationRate(highTraffic: boolean): number;
+  gameCreationRate(): number;
   lobbyMaxPlayers(map: GameMapType): number;
   discordRedirectURI(): string;
   numWorkers(): number;
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 41ddf9121..10b950956 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -48,12 +48,8 @@ export abstract class DefaultServerConfig implements ServerConfig {
   turnIntervalMs(): number {
     return 100;
   }
-  gameCreationRate(highTraffic: boolean): number {
-    if (highTraffic) {
-      return 20 * 1000;
-    } else {
-      return 50 * 1000;
-    }
+  gameCreationRate(): number {
+    return 60 * 1000;
   }
   lobbyMaxPlayers(map: GameMapType): number {
     if (map == GameMapType.World) {
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
index af460461f..5750fdc90 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DevConfig.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export class DevServerConfig extends DefaultServerConfig {
     return GameEnv.Dev;
   }
 
-  gameCreationRate(highTraffic: boolean): number {
+  gameCreationRate(): number {
     return 5 * 1000;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/server/GameManager.ts b/src/server/GameManager.ts
index 808be7af5..0029396a3 100644
--- a/src/server/GameManager.ts
+++ b/src/server/GameManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { GameConfig, GameID } from "../core/Schemas";
 import { Client } from "./Client";
 import { GamePhase, GameServer } from "./GameServer";
 import { Difficulty, GameMapType, GameType } from "../core/game/Game";
-import { isHighTrafficTime } from "./Util";
 
 export class GameManager {
   private games: Map<GameID, GameServer> = new Map();
@@ -26,23 +25,17 @@ export class GameManager {
   }
 
   createGame(id: GameID, gameConfig: GameConfig | undefined) {
-    const game = new GameServer(
-      id,
-      Date.now(),
-      isHighTrafficTime(),
-      this.config,
-      {
-        gameMap: GameMapType.World,
-        gameType: GameType.Private,
-        difficulty: Difficulty.Medium,
-        disableNPCs: false,
-        infiniteGold: false,
-        infiniteTroops: false,
-        instantBuild: false,
-        bots: 400,
-        ...gameConfig,
-      },
-    );
+    const game = new GameServer(id, Date.now(), this.config, {
+      gameMap: GameMapType.World,
+      gameType: GameType.Private,
+      difficulty: Difficulty.Medium,
+      disableNPCs: false,
+      infiniteGold: false,
+      infiniteTroops: false,
+      instantBuild: false,
+      bots: 400,
+      ...gameConfig,
+    });
     this.games.set(id, game);
     return game;
   }
diff --git a/src/server/GameServer.ts b/src/server/GameServer.ts
index 8590db46e..1712fce45 100644
--- a/src/server/GameServer.ts
+++ b/src/server/GameServer.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ export class GameServer {
   constructor(
     public readonly id: string,
     public readonly createdAt: number,
-    public readonly highTraffic: boolean,
     private config: ServerConfig,
     public gameConfig: GameConfig,
   ) {}
@@ -201,7 +200,7 @@ export class GameServer {
       return this._startTime;
     } else {
       //game hasn't started yet, only works for public games
-      return this.createdAt + this.config.gameCreationRate(this.highTraffic);
+      return this.createdAt + this.config.gameCreationRate();
     }
   }
 
@@ -381,8 +380,7 @@ export class GameServer {
     }
 
     const msSinceCreation = now - this.createdAt;
-    const lessThanLifetime =
-      msSinceCreation < this.config.gameCreationRate(this.highTraffic);
+    const lessThanLifetime = msSinceCreation < this.config.gameCreationRate();
     const notEnoughPlayers =
       this.gameConfig.gameType == GameType.Public &&
       this.gameConfig.maxPlayers &&
@@ -391,10 +389,7 @@ export class GameServer {
       return GamePhase.Lobby;
     }
     const warmupOver =
-      now >
-      this.createdAt +
-        this.config.gameCreationRate(this.highTraffic) +
-        30 * 1000;
+      now > this.createdAt + this.config.gameCreationRate() + 30 * 1000;
     if (noActive && warmupOver && noRecentPings) {
       return GamePhase.Finished;
     }
@@ -415,7 +410,7 @@ export class GameServer {
       })),
       gameConfig: this.gameConfig,
       msUntilStart: this.isPublic()
-        ? this.createdAt + this.config.gameCreationRate(this.highTraffic)
+        ? this.createdAt + this.config.gameCreationRate()
         : undefined,
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/server/Master.ts b/src/server/Master.ts
index 0b0f4c6b3..d5062d389 100644
--- a/src/server/Master.ts
+++ b/src/server/Master.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { GameConfig, GameInfo } from "../core/Schemas";
 import path from "path";
 import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
-import { isHighTrafficTime } from "./Util";
 import { gatekeeper, LimiterType } from "./Gatekeeper";
 
 const config = getServerConfigFromServer();
diff --git a/src/server/Util.ts b/src/server/Util.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 72b180a34..000000000
--- a/src/server/Util.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-export function isHighTrafficTime(): boolean {
-  // More traffic from 4am to 4pm
-  const now = new Date();
-
-  // Convert current time to PST (America/Los_Angeles timezone)
-  // Using a more compatible approach
-  const formatter = new Intl.DateTimeFormat("en-US", {
-    timeZone: "America/Los_Angeles",
-    hour: "numeric",
-    hour12: false,
-  });
-
-  const formattedTime = formatter.format(now);
-  const hourPST = parseInt(formattedTime.split(":")[0], 10);
-
-  return hourPST >= 4 && hourPST < 16;
-}