diff --git a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
index af00edb88..77499c1be 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/Config.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ export interface Config {
   maxPopulation(player: Player | PlayerView): number;
   cityPopulationIncrease(): number;
   boatAttackAmount(attacker: Player, defender: Player | TerraNullius): number;
-  boatMaxDistance(): number;
   boatMaxNumber(): number;
   allianceDuration(): Tick;
   allianceRequestCooldown(): Tick;
diff --git a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
index 3eebde133..d8d724630 100644
--- a/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
+++ b/src/core/configuration/DefaultConfig.ts
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ export class DefaultConfig implements Config {
   boatMaxNumber(): number {
     return 3;
   }
-  boatMaxDistance(): number {
-    return 500;
-  }
   numSpawnPhaseTurns(): number {
     return this._gameConfig.gameType == GameType.Singleplayer ? 100 : 300;
   }
diff --git a/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts
index 0b4a02abc..097b8950d 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/FakeHumanExecution.ts
@@ -282,19 +282,14 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
     if (closest == null) {
       return;
     }
-    if (
-      this.mg.manhattanDist(closest.x, closest.y) <
-      this.mg.config().boatMaxDistance()
-    ) {
-      this.mg.addExecution(
-        new TransportShipExecution(
-          this.player.id(),
-          other.id(),
-          closest.y,
-          this.player.troops() / 5,
-        ),
-      );
-    }
+    this.mg.addExecution(
+      new TransportShipExecution(
+        this.player.id(),
+        other.id(),
+        closest.y,
+        this.player.troops() / 5,
+      ),
+    );
   }
 
   private handleUnits() {
@@ -403,7 +398,7 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
   }
 
   private warshipSpawnTile(portTile: TileRef): TileRef | null {
-    const radius = this.mg.config().boatMaxDistance() / 2;
+    const radius = 250;
     for (let attempts = 0; attempts < 50; attempts++) {
       const randX = this.random.nextInt(
         this.mg.x(portTile) - radius,
@@ -418,12 +413,6 @@ export class FakeHumanExecution implements Execution {
       }
       const tile = this.mg.ref(randX, randY);
       // Sanity check
-      if (
-        this.mg.manhattanDist(tile, portTile) >=
-        this.mg.config().boatMaxDistance()
-      ) {
-        continue;
-      }
       if (!this.mg.isOcean(tile)) {
         continue;
       }
diff --git a/src/core/execution/TransportShipExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/TransportShipExecution.ts
index 0f9055c4c..14eaa6419 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/TransportShipExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/TransportShipExecution.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export class TransportShipExecution implements Execution {
 
     this.lastMove = ticks;
     this.mg = mg;
-    this.pathFinder = PathFinder.Mini(mg, 10_000, false, 2);
+    this.pathFinder = PathFinder.Mini(mg, 10_000, false, 10);
 
     this.attacker = mg.player(this.attackerID);
 
diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index c1c30f8e8..684f9cb59 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -728,17 +728,11 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
     if (!this.mg.isOcean(tile)) {
       return false;
     }
-    const spawns = this.units(UnitType.Port)
-      .filter(
-        (u) =>
-          this.mg.manhattanDist(u.tile(), tile) <
-          this.mg.config().boatMaxDistance(),
-      )
-      .sort(
-        (a, b) =>
-          this.mg.manhattanDist(a.tile(), tile) -
-          this.mg.manhattanDist(b.tile(), tile),
-      );
+    const spawns = this.units(UnitType.Port).sort(
+      (a, b) =>
+        this.mg.manhattanDist(a.tile(), tile) -
+        this.mg.manhattanDist(b.tile(), tile),
+    );
     if (spawns.length == 0) {
       return false;
     }