diff --git a/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts b/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
index 695096c9f..74e1df782 100644
--- a/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
+++ b/src/core/execution/SpawnExecution.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ export class SpawnExecution implements Execution {
     if (this.mg.hasPlayer(this.playerInfo.id)) {
       player = this.mg.player(this.playerInfo.id);
     } else {
-      player = this.mg.addPlayer(
-        this.playerInfo,
-        this.mg.config().startManpower(this.playerInfo),
-      );
+      player = this.mg.addPlayer(this.playerInfo);
     }
 
     player.tiles().forEach((t) => player.relinquish(t));
diff --git a/src/core/game/Game.ts b/src/core/game/Game.ts
index f5e51c15c..5dd3087dc 100644
--- a/src/core/game/Game.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/Game.ts
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ export interface Game extends GameMap {
   playerByClientID(id: ClientID): Player | null;
   playerBySmallID(id: number): Player | TerraNullius;
   hasPlayer(id: PlayerID): boolean;
-  addPlayer(playerInfo: PlayerInfo, manpower: number): Player;
+  addPlayer(playerInfo: PlayerInfo): Player;
   terraNullius(): TerraNullius;
   owner(ref: TileRef): Player | TerraNullius;
 
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
index dc4807ca6..bd13ceeac 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameImpl.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
 
   private addHumans() {
     if (this.config().gameConfig().gameMode != GameMode.Team) {
-      this._humans.forEach((p) =>
-        this.addPlayer(p, this.config().startManpower(p)),
-      );
+      this._humans.forEach((p) => this.addPlayer(p));
       return;
     }
     const playerToTeam = assignTeams(this._humans);
@@ -118,7 +116,7 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
         console.warn(`Player ${playerInfo.name} was kicked from team`);
         continue;
       }
-      this.addPlayer(playerInfo, 0, team);
+      this.addPlayer(playerInfo, team);
     }
   }
 
@@ -348,16 +346,12 @@ export class GameImpl implements Game {
     return this.player(id);
   }
 
-  addPlayer(
-    playerInfo: PlayerInfo,
-    manpower: number,
-    team: Team = null,
-  ): Player {
+  addPlayer(playerInfo: PlayerInfo, team: Team = null): Player {
     const player = new PlayerImpl(
       this,
       this.nextPlayerID,
       playerInfo,
-      manpower,
+      this.config().startManpower(playerInfo),
       team ?? this.maybeAssignTeam(playerInfo),
     );
     this._playersBySmallID.push(player);
diff --git a/tests/Attack.test.ts b/tests/Attack.test.ts
index 1fa3d1b41..f9c46bcc3 100644
--- a/tests/Attack.test.ts
+++ b/tests/Attack.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe("Attack", () => {
       null,
       "attacker_id",
     );
-    game.addPlayer(attackerInfo, 1000);
+    game.addPlayer(attackerInfo);
     const defenderInfo = new PlayerInfo(
       "us",
       "defender dude",
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe("Attack", () => {
       null,
       "defender_id",
     );
-    game.addPlayer(defenderInfo, 1000);
+    game.addPlayer(defenderInfo);
 
     defenderSpawn = game.ref(0, 15);
     attackerSpawn = game.ref(0, 10);
diff --git a/tests/MissileSilo.test.ts b/tests/MissileSilo.test.ts
index 1c7dd44b3..e8e926b3d 100644
--- a/tests/MissileSilo.test.ts
+++ b/tests/MissileSilo.test.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe("MissileSilo", () => {
       null,
       "attacker_id",
     );
-    game.addPlayer(attacker_info, 1000);
+    game.addPlayer(attacker_info);
 
     game.addExecution(
       new SpawnExecution(game.player(attacker_info.id).info(), game.ref(1, 1)),
diff --git a/tests/SAM.test.ts b/tests/SAM.test.ts
index 83a59ef4f..4f63f9274 100644
--- a/tests/SAM.test.ts
+++ b/tests/SAM.test.ts
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ describe("SAM", () => {
       null,
       "attacker_id",
     );
-    game.addPlayer(defender_info, 1000);
-    game.addPlayer(attacker_info, 1000);
+    game.addPlayer(defender_info);
+    game.addPlayer(attacker_info);
 
     game.addExecution(
       new SpawnExecution(game.player(defender_info.id).info(), game.ref(1, 1)),
diff --git a/tests/TerritoryCapture.test.ts b/tests/TerritoryCapture.test.ts
index a32aeb6b7..aee96aec6 100644
--- a/tests/TerritoryCapture.test.ts
+++ b/tests/TerritoryCapture.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ describe("Territory management", () => {
     const game = await setup("Plains");
     game.addPlayer(
       new PlayerInfo("us", "test_player", PlayerType.Human, null, "test_id"),
-      1000,
     );
     const spawnTile = game.map().ref(50, 50);
     game.addExecution(
diff --git a/tests/Warship.test.ts b/tests/Warship.test.ts
index e7adcd47e..c1ca61ecf 100644
--- a/tests/Warship.test.ts
+++ b/tests/Warship.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe("Warship", () => {
       null,
       "player_1_id",
     );
-    game.addPlayer(player_1_info, 1000);
+    game.addPlayer(player_1_info);
     const player_2_info = new PlayerInfo(
       "us",
       "boat dude",
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe("Warship", () => {
       null,
       "player_2_id",
     );
-    game.addPlayer(player_2_info, 1000);
+    game.addPlayer(player_2_info);
 
     game.addExecution(
       new SpawnExecution(