diff --git a/game-app/game-core/src/main/java/games/strategy/engine/history/History.java b/game-app/game-core/src/main/java/games/strategy/engine/history/History.java
index 70e8cbc73c2..9958a9a2d71 100644
--- a/game-app/game-core/src/main/java/games/strategy/engine/history/History.java
+++ b/game-app/game-core/src/main/java/games/strategy/engine/history/History.java
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 import games.strategy.engine.data.Change;
 import games.strategy.engine.data.CompositeChange;
 import games.strategy.engine.data.GameData;
-import games.strategy.engine.data.GamePlayer;
 import games.strategy.triplea.ui.history.HistoryPanel;
 import games.strategy.ui.Util;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Optional;
 import javax.swing.tree.DefaultMutableTreeNode;
 import javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeModel;
 
@@ -61,13 +59,6 @@ public void goToEnd() {
     }
   }
 
-  public Optional<GamePlayer> getActivePlayer() {
-    if (currentNode instanceof Step) {
-      return GamePlayer.asOptional(((Step) currentNode).getPlayerId());
-    }
-    return Optional.empty();
-  }
-
   public HistoryNode getLastNode() {
     assertCorrectThread();
     return getLastChildInternal((HistoryNode) getRoot());
diff --git a/game-app/game-core/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/gameparser/GameParserTest.java b/game-app/game-core/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/gameparser/GameParserTest.java
index 3f8d5291233..657abcc672d 100644
--- a/game-app/game-core/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/gameparser/GameParserTest.java
+++ b/game-app/game-core/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/gameparser/GameParserTest.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ private void assertNotNullGameData(final GameData gameData) {
     assertThat(gameData.getDiceSides(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getGameLoader(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getGameName(), is(notNullValue()));
-    assertThat(gameData.getHistory().getActivePlayer(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getHistory().getLastNode(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getMap().getTerritories(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getPlayerList().getPlayers(), is(notNullValue()));
diff --git a/smoke-testing/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/GameSaveCompatibilityTest.java b/smoke-testing/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/GameSaveCompatibilityTest.java
index d49ad35e737..59c46934abd 100644
--- a/smoke-testing/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/GameSaveCompatibilityTest.java
+++ b/smoke-testing/src/test/java/games/strategy/engine/data/GameSaveCompatibilityTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ void loadSaveGames(final Path saveGame) throws Exception {
     assertThat(gameData.getDiceSides(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getGameLoader(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getGameName(), is(notNullValue()));
-    assertThat(gameData.getHistory().getActivePlayer(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getHistory().getLastNode(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getMap().getTerritories(), is(notNullValue()));
     assertThat(gameData.getPlayerList().getPlayers(), is(notNullValue()));