diff --git a/android/src/com/unciv/app/AndroidLauncher.kt b/android/src/com/unciv/app/AndroidLauncher.kt
index 17b8b01d51..20d667019a 100644
--- a/android/src/com/unciv/app/AndroidLauncher.kt
+++ b/android/src/com/unciv/app/AndroidLauncher.kt
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class AndroidLauncher : AndroidApplication() {
         val androidParameters = UncivGameParameters(
                 version = BuildConfig.VERSION_NAME,
                 crashReportSender = CrashReportSenderAndroid(this),
-                exitEvent = this::finish,
                 fontImplementation = NativeFontAndroid(ORIGINAL_FONT_SIZE.toInt()),
                 customSaveLocationHelper = customSaveLocationHelper
         )
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
index 8a66d7afff..bd906060e0 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGame.kt
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class UncivGame(parameters: UncivGameParameters) : Game() {
 
     val version = parameters.version
     private val crashReportSender = parameters.crashReportSender
-    val exitEvent = parameters.exitEvent
     val cancelDiscordEvent = parameters.cancelDiscordEvent
     val fontImplementation = parameters.fontImplementation
     val consoleMode = parameters.consoleMode
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGameParameters.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGameParameters.kt
index 8bb29f41f5..86357dcb50 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGameParameters.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/UncivGameParameters.kt
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import com.unciv.ui.utils.NativeFontImplementation
 
 class UncivGameParameters(val version: String,
                           val crashReportSender: CrashReportSender? = null,
-                          val exitEvent: (()->Unit)? = null,
-                          val cancelDiscordEvent: (()->Unit)? = null,
+                          val cancelDiscordEvent: (() -> Unit)? = null,
                           val fontImplementation: NativeFontImplementation? = null,
                           val consoleMode: Boolean = false,
                           val customSaveLocationHelper: CustomSaveLocationHelper? = null) {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
index 46e2b5c9e2..53cfce9e7e 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/worldscreen/WorldScreen.kt
@@ -689,15 +689,10 @@ class WorldScreen(val viewingCiv:CivilizationInfo) : CameraStageBaseScreen() {
             return
         }
 
-        // don't show a dialog, if it can't exit the game
-        if (game.exitEvent == null) {
-            return
-        }
-
         val promptWindow = Popup(this)
         promptWindow.addGoodSizedLabel("Do you want to exit the game?".tr())
         promptWindow.row()
-        promptWindow.addButton("Yes") { game.exitEvent?.invoke() }
+        promptWindow.addButton("Yes") { Gdx.app.exit() }
         promptWindow.addButton("No") {
             promptWindow.close()
         }
diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/ConsoleLauncher.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/ConsoleLauncher.kt
index 4685c978a0..bc2d49dea6 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/ConsoleLauncher.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/ConsoleLauncher.kt
@@ -12,12 +12,7 @@ import com.unciv.models.metadata.GameSpeed
 import com.unciv.models.metadata.Player
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.RulesetCache
 import com.unciv.models.simulation.Simulation
-import com.unciv.models.simulation.SimulationStep
-import com.unciv.models.simulation.formatDuration
 import com.unciv.ui.newgamescreen.GameSetupInfo
-import java.time.Duration
-import kotlin.concurrent.thread
-import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 
 internal object ConsoleLauncher {
     @JvmStatic
@@ -27,7 +22,6 @@ internal object ConsoleLauncher {
         val consoleParameters = UncivGameParameters(
                 version,
                 null,
-                { exitProcess(0) },
                 null,
                 null,
                 true
diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
index 6d0bcf6bb1..55abdf335a 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import io.ktor.server.netty.Netty
 import java.io.File
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.concurrent.timer
-import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 
 internal object DesktopLauncher {
     private var discordTimer: Timer? = null
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ internal object DesktopLauncher {
 
         val desktopParameters = UncivGameParameters(
                 versionFromJar,
-                exitEvent = { exitProcess(0) },
                 cancelDiscordEvent = { discordTimer?.cancel() },
                 fontImplementation = NativeFontDesktop(ORIGINAL_FONT_SIZE.toInt()),
                 customSaveLocationHelper = CustomSaveLocationHelperDesktop()
diff --git a/tests/src/com/unciv/testing/BasicTests.kt b/tests/src/com/unciv/testing/BasicTests.kt
index cc305ff6a6..683aaf67f0 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/unciv/testing/BasicTests.kt
+++ b/tests/src/com/unciv/testing/BasicTests.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import com.unciv.models.ruleset.RulesetCache
 import com.unciv.models.ruleset.unit.BaseUnit
 import com.unciv.models.stats.Stat
 import com.unciv.models.stats.Stats
-import com.unciv.models.translations.tr
 import org.junit.Assert
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ class BasicTests {
 
     @Test
     fun gameIsNotRunWithDebugModes() {
-        val params = UncivGameParameters("", null, null)
+        val params = UncivGameParameters("", null)
         val game = UncivGame(params)
         Assert.assertTrue("This test will only pass if the game is not run with debug modes",
                 !game.superchargedForDebug