diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/unit/WorkerAutomation.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/unit/WorkerAutomation.kt
index 459d4d4996..483a5caba4 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/unit/WorkerAutomation.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/automation/unit/WorkerAutomation.kt
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ class WorkerAutomation(
         // Support Alpha Frontier-Style Workers that _also_ have the "May create improvements on water resources" unique
         if (unit.cache.hasUniqueToCreateWaterImprovements && automateWorkBoats(unit)) return
 
-        // Priotirize connecting grown cities without connection to capital over undeveloped cities (for gold income)
-        val grownCities: List<City> = citiesToConnect.filter { it.population.population > 6 }
-        if (roadBetweenCitiesAutomation.tryConnectingCities(unit, grownCities)) return
-        
         if (tryHeadTowardsUndevelopedCity(unit, localUniqueCache, currentTile)) return
 
         // Nothing to do, try again to connect cities
@@ -298,12 +294,9 @@ class WorkerAutomation(
 
         if (tile.hasViewableResource(civInfo)) {
             priority += 1
-            if (tile.tileResource.resourceType == ResourceType.Luxury) priority += 3
+            if (tile.tileResource.resourceType == ResourceType.Luxury) priority += 5
             //luxuries are more important than other types of resources
         }
-    
-        if (tile in roadBetweenCitiesAutomation.tilesOfRoadsMap)
-            priority += 3
             
         tileRankings[tile] = TileImprovementRank(priority)
         return priority + unitSpecificPriority
@@ -456,7 +449,7 @@ class WorkerAutomation(
         if (improvement.isRoad() && roadBetweenCitiesAutomation.bestRoadAvailable.improvement(ruleSet) == improvement
             && tile in roadBetweenCitiesAutomation.tilesOfRoadsMap) {
             val roadPlan = roadBetweenCitiesAutomation.tilesOfRoadsMap[tile]!!
-            val value = (roadPlan.priority - 5) // We want some forest chopping and farm building first if the road doesn't have high priority
+            val value = (roadPlan.priority - 9) // We want some forest chopping and farm building first if the road doesn't have high priority
             return value
         }