diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
index 2ab6d6a68..763c677ca 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Characters/Character.cs
@@ -3448,21 +3448,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             characterUpdateTick++;
 
-            if (characterUpdateTick % CharacterUpdateInterval == 0)
+            for (int i = 0; i < CharacterList.Count; i++)
             {
-                for (int i = 0; i < CharacterList.Count; i++)
-                {
-                    if (GameMain.LuaCs.Game.UpdatePriorityCharacters.Contains(CharacterList[i])) continue;
-
-                    CharacterList[i].Update(deltaTime * CharacterUpdateInterval, cam);
-                }
-            }
-
-            foreach (Character character in GameMain.LuaCs.Game.UpdatePriorityCharacters)
-            {
-                if (character.Removed) { continue; }
-                Debug.Assert(character is { Removed: false });
-                character.Update(deltaTime, cam);
+                CharacterList[i].Update(deltaTime , cam);
             }
 
 #if CLIENT
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs
index fb3723934..64584ef9d 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/SharedSource/Map/MapEntity.cs
@@ -841,7 +841,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             // Item update (Item.Update() is not thread-safe and must be executed on the main thread)
             Item.UpdatePendingConditionUpdates(deltaTime);
 
-            float scaledDeltaTime = deltaTime * MapEntityUpdateInterval;
             Item lastUpdatedItem = null;
 
             try
@@ -852,7 +851,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     try
                     {
                         lastUpdatedItem = item;
-                        item.Update(scaledDeltaTime, cam);
+                        item.Update(deltaTime, cam);
                     }
                     finally
                     {