diff --git a/QSB/Player/QSBPlayerManager.cs b/QSB/Player/QSBPlayerManager.cs
index ad57497b..4cf39f10 100644
--- a/QSB/Player/QSBPlayerManager.cs
+++ b/QSB/Player/QSBPlayerManager.cs
@@ -126,68 +126,4 @@ public static class QSBPlayerManager
 
 	public static IEnumerable<(PlayerInfo Player, IQSBItem HeldItem)> GetPlayerCarryItems()
 		=> PlayerList.Select(x => (x, x.HeldItem));
-
-	private static Dictionary<int, PlayerInfo> _connectionIdToPlayer = new();
-
-	public static IEnumerator ValidatePlayers()
-	{
-		// BUG: this does not work. try using a ping (heartbeat) message to detect whether the player actually exists. if they dont, kick the player.
-		while (true)
-		{
-			if (QSBCore.IsInMultiplayer && QSBCore.IsHost)
-			{
-				_connectionIdToPlayer.Clear();
-
-				var playersToRemove = new List<PlayerInfo>();
-
-				foreach (var player in PlayerList)
-				{
-					var transformSync = player.TransformSync;
-
-					if (transformSync == null)
-					{
-						DebugLog.ToConsole($"Error - {player.PlayerId}'s TransformSync is null.", MessageType.Error);
-						playersToRemove.Add(player);
-						continue;
-					}
-
-					var networkIdentity = transformSync.netIdentity;
-
-					if (networkIdentity == null)
-					{
-						DebugLog.ToConsole($"Error - {player.PlayerId}'s TransformSync's NetworkIdentity is null.", MessageType.Error);
-						playersToRemove.Add(player);
-						continue;
-					}
-
-					var connectionToClient = networkIdentity.connectionToClient;
-
-					if (_connectionIdToPlayer.ContainsKey(connectionToClient.connectionId))
-					{
-						// oh god oh fuck
-						DebugLog.ToConsole($"Error - {player.PlayerId}'s connectionToClient.connectionId is already being used?!?", MessageType.Error);
-						playersToRemove.Add(player);
-						continue;
-					}
-
-					_connectionIdToPlayer.Add(connectionToClient.connectionId, player);
-				}
-
-				if (playersToRemove.Count != 0)
-				{
-					DebugLog.DebugWrite($"Removing {playersToRemove.Count} invalid players.", MessageType.Success);
-
-					foreach (var player in playersToRemove)
-					{
-						OnRemovePlayer?.Invoke(player);
-						player.HudMarker?.Remove();
-						PlayerList.Remove(player);
-						DebugLog.DebugWrite($"Remove Invalid Player : {player}", MessageType.Info);
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			yield return new WaitForSecondsRealtime(5);
-		}
-	}
 }
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diff --git a/QSB/QSBCore.cs b/QSB/QSBCore.cs
index b8b9429f..bf314d40 100644
--- a/QSB/QSBCore.cs
+++ b/QSB/QSBCore.cs
@@ -188,8 +188,6 @@ public class QSBCore : ModBehaviour
 		QSBWorldSync.Managers = components.OfType<WorldObjectManager>().ToArray();
 		QSBPatchManager.OnPatchType += OnPatchType;
 		QSBPatchManager.OnUnpatchType += OnUnpatchType;
-
-		StartCoroutine(QSBPlayerManager.ValidatePlayers());
 	}
 
 	private static void OnPatchType(QSBPatchTypes type)