diff --git a/data/core/macros/side-utils.cfg b/data/core/macros/side-utils.cfg
index e9e1f7a3695..25bc0cb6f2a 100644
--- a/data/core/macros/side-utils.cfg
+++ b/data/core/macros/side-utils.cfg
@@ -241,89 +241,6 @@
     #Macro to make a ai controlled side persistent.
     #Needs to be placed below the side definition.
     [+side]
-        controller=human
         persistent=yes
     [/side]
-
-    [event]
-        name=prestart
-        [modify_side]
-            side={SIDE}
-            controller=ai
-        [/modify_side]
-    [/event]
-    [event]
-        name=victory
-        [modify_side]
-            side={SIDE}
-            controller=human
-        [/modify_side]
-    [/event]
-#enddef
-
-#define RECALL_AI_SIDE SIDE
-    #Recalls an ai side that is persistent (MAKE_AI_SIDE_PERSISTENT)
-    #Needs to be placed below the side definition.
-    {MAKE_AI_SIDE_PERSISTENT {SIDE}}
-    [event]
-        name=prestart
-
-        [store_unit]
-            variable=recall_ai_side_units_{SIDE}
-            [filter]
-                side={SIDE}
-            [/filter]
-        [/store_unit]
-    [/event]
-    [event]
-        name=victory
-        {CLEAR_VARIABLE recall_ai_side_units_{SIDE}}
-    [/event]
-    [event]
-        name=ai turn
-        [filter_condition]
-            [variable]
-                name=side_number
-                equals={SIDE}
-            [/variable]
-
-            [have_unit]
-                canrecruit=yes
-                side={SIDE}
-                [filter_location]
-                    terrain=K*
-                [/filter_location]
-            [/have_unit]
-        [/filter_condition]
-
-        [store_gold]
-            side={SIDE}
-        [/store_gold]
-
-        [while]
-            [variable]
-                name=gold
-                greater_than=19
-            [/variable]
-            [variable]
-                name=recall_ai_side_units_{SIDE}.length
-                greater_than=0
-            [/variable]
-            [do]
-                [gold]
-                    side={SIDE}
-                    amount=-20
-                [/gold]
-                [store_gold]
-                    side={SIDE}
-                [/store_gold]
-                [recall]
-                    id=$recall_ai_side_units_{SIDE}[0].id
-                [/recall]
-                {CLEAR_VARIABLE recall_ai_side_units_{SIDE}[0]}
-            [/do]
-        [/while]
-
-        {CLEAR_VARIABLE gold}
-    [/event]
 #enddef