diff --git a/res/core/de/strings.xml b/res/core/de/strings.xml
index bccfdd165..3aa71393d 100644
--- a/res/core/de/strings.xml
+++ b/res/core/de/strings.xml
@@ -3819,10 +3819,6 @@
       <text locale="de">Meteorregen</text>
       <text locale="en">Meteor Shower</text>
     </string>
-    <string name="shadowcall">
-      <text locale="de">Schattenruf</text>
-      <text locale="en">Shadow Call</text>
-    </string>
     <string name="create_ror">
       <text locale="de">Erschaffe einen Ring der Regeneration</text>
       <text locale="en">Create A Ring of Regeneration</text>
@@ -4503,10 +4499,6 @@
       <text locale="de">Verletzt alle Gegner.</text>
       <text locale="en">Injures all enemies.</text>
     </string>
-    <string name="shadowcall">
-      <text locale="de">Ruft Schattenwesen.</text>
-      <text locale="en">Calls beings from shadow.</text>
-    </string>
     <string name="aura_of_fear">
       <text locale="de">Panik.</text>
       <text locale="en">Panic.</text>
diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index c28670d65..3fae49eb3 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -7521,16 +7521,6 @@
     <text locale="en">"$unit($mage) casts $spell($spell). $int($amount) fighters are temporarily losing some of their memories."</text>
   </message>
 
-  <message name="sp_shadowcall_effect" section="magic">
-    <type>
-      <arg name="mage" type="unit"/>
-      <arg name="amount" type="int"/>
-      <arg name="race" type="race"/>
-    </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit($mage) ruft $int($amount) $race($race, 0) zu Hilfe."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit($mage) calls upon the help of $int($amount) $race($race, 0)."</text>
-  </message>
-
   <message name="battle::killed" section="battle">
     <type>
       <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
diff --git a/res/e3a/races.xml b/res/e3a/races.xml
index 7e75f3fd4..5060604a3 100644
--- a/res/e3a/races.xml
+++ b/res/e3a/races.xml
@@ -885,35 +885,4 @@
     <attack type="8" damage="1d10"/>
   </race>
 
-  <!-- for the shadowcall spell -->
-  <race name="shadowbat" magres="80" maxaura="0.000000" regaura="0.000000" weight="500" capacity="540" speed="1.0" hp="1" ac="4" damage="2d4" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="3" defensemodifier="3" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes">
-    <ai splitsize="5000" killpeasants="yes"/>
-    <function name="name" value="namegeneric"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d6"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d1"/>
-  </race>
-
-  <!-- for the shadowcall spell -->
-  <race name="nightmare" magres="50" maxaura="0.000000" regaura="0.000000" weight="100" capacity="540" speed="1.0" hp="80" ac="10" damage="2d4" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="3" defensemodifier="3" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes" invinciblenonmagic="yes">
-    <ai splitsize="500" killpeasants="yes"/>
-    <function name="name" value="namegeneric"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="2" damage="1d10"/>
-  </race>
-
-  <!-- for the shadowcall spell -->
-  <race name="vampunicorn" magres="1.0" maxaura="0.000000" regaura="0.000000" weight="5000" capacity="2000" speed="1.0" hp="30" ac="4" damage="2d4" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="3" defensemodifier="3" scarepeasants="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes">
-    <ai splitsize="5000" killpeasants="yes"/>
-    <function name="name" value="namegeneric"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="2d10"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="2" damage="2d60"/>
-  </race>
-
 </races>
diff --git a/res/e3a/spellbooks/gray.xml b/res/e3a/spellbooks/gray.xml
index 5967d6265..9c0035e78 100644
--- a/res/e3a/spellbooks/gray.xml
+++ b/res/e3a/spellbooks/gray.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@
     <entry spell="rustweapon" level="3" />
     <entry spell="sacrifice_strength" level="15" />
     <entry spell="seduction" level="6" />
-    <entry spell="shadowcall" level="12" />
     <entry spell="shadowknights" level="1" />
     <entry spell="shapeshift" level="3" />
     <entry spell="shockwave" level="5" />
diff --git a/res/e3a/spells.xml b/res/e3a/spells.xml
index ec656c18f..74eb89146 100644
--- a/res/e3a/spells.xml
+++ b/res/e3a/spells.xml
@@ -665,9 +665,6 @@
   <spell name="aura_of_fear" rank="5" index="175" combat="2">
     <resource name="aura" amount="12" cost="fixed"/>
   </spell>
-  <spell name="shadowcall" rank="5" index="176" combat="1">
-    <resource name="aura" amount="24" cost="fixed"/>
-  </spell>
   <spell name="immolation" rank="5" index="180" combat="2">
     <resource name="aura" amount="24" cost="fixed"/>
   </spell>
diff --git a/res/eressea/races.xml b/res/eressea/races.xml
index de5a26325..26607a297 100644
--- a/res/eressea/races.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/races.xml
@@ -1284,29 +1284,4 @@
     <attack type="6" spell="drain_skills" level="12"/>
     <attack type="6" spell="aura_of_fear" level="12"/>
   </race>
-  <race name="shadowbat" magres="80" maxaura="0.000000" regaura="0.000000" weight="500" capacity="540" speed="1.000000" hp="1" ac="4" damage="2d4" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="3" defensemodifier="3" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes">
-    <ai splitsize="5000" killpeasants="yes"/>
-    <function name="name" value="namegeneric"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d6"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d1"/>
-  </race>
-  <race name="nightmare" magres="50" maxaura="0.000000" regaura="0.000000" weight="100" capacity="540" speed="1.000000" hp="80" ac="10" damage="2d4" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="3" defensemodifier="3" scarepeasants="yes" fly="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes" invinciblenonmagic="yes">
-    <ai splitsize="500" killpeasants="yes"/>
-    <function name="name" value="namegeneric"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="2" damage="1d10"/>
-  </race>
-  <race name="vampunicorn" magres="100" maxaura="0.000000" regaura="0.000000" weight="5000" capacity="2000" speed="1.000000" hp="30" ac="4" damage="2d4" unarmedattack="0" unarmeddefense="0" attackmodifier="3" defensemodifier="3" scarepeasants="yes" walk="yes" teach="no" getitem="yes">
-    <ai splitsize="5000" killpeasants="yes"/>
-    <function name="name" value="namegeneric"/>
-    <attack type="4" damage="2d10"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="3" damage="1d4"/>
-    <attack type="2" damage="2d60"/>
-  </race>
 </races>
diff --git a/res/eressea/spellbooks/gray.xml b/res/eressea/spellbooks/gray.xml
index a7f718f2a..ae7a1f611 100644
--- a/res/eressea/spellbooks/gray.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/spellbooks/gray.xml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
   <entry spell="rustweapon" level="3" />
   <entry spell="sacrifice_strength" level="15" />
   <entry spell="seduction" level="6" />
-  <entry spell="shadowcall" level="12" />
   <entry spell="shadowknights" level="1" />
   <entry spell="shapeshift" level="3" />
   <entry spell="shockwave" level="5" />
diff --git a/res/eressea/spells.xml b/res/eressea/spells.xml
index 5af11913e..1d762f4bd 100644
--- a/res/eressea/spells.xml
+++ b/res/eressea/spells.xml
@@ -471,9 +471,6 @@
   <spell name="aura_of_fear" rank="5" index="175" combat="2">
     <resource name="aura" amount="12" cost="fixed"/>
   </spell>
-  <spell name="shadowcall" rank="5" index="176" combat="1">
-    <resource name="aura" amount="24" cost="fixed"/>
-  </spell>
   <spell name="mallorntreegrow" rank="5" index="177" far="true" variable="true">
     <resource name="aura" amount="6" cost="level"/>
     <resource name="mallorn" amount="1" cost="level"/>