diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 5bb36e345..006abd685 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -8001,14 +8001,6 @@
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) tried but failed to send $unit($target) to another world."</text>
   </message>
 
-  <message name="renumber_twice" section="errors">
-    <type>
-      <arg name="id" type="int"/>
-    </type>
-    <text locale="de">"NUMMER PARTEI $int36($id): Die Partei kann nicht mehr als einmal ihre Nummer wecheln."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"NUMBER FACTION $int36($id): Your faction can only change its number once."</text>
-  </message>
-
   <message name="renumber_inuse" section="errors">
     <type>
       <arg name="id" type="int"/>
diff --git a/scripts/tests/common.lua b/scripts/tests/common.lua
index 936d2a79b..2f10b3e8a 100644
--- a/scripts/tests/common.lua
+++ b/scripts/tests/common.lua
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function test_flags()
     local f = create_faction('halfling')
     local u = unit.create(f, r, 1)
     local no = itoa36(f.id)
-    local flags = 50332673
+    local flags = 50332672
     f.flags = flags
 
     eressea.write_game("test.dat")
diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.c b/src/kernel/faction.c
index ae60ce439..d8d7f6f1c 100755
--- a/src/kernel/faction.c
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.c
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@ void renumber_faction(faction * f, int no)
     funhash(f);
     f->no = no;
     fhash(f);
-    fset(f, FFL_NEWID);
 }
 
 void update_interval(struct faction *f, struct region *r)
diff --git a/src/kernel/faction.h b/src/kernel/faction.h
index e0cd893a1..64832053b 100644
--- a/src/kernel/faction.h
+++ b/src/kernel/faction.h
@@ -36,21 +36,20 @@ extern "C" {
     struct selist;
     
     /* faction flags */
-#define FFL_NEWID         (1<<0)  /* Die Partei hat bereits einmal ihre no gewechselt */
+#define FFL_NOAID         (1<<0)  /* Hilfsflag Kampf */
 #define FFL_ISNEW         (1<<1)
 #define FFL_PWMSG         (1<<2)  /* received a "new password" message */
 #define FFL_QUIT          (1<<3)
 #define FFL_CURSED        (1<<4)  /* you're going to have a bad time */
 #define FFL_DEFENDER      (1<<10)
-#define FFL_NOAID         (1<<21)       /* Hilfsflag Kampf */
-#define FFL_SELECT        (1<<22)       /* ehemals f->dh, u->dh, r->dh, etc... */
-#define FFL_MARK          (1<<23)       /* f�r markierende algorithmen, die das 
-                                             * hinterher auch wieder l�schen m�ssen!
-                                             * (FFL_SELECT muss man vorher initialisieren,
-                                             * FL_MARK hinterher l�schen) */
-#define FFL_NOIDLEOUT     (1<<24)       /* Partei stirbt nicht an NMRs */
-#define FFL_NPC           (1<<25)       /* eine Partei mit Monstern */
-#define FFL_SAVEMASK (FFL_DEFENDER|FFL_NEWID|FFL_NPC|FFL_NOIDLEOUT|FFL_CURSED)
+#define FFL_SELECT        (1<<22) /* ehemals f->dh, u->dh, r->dh, etc... */
+#define FFL_MARK          (1<<23) /* fuer markierende algorithmen, die das 
+                                   * hinterher auch wieder loeschen muessen!
+                                   * (FFL_SELECT muss man vorher initialisieren,
+                                   * FL_MARK hinterher loeschen) */
+#define FFL_NOIDLEOUT     (1<<24) /* Partei stirbt nicht an NMRs */
+#define FFL_NPC           (1<<25) /* eine Partei mit Monstern */
+#define FFL_SAVEMASK (FFL_DEFENDER|FFL_NPC|FFL_NOIDLEOUT|FFL_CURSED)
 
     typedef struct faction {
         struct faction *next;
diff --git a/src/renumber.c b/src/renumber.c
index de2b5a490..30769403f 100644
--- a/src/renumber.c
+++ b/src/renumber.c
@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ void renumber_factions(void)
         if (!a)
             continue;
         want = a->data.i;
-        if (fval(f, FFL_NEWID)) {
-            ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("renumber_twice", "id", want));
-            continue;
-        }
         if (!faction_id_is_unused(want)) {
             a_remove(&f->attribs, a);
             ADDMSG(&f->msgs, msg_message("renumber_inuse", "id", want));