diff --git a/conf/e3/locales.xml b/conf/e3/locales.xml
index 2d94bf202..bb7245fa3 100644
--- a/conf/e3/locales.xml
+++ b/conf/e3/locales.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   <xi:include href="config://core/de/strings.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="config://core/en/strings.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="config://game/strings.xml"/>
-  <xi:include href="config://game/messages.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="config://default/names-undead.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="config://default/names-skeletons.xml"/>
   <xi:include href="config://default/names-zombies.xml"/>
diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 5d8a60ef0..5bb36e345 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -2033,6 +2033,13 @@
     <text locale="de">$if($isnull($mage),"Ein unentdeckter Magier",$unit($mage)) erschuf einen heiligen Hain von $int($amount) Schößlingen.</text>
     <text locale="en">$if($isnull($mage),"An unknown magician",$unit($mage)) created a holy forest of $int($amount) young trees.</text>
   </message>
+  <message name="raindance_effect" section="magic">
+    <type>
+      <arg name="mage" type="unit"/>
+    </type>
+    <text locale="de">"$if($isnull($mage),"Ein unentdeckter Magier",$unit($mage)) führt einen sonderbaren Tanz auf. Kurz darauf beginnt es zu regnen."</text>
+    <text locale="en">"$if($isnull($mage),"an unseen magician",$unit($mage)) dances a strange dance. Shortly after, rain begins to fall on the fields."</text>
+  </message>
   <message name="harvest_effect" section="magic">
     <type>
       <arg name="mage" type="unit"/>
diff --git a/res/e3a/messages.xml b/res/e3a/messages.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 03e5b6eb4..000000000
--- a/res/e3a/messages.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<messages>
- <message name="raindance_effect" section="magic">
-    <type>
-      <arg name="mage" type="unit"/>
-    </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$if($isnull($mage),"Ein unentdeckter Magier",$unit($mage)) führt einen sonderbaren Tanz auf. Kurz darauf beginnt es zu regnen."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$if($isnull($mage),"an unseen magician",$unit($mage)) dances a strange dance. Shortly after, rain begins to fall on the fields."</text>
-  </message>
-</messages>