diff --git a/res/core/messages.xml b/res/core/messages.xml
index 32d8e35a6..42b95bc4c 100644
--- a/res/core/messages.xml
+++ b/res/core/messages.xml
@@ -7678,24 +7678,6 @@
     <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) plays the bagpipe. Stricken with fear the peasants give $int($money) silver."</text>
   </message>
 
-  <message name="artacademy_create" section="magic">
-    <type>
-      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
-      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
-    </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region) erschafft eine Akademie der Künste."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region) creates an academy of arts."</text>
-  </message>
-
-  <message name="artsculpture_create" section="magic">
-    <type>
-      <arg name="unit" type="unit"/>
-      <arg name="region" type="region"/>
-    </type>
-    <text locale="de">"$unit($unit) in $region($region) erschafft eine Skulptur."</text>
-    <text locale="en">"$unit($unit) in $region($region) creates a sculpture."</text>
-  </message>
-
   <message name="spellfail_distance" section="errors">
     <type>
       <arg name="command" type="order"/>
diff --git a/src/kernel/building.c b/src/kernel/building.c
index 64b616fdc..8fdfee544 100644
--- a/src/kernel/building.c
+++ b/src/kernel/building.c
@@ -767,13 +767,6 @@ default_wage(const region * r, const faction * f, const race * rc, int in_turn)
         }
     }
 
-    /* Artsculpture: Income +5 */
-    for (b = r->buildings; b; b = b->next) {
-        if (is_building_type(b->type, "artsculpture")) {
-            wage += 5;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (r->attribs) {
         attrib *a;
         const struct curse_type *ctype;