diff --git a/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseManager.java b/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseManager.java
index eebcdd604..4db8e8191 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseManager.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseManager.java
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ public final class HouseManager {
 	 */
 	private DynamicRegion dungeonRegion;
 
-	/**
-	 * If the current regions have been handed off to delayed teardown.
-	 */
-	private boolean teardownPending;
-
 	/**
 	 * The house location.
 	 */
@@ -373,21 +368,9 @@ public final class HouseManager {
 		}
 
 		ZoneBuilder.configure(zone);
-		teardownPending = false;
 		return houseRegion;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Marks the current regions as unavailable for new entrants and returns the
-	 * exact instances that the delayed teardown must remove.
-	 *
-	 * @return The current house region followed by its optional dungeon region.
-	 */
-	Region[] beginTeardown() {
-		teardownPending = true;
-		return new Region[] { houseRegion, dungeonRegion };
-	}
-
 	private DynamicRegion getPreparedRegion() {
 		ZoneBorders borders = DynamicRegion.reserveArea(8,8);
 		DynamicRegion region = new DynamicRegion(-1, borders.getSouthWestX() >> 6, borders.getSouthWestY() >> 6);
@@ -725,7 +708,7 @@ public final class HouseManager {
 	//	return (houseRegion != null) || (dungeonRegion != null);
 	//}
 	public boolean isLoaded() {
-		return !teardownPending && ((houseRegion != null && houseRegion.isActive()) || (dungeonRegion != null && dungeonRegion.isActive()));
+		return (houseRegion != null && houseRegion.isActive()) || (dungeonRegion != null && dungeonRegion.isActive());
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseZone.java b/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseZone.java
index 1c41001a6..992640811 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseZone.java
+++ b/Server/src/main/content/global/skill/construction/HouseZone.java
@@ -128,16 +128,19 @@ public final class HouseZone extends MapZone {
             // The below tears down the house if the owner was the one who left
             if (house == p.getHouseManager()) {
                 house.expelGuests(p);
-                Region[] regions = house.beginTeardown();
-                Region houseToRemove = regions[0];
-                Region dungeonToRemove = regions[1];
+                int toRemove = previousRegion;
+                int dungRemove = previousDungeon;
                 submitWorldPulse(new Pulse(1) {
                     public boolean pulse() {
-                        RegionManager.removeRegion(houseToRemove);
-                        unregisterRegion(houseToRemove.getId());
-                        if (dungeonToRemove != null) {
-                            RegionManager.removeRegion(dungeonToRemove);
-                            unregisterRegion(dungeonToRemove.getId());
+                        Region r = RegionManager.forId(toRemove);
+                        Region dr = dungRemove != -1 ? RegionManager.forId(dungRemove) : null;
+                        RegionManager.removeRegion(toRemove);
+                        unregisterRegion(toRemove);
+                        r.flagInactive();
+                        if (dungRemove != -1) {
+                            RegionManager.removeRegion(dungRemove);
+                            unregisterRegion(dungRemove);
+                            dr.flagInactive();
                         }
                         return true;
                     }
diff --git a/Server/src/main/core/game/world/map/RegionManager.kt b/Server/src/main/core/game/world/map/RegionManager.kt
index ba5e31ccb..309c582a9 100644
--- a/Server/src/main/core/game/world/map/RegionManager.kt
+++ b/Server/src/main/core/game/world/map/RegionManager.kt
@@ -907,23 +907,6 @@ object RegionManager {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Removes a region only if it is still the cached instance for its id.
-     *
-     * Delayed cleanup tasks must use this overload so they cannot remove a newer
-     * dynamic region that has since been assigned the same coordinates.
-     */
-    @JvmStatic
-    fun removeRegion(region: Region) {
-        if (lock.tryLock() || LOCK.tryLock(10000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)) {
-            if (REGION_CACHE[region.id] === region) {
-                REGION_CACHE.remove(region.id)
-            }
-            region.flagInactive(true)
-            LOCK.unlock()
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the regionCache.
      * @return The regionCache.
diff --git a/Server/src/test/kotlin/content/global/skill/construction/HouseRegionLifecycleTests.kt b/Server/src/test/kotlin/content/global/skill/construction/HouseRegionLifecycleTests.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index f61321265..000000000
--- a/Server/src/test/kotlin/content/global/skill/construction/HouseRegionLifecycleTests.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-package content.global.skill.construction
-
-import TestUtils
-import core.game.world.map.Region
-import core.game.world.map.RegionManager
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotSame
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertSame
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
-
-class HouseRegionLifecycleTests {
-    companion object {
-        init {
-            TestUtils.preTestSetup()
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun regionPendingTeardownIsNotReusedByImmediateReentry() {
-        TestUtils.getMockPlayer("house-region-reentry").use { player ->
-            val house = player.houseManager
-            house.createNewHouseAt(HouseLocation.RIMMINGTON)
-            val oldRegion = house.construct()
-
-            val regionsToRemove = house.beginTeardown()
-
-            assertSame(oldRegion, regionsToRemove[0])
-            assertFalse(house.isLoaded)
-
-            house.preEnter(player, false)
-            val replacement = house.houseRegion
-
-            assertNotSame(oldRegion, replacement)
-            assertTrue(house.isLoaded)
-            RegionManager.removeRegion(oldRegion)
-            assertSame(replacement, house.houseRegion)
-            assertTrue(replacement.isActive)
-
-            RegionManager.removeRegion(replacement)
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun delayedRemovalDoesNotEvictAReplacementAtTheSameRegionId() {
-        val house = HouseManager()
-        house.createNewHouseAt(HouseLocation.RIMMINGTON)
-        val oldRegion = house.construct()
-        val replacement = Region(oldRegion.x, oldRegion.y)
-        RegionManager.addRegion(replacement.id, replacement)
-
-        RegionManager.removeRegion(oldRegion)
-
-        assertSame(replacement, RegionManager.regionCache[replacement.id])
-        RegionManager.removeRegion(replacement.id)
-    }
-}