diff --git a/src/game/engine/src/entities/auto_play.gd b/src/game/engine/src/entities/auto_play.gd
index 2ebb22f5..4948097c 100644
--- a/src/game/engine/src/entities/auto_play.gd
+++ b/src/game/engine/src/entities/auto_play.gd
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ var _attack_commitment_turns: int = 0
 # Recomputed each turn during _play_turn, read by _next_building + rush-buy.
 var _active_attack_mil_count: int = 0
 var _in_attack_phase: bool = false
-# Stack-of-doom cap: tracks how many times a city has been attacked this turn
-# (keyed by city position string). Reset at the start of each player's turn.
-# Limits pile-ons so a 10-warrior stack can't one-shot a city in a single turn.
-var _city_attacks_this_turn: Dictionary = {}
-const MAX_CITY_ATTACKS_PER_TURN: int = 3
 
 # Test harness state (AUTO_PLAY_SEED path)
 var _seed: int = 0
@@ -948,9 +943,6 @@ func _play_turn() -> void:
 	if player.researching.is_empty():
 		_pick_research(player)
 
-	# Reset per-turn city attack counter (stack-of-doom cap).
-	_city_attacks_this_turn.clear()
-
 	# Refresh attack-phase signals and stack-sustain telemetry for this turn.
 	# _attack_commitment_turns reflects prior-turn commitment; rush-buy and
 	# building scoring both key off it so they respond mid-siege.
@@ -2041,16 +2033,10 @@ func _try_attack_adjacent(unit: Variant, game_map: RefCounted) -> void:
 		for c: Variant in p.cities:
 			var dist: int = HexUtilsScript.hex_distance(unit.position, c.position)
 			if dist <= 1:
-				var city_key: String = "%d,%d" % [c.position.x, c.position.y]
-				var attacks_so_far: int = _city_attacks_this_turn.get(city_key, 0)
-				if attacks_so_far >= MAX_CITY_ATTACKS_PER_TURN:
-					# Stack-of-doom cap: don't pile on beyond the limit this turn.
-					return
 				print("  ATTACKING CITY: %s at %s -> city at %s (dist=%d)" % [unit.type_id, unit.position, c.position, dist])
 				var resolver_script: GDScript = load("res://engine/src/modules/combat/combat_resolver.gd")
 				var resolver: RefCounted = resolver_script.new()
 				resolver.resolve(unit, c, game_map, all_units)
-				_city_attacks_this_turn[city_key] = attacks_so_far + 1
 				unit.movement_remaining = 0
 				return