--- deliantra/server/server/gods.C	2008/09/06 06:40:19	1.37
+++ deliantra/server/server/gods.C	2008/09/25 04:09:57	1.38
@@ -483,13 +483,10 @@
 
   /* Player has no skill - give them the skill */
   if (!skop)
-    {
-      /* The archetype should always be defined - if we crash here because it doesn't,
-       * things are really messed up anyways.
-       */
-      skop = give_skill_by_name (op, get_archetype_by_type_subtype (SKILL, SK_PRAYING)->skill);
-      link_player_skills (op);
-    }
+    /* The archetype should always be defined - if we crash here because it doesn't,
+     * things are really messed up anyways.
+     */
+    skop = give_skill_by_name (op, get_archetype_by_type_subtype (SKILL, SK_PRAYING)->skill);
 
   sk_applied = QUERY_FLAG (skop, FLAG_APPLIED); /* save skill status */
 
@@ -497,7 +494,7 @@
    * so I set undeadified for that.
    * - gros, 21th July 2006.
    */
-  if ((old_god) && (QUERY_FLAG (old_god, FLAG_UNDEAD)))
+  if (old_god && QUERY_FLAG (old_god, FLAG_UNDEAD))
     {
       CLEAR_FLAG (skop, FLAG_UNDEAD);
       undeadified = 1;