diff --git a/src/pocketmine/Server.php b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
index ed2413e3b..0b1b7696f 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/Server.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/Server.php
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ use function file_exists;
 use function file_get_contents;
 use function file_put_contents;
 use function filemtime;
-use function floor;
 use function function_exists;
 use function get_class;
 use function getmypid;
@@ -295,15 +294,6 @@ class Server{
 	/** @var int */
 	public $networkCompressionLevel = 7;
 
-	/** @var bool */
-	private $autoTickRate = true;
-	/** @var int */
-	private $autoTickRateLimit = 20;
-	/** @var bool */
-	private $alwaysTickPlayers = false;
-	/** @var int */
-	private $baseTickRate = 1;
-
 	/** @var int */
 	private $autoSaveTicker = 0;
 	/** @var int */
@@ -1109,8 +1099,6 @@ class Server{
 
 		(new LevelLoadEvent($level))->call();
 
-		$level->setTickRate($this->baseTickRate);
-
 		return true;
 	}
 
@@ -1154,8 +1142,6 @@ class Server{
 		$level = new Level($this, $name, new $providerClass($path));
 		$this->levels[$level->getId()] = $level;
 
-		$level->setTickRate($this->baseTickRate);
-
 		(new LevelInitEvent($level))->call();
 
 		(new LevelLoadEvent($level))->call();
@@ -1593,11 +1579,6 @@ class Server{
 			}
 			$this->networkCompressionAsync = (bool) $this->getProperty("network.async-compression", true);
 
-			$this->autoTickRate = (bool) $this->getProperty("level-settings.auto-tick-rate", true);
-			$this->autoTickRateLimit = (int) $this->getProperty("level-settings.auto-tick-rate-limit", 20);
-			$this->alwaysTickPlayers = (bool) $this->getProperty("level-settings.always-tick-players", false);
-			$this->baseTickRate = (int) $this->getProperty("level-settings.base-tick-rate", 1);
-
 			$this->doTitleTick = ((bool) $this->getProperty("console.title-tick", true)) && Terminal::hasFormattingCodes();
 
 
@@ -2431,8 +2412,6 @@ class Server{
 		foreach($this->players as $p){
 			if(!$p->loggedIn and ($tickTime - $p->creationTime) >= 10){
 				$p->close("", "Login timeout");
-			}elseif($this->alwaysTickPlayers and $p->spawned){
-				$p->onUpdate($currentTick);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2442,9 +2421,6 @@ class Server{
 				// Level unloaded during the tick of a level earlier in this loop, perhaps by plugin
 				continue;
 			}
-			if($level->getTickRate() > $this->baseTickRate and --$level->tickRateCounter > 0){
-				continue;
-			}
 
 			$levelTime = microtime(true);
 			$level->doTick($currentTick);
@@ -2453,25 +2429,6 @@ class Server{
 			if($tickMs >= 50){
 				$this->getLogger()->debug(sprintf("World \"%s\" took too long to tick: %gms (%g ticks)", $level->getName(), $tickMs, round($tickMs / 50, 2)));
 			}
-
-			if($this->autoTickRate){
-				if($tickMs < 50 and $level->getTickRate() > $this->baseTickRate){
-					$level->setTickRate($r = $level->getTickRate() - 1);
-					if($r > $this->baseTickRate){
-						$level->tickRateCounter = $level->getTickRate();
-					}
-					$this->getLogger()->debug("Raising level \"{$level->getName()}\" tick rate to {$level->getTickRate()} ticks");
-				}elseif($tickMs >= 50){
-					if($level->getTickRate() === $this->baseTickRate){
-						$level->setTickRate(max($this->baseTickRate + 1, min($this->autoTickRateLimit, (int) floor($tickMs / 50))));
-						$this->getLogger()->debug(sprintf("Level \"%s\" took %gms, setting tick rate to %d ticks", $level->getName(), (int) round($tickMs, 2), $level->getTickRate()));
-					}elseif(($tickMs / $level->getTickRate()) >= 50 and $level->getTickRate() < $this->autoTickRateLimit){
-						$level->setTickRate($level->getTickRate() + 1);
-						$this->getLogger()->debug(sprintf("Level \"%s\" took %gms, setting tick rate to %d ticks", $level->getName(), (int) round($tickMs, 2), $level->getTickRate()));
-					}
-					$level->tickRateCounter = $level->getTickRate();
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/command/defaults/StatusCommand.php b/src/pocketmine/command/defaults/StatusCommand.php
index 9c258c3cc..d43f7df28 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/command/defaults/StatusCommand.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/command/defaults/StatusCommand.php
@@ -108,13 +108,11 @@ class StatusCommand extends VanillaCommand{
 
 		foreach($server->getLevels() as $level){
 			$levelName = $level->getFolderName() !== $level->getName() ? " (" . $level->getName() . ")" : "";
-			$timeColor = ($level->getTickRate() > 1 or $level->getTickRateTime() > 40) ? TextFormat::RED : TextFormat::YELLOW;
-			$tickRate = $level->getTickRate() > 1 ? " (tick rate " . $level->getTickRate() . ")" : "";
+			$timeColor = $level->getTickRateTime() > 40 ? TextFormat::RED : TextFormat::YELLOW;
 			$sender->sendMessage(TextFormat::GOLD . "World \"{$level->getFolderName()}\"$levelName: " .
 				TextFormat::RED . number_format(count($level->getChunks())) . TextFormat::GREEN . " chunks, " .
-				TextFormat::RED . number_format(count($level->getEntities())) . TextFormat::GREEN . " entities, " .
-				TextFormat::RED . number_format(count($level->getTiles())) . TextFormat::GREEN . " tiles. " .
-				"Time $timeColor" . round($level->getTickRateTime(), 2) . "ms" . $tickRate
+				TextFormat::RED . number_format(count($level->getEntities())) . TextFormat::GREEN . " entities. " .
+				"Time $timeColor" . round($level->getTickRateTime(), 2) . "ms"
 			);
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php b/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php
index d32e04fa0..c72116386 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/entity/Entity.php
@@ -1640,7 +1640,8 @@ abstract class Entity extends Location implements Metadatable, EntityIds{
 
 			assert(abs($dx) <= 20 and abs($dy) <= 20 and abs($dz) <= 20, "Movement distance is excessive: dx=$dx, dy=$dy, dz=$dz");
 
-			$list = $this->level->getCollisionCubes($this, $this->level->getTickRate() > 1 ? $this->boundingBox->offsetCopy($dx, $dy, $dz) : $this->boundingBox->addCoord($dx, $dy, $dz), false);
+			//TODO: bad hack here will cause unexpected behaviour under heavy lag
+			$list = $this->level->getCollisionCubes($this, $this->level->getTickRateTime() > 50 ? $this->boundingBox->offsetCopy($dx, $dy, $dz) : $this->boundingBox->addCoord($dx, $dy, $dz), false);
 
 			foreach($list as $bb){
 				$dy = $bb->calculateYOffset($this->boundingBox, $dy);
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
index 040c2bcd1..9a8bc8a5c 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/level/Level.php
@@ -261,12 +261,8 @@ class Level implements ChunkManager, Metadatable{
 	/** @var LevelTimings */
 	public $timings;
 
-	/** @var int */
-	private $tickRate;
 	/** @var int */
 	public $tickRateTime = 0;
-	/** @var int */
-	public $tickRateCounter = 0;
 
 	/** @var bool */
 	private $doingTick = false;
@@ -411,19 +407,26 @@ class Level implements ChunkManager, Metadatable{
 		$this->timings = new LevelTimings($this);
 		$this->temporalPosition = new Position(0, 0, 0, $this);
 		$this->temporalVector = new Vector3(0, 0, 0);
-		$this->tickRate = 1;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated
+	 * @return int
+	 */
 	public function getTickRate() : int{
-		return $this->tickRate;
+		return 1;
 	}
 
 	public function getTickRateTime() : float{
 		return $this->tickRateTime;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @deprecated does nothing
+	 * @param int $tickRate
+	 */
 	public function setTickRate(int $tickRate){
-		$this->tickRate = $tickRate;
+
 	}
 
 	public function registerGeneratorToWorker(int $worker) : void{