diff --git a/ladder.php b/ladder.php
index 091e5d716..b07bcac89 100644
--- a/ladder.php
+++ b/ladder.php
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@
 
 include 'lib/ntbb-ladder.lib.php';
 
-$serverid = 'showdown';
 $formatid = 'OU';
 
 if (@$_REQUEST['format']) $formatid = $_REQUEST['format'];
-if (@$_REQUEST['server']) $serverid = $_REQUEST['server'];
 
 if (!ctype_alnum($formatid)) {
 	die('denied');
@@ -16,7 +14,7 @@ if (isset($_REQUEST['testclient'])) {
 	header('Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8');
 }
 
-$ladder = new NTBBLadder($serverid, $formatid);
+$ladder = new NTBBLadder($formatid);
 ?>
 	<table>
 		<tr>
diff --git a/lib/dispatcher.lib.php b/lib/dispatcher.lib.php
index c6eea672f..ad431f655 100644
--- a/lib/dispatcher.lib.php
+++ b/lib/dispatcher.lib.php
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class LadderActionHandler {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$ladder = new NTBBLadder($server['id'], @$reqData['format']);
+		$ladder = new NTBBLadder(@$reqData['format']);
 		$p1 = $this->getUserData(@$reqData['p1']);
 		$p2 = $this->getUserData(@$reqData['p2']);
 		if (!$p1 || !$p2) {
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class LadderActionHandler {
 			die;
 		}
 
-		$ladder = new NTBBLadder($server['id'], @$reqData['format']);
+		$ladder = new NTBBLadder(@$reqData['format']);
 		$user = $this->getUserData(@$reqData['user']);
 		if (!$user) die;
 		$ladder->getAllRatings($user);
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class LadderActionHandler {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$ladder = new NTBBLadder($server['id'], @$reqData['format']);
+		$ladder = new NTBBLadder(@$reqData['format']);
 		$user = $this->getUserData(@$reqData['user']);
 		$out = 1000;
 		if ($user) {
diff --git a/lib/ntbb-ladder.lib.php b/lib/ntbb-ladder.lib.php
index a7ad50dea..32322315f 100755
--- a/lib/ntbb-ladder.lib.php
+++ b/lib/ntbb-ladder.lib.php
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class NTBBLadder {
 	var $rplen;
 	var $rpoffset;
 
-	function __construct($serverid, $formatid) {
+	function __construct($formatid) {
 		// serverid is no longer used
 		$this->formatid = preg_replace('/[^a-z0-9]+/', '', strtolower($formatid));
 		$this->rplen = 24*60*60;