diff --git a/src/game/game.cpp b/src/game/game.cpp
index 7a054bf71c9..d10afa31cac 100644
--- a/src/game/game.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game.cpp
@@ -10904,44 +10904,11 @@ void Game::playerCyclopediaHouseMoveOut(uint32_t playerId, uint32_t houseId, uin
 	}
 
 	const auto house = g_game().map.houses.getHouseByClientId(houseId);
-	if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID()) {
-		if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID() || house->getState() != 2) {
-			return;
-			if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID() || house->getState() != 2) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			house->setBidEndDate(timestamp);
-			house->setState(4);
-
-			playerCyclopediaHousesByTown(playerId, "");
-		}
-
-		void Game::playerCyclopediaHouseCancelMoveOut(uint32_t playerId, uint32_t houseId) {
-			if (!g_configManager().getBoolean(CYCLOPEDIA_HOUSE_AUCTION)) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			std::shared_ptr<Player> player = getPlayerByID(playerId);
-			if (!player) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			const auto house = g_game().map.houses.getHouseByClientId(houseId);
-			if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID() || house->getState() != 4) {
-				return;
-			}
-
-			house->setBidEndDate(0);
-			house->setBidder(0);
-			house->setState(2);
-
-			playerCyclopediaHousesByTown(playerId, "");
-		}
+	if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID()|| house->getState() != 2) {
+		return;
 	}
 
 	house->setBidEndDate(timestamp);
-	house->setBidder(-1);
 	house->setState(4);
 
 	playerCyclopediaHousesByTown(playerId, "");
@@ -10958,46 +10925,44 @@ void Game::playerCyclopediaHouseCancelMoveOut(uint32_t playerId, uint32_t houseI
 	}
 
 	const auto house = g_game().map.houses.getHouseByClientId(houseId);
-	if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID()) {
-		if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID() || house->getState() != 4) {
-			return;
-		}
+	if (!house || house->getOwner() != player->getGUID() || house->getState() != 4) {
+		return;
+	}
 
-		house->setBidEndDate(0);
-		house->setBidder(0);
-		house->setState(2);
+	house->setBidEndDate(0);
+	house->setState(2);
 
-		playerCyclopediaHousesByTown(playerId, "");
-	}
+	playerCyclopediaHousesByTown(playerId, "");
+}
 
-	bool Game::processBankAuction(std::shared_ptr<Player> player, std::shared_ptr<House> house, uint64_t bid, bool replace /* = false*/) {
-		if (!replace && player->getBankBalance() < (house->getRent() + bid)) {
-			return false;
-		}
+bool Game::processBankAuction(std::shared_ptr<Player> player, const std::shared_ptr<House> &house, uint64_t bid, bool replace /* = false*/) {
+	if (!replace && player->getBankBalance() < (house->getRent() + bid)) {
+		return false;
+	}
 
-		if (player->getBankBalance() < bid) {
-			return false;
-		}
+	if (player->getBankBalance() < bid) {
+		return false;
+	}
 
-		uint64_t balance = player->getBankBalance();
-		if (replace) {
-			player->setBankBalance(balance - (bid - house->getInternalBid()));
-		} else {
-			player->setBankBalance(balance - (house->getRent() + bid));
-		}
+	uint64_t balance = player->getBankBalance();
+	if (replace) {
+		player->setBankBalance(balance - (bid - house->getInternalBid()));
+	} else {
+		player->setBankBalance(balance - (house->getRent() + bid));
+	}
 
-		player->sendResourceBalance(RESOURCE_BANK, player->getBankBalance());
+	player->sendResourceBalance(RESOURCE_BANK, player->getBankBalance());
 
-		if (house->getBidderName() != player->getName()) {
-			const auto otherPlayer = g_game().getPlayerByName(house->getBidderName());
-			if (!otherPlayer) {
-				uint32_t bidderGuid = IOLoginData::getGuidByName(house->getBidderName());
-				IOLoginData::increaseBankBalance(bidderGuid, (house->getBidHolderLimit() + house->getRent()));
-			} else {
-				otherPlayer->setBankBalance(otherPlayer->getBankBalance() + (house->getBidHolderLimit() + house->getRent()));
-				otherPlayer->sendResourceBalance(RESOURCE_BANK, otherPlayer->getBankBalance());
-			}
+	if (house->getBidderName() != player->getName()) {
+		const auto otherPlayer = g_game().getPlayerByName(house->getBidderName());
+		if (!otherPlayer) {
+			uint32_t bidderGuid = IOLoginData::getGuidByName(house->getBidderName());
+			IOLoginData::increaseBankBalance(bidderGuid, (house->getBidHolderLimit() + house->getRent()));
+		} else {
+			otherPlayer->setBankBalance(otherPlayer->getBankBalance() + (house->getBidHolderLimit() + house->getRent()));
+			otherPlayer->sendResourceBalance(RESOURCE_BANK, otherPlayer->getBankBalance());
 		}
-
-		return true;
 	}
+
+	return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/game/game.hpp b/src/game/game.hpp
index 99790ce2f67..a631619f7ae 100644
--- a/src/game/game.hpp
+++ b/src/game/game.hpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ class Game {
 	void playerCyclopediaHouseBid(uint32_t playerId, uint32_t houseId, uint64_t bidValue);
 	void playerCyclopediaHouseMoveOut(uint32_t playerId, uint32_t houseId, uint32_t timestamp);
 	void playerCyclopediaHouseCancelMoveOut(uint32_t playerId, uint32_t houseId);
-	bool processBankAuction(std::shared_ptr<Player> player, std::shared_ptr<House> house, uint64_t bid, bool replace = false);
+	bool processBankAuction(std::shared_ptr<Player> player, const std::shared_ptr<House> &house, uint64_t bid, bool replace = false);
 
 	void updatePlayerSaleItems(uint32_t playerId);