diff --git a/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/ImOptimizer.java b/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/ImOptimizer.java
index 97849b8cd..a57157511 100644
--- a/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/ImOptimizer.java
+++ b/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/ImOptimizer.java
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public void localOptimizations() {
         totalCount.forEach((k, v) -> {
             WLogger.info("== " + k + ":   " + v);
         });
+
+        InitFunctionCleaner.clean(trans.getImProg());
     }
 
     public void doNullsetting() {
diff --git a/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/InitFunctionCleaner.java b/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/InitFunctionCleaner.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..066883601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/InitFunctionCleaner.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package de.peeeq.wurstscript.translation.imoptimizer;
+
+import de.peeeq.wurstscript.jassIm.*;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+public class InitFunctionCleaner {
+
+    public static void clean(ImProg prog) {
+        List<ImFunction> initFuncs = prog.getFunctions().stream().filter(func -> func.getName().startsWith
+                ("init_") && func.getBody().size() == 1).collect(Collectors.toList());
+
+        initFuncs.forEach(func -> {
+            ImVar globalBridge = null;
+            for (ImVar global : prog.getGlobals()) {
+                if (global.getName().equals("ref_function_" + func.getName())) {
+                    globalBridge = global;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+            if (globalBridge != null) {
+                Collection<ImVarRead> imVarReads = globalBridge.attrReads();
+                if (imVarReads.size() == 1) {
+                    ImVarRead initRead = imVarReads.iterator().next();
+                    ImVar var = initRead.getVar();
+
+                    Optional<ImFunction> mainFunc = prog.getFunctions().stream().filter(f -> f.getName().equals("main")).findFirst();
+                    if (mainFunc.isPresent()) {
+                        ImStmts body = mainFunc.get().getBody();
+                        for (int i = 0; i < body.size(); i++) {
+                            ImStmt imStmt = body.get(i);
+                            if (imStmt instanceof ImFunctionCall) {
+                                ImFunction calledFunc = ((ImFunctionCall) imStmt).getFunc();
+                                if (calledFunc.getName().equals("TriggerAddCondition")) {
+                                    int finalI = i;
+                                    ((ImFunctionCall) imStmt).getArguments().forEach(arg -> {
+                                        if ((arg instanceof ImFunctionCall) && ((ImFunctionCall) arg).getFunc().getName().equals("Condition")) {
+                                            ImExpr next = ((ImFunctionCall) arg).getArguments().iterator().next();
+                                            if ((next instanceof ImVarAccess) && ((ImVarAccess) next).getVar().structuralEquals(var)) {
+                                                imStmt.replaceBy(JassIm.ImNull());
+                                                if (body.get(finalI - 1) instanceof ImFunctionCall) {
+                                                    body.get(finalI - 1).replaceBy(JassIm.ImNull());
+                                                }
+                                                body.get(finalI + 1).replaceBy(JassIm.ImNull());
+                                            }
+                                        }
+                                    });
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/UselessFunctionCallsRemover.java b/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/UselessFunctionCallsRemover.java
index 6700f0a52..3e04c4795 100644
--- a/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/UselessFunctionCallsRemover.java
+++ b/de.peeeq.wurstscript/src/main/java/de/peeeq/wurstscript/translation/imoptimizer/UselessFunctionCallsRemover.java
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ private static void initFunctionsWithoutSideEffects() {
                     "R2S", "R2SW", "Rad2Deg", "S2I", "S2R", "Sin", "SquareRoot", "StringCase", "StringHash",
                     "StringLength", "SubString", "Tan", "TimerGetElapsed", "TimerGetRemaining", "TimerGetTimeout",
                     "VersionGet", "WaygateGetDestinationX", "WaygateGetDestinationY", "WaygateIsActive",
-                    "WaygateSetDestination");
+                    "WaygateSetDestination", "Player");
             // just to be sure, sort it again
             Collections.sort(functionsWithoutSideEffects);
         }