diff --git a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/listeners/NewIslandListener.java b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/listeners/NewIslandListener.java
index 0ded09c..e322fb5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/listeners/NewIslandListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/world/bentobox/level/listeners/NewIslandListener.java
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
 import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 
+import world.bentobox.level.Level;
+import world.bentobox.level.calculators.CalcIslandLevel;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.events.island.IslandEvent.IslandCreatedEvent;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.events.island.IslandEvent.IslandResettedEvent;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.api.events.team.TeamEvent.TeamJoinEvent;
 import world.bentobox.bentobox.database.objects.Island;
-import world.bentobox.level.Level;
-import world.bentobox.level.calculators.CalcIslandLevel;
 
 /**
  * Listens for new islands and sets the level to zero automatically
@@ -35,17 +35,11 @@ public class NewIslandListener implements Listener {
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onNewIsland(IslandCreatedEvent e) {
         cil.putIfAbsent(e.getIsland(), new CalcIslandLevel(addon, e.getIsland(), () -> zeroLevel(e.getIsland())));
-        // Set deaths to zero just in case
-        addon.getPlayers().setDeaths(e.getIsland().getWorld(), e.getOwner(), 0);
     }
 
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL, ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onNewIsland(IslandResettedEvent e) {
         cil.putIfAbsent(e.getIsland(), new CalcIslandLevel(addon, e.getIsland(), () -> zeroLevel(e.getIsland())));
-        // Reset deaths
-        if (addon.getSettings().isIslandResetDeathReset()) {
-            addon.getPlayers().setDeaths(e.getIsland().getWorld(), e.getOwner(), 0);
-        }
     }