diff --git a/src/games/homeworlds.ts b/src/games/homeworlds.ts
index df98e2d4..c49b2cd6 100644
--- a/src/games/homeworlds.ts
+++ b/src/games/homeworlds.ts
@@ -1162,9 +1162,6 @@ export class HomeworldsGame extends GameBase {
         // this normally happens during regular moves, but we have to also do it now that we're eliminating systems
         const empties = this.systems.filter(s => s.ships.length === 0);
         for (const sys of empties) {
-            for (const star of sys.stars) {
-                this.stash.add(...star);
-            }
             this.delSystem(sys)
         }
 
@@ -1472,9 +1469,6 @@ export class HomeworldsGame extends GameBase {
                 this.eliminated.push(oldSystem.owner!);
                 this.results.push({"type": "eliminated", "who": this.seat2name(oldSystem.owner)});
             }
-            for (const star of oldSystem.stars) {
-                this.stash.add(...star);
-            }
             this.delSystem(oldSystem);
         }
         // Instantiate system
@@ -1652,9 +1646,6 @@ export class HomeworldsGame extends GameBase {
                 this.eliminated.push(oldSystem.owner!);
                 this.results.push({"type": "eliminated", "who": this.seat2name(oldSystem.owner)});
             }
-            for (const star of oldSystem.stars) {
-                this.stash.add(...star);
-            }
             this.delSystem(oldSystem);
         }
         // Dock the ship in the new system
@@ -2158,9 +2149,6 @@ export class HomeworldsGame extends GameBase {
                 this.eliminated.push(system.owner!);
                 this.results.push({"type": "eliminated", "who": this.seat2name(system.owner)});
             }
-            for (const star of system.stars) {
-                this.stash.add(...star);
-            }
             this.delSystem(system);
         }
 
@@ -2254,9 +2242,6 @@ export class HomeworldsGame extends GameBase {
                 this.eliminated.push(system.owner!);
                 this.results.push({"type": "eliminated", "who": this.seat2name(system.owner)});
             }
-            for (const star of system.stars) {
-                this.stash.add(...star);
-            }
             this.delSystem(system);
         }
 
@@ -2421,6 +2406,16 @@ export class HomeworldsGame extends GameBase {
         if (idx < 0) {
             throw new Error(`Could not destroy the system '${sys.name}' because it does not appear to exist.`);
         }
+        if (sys.stars.length > 0) {
+            for (const star of sys.stars) {
+                this.stash.add(...star);
+            }
+        }
+        if (sys.ships.length > 0) {
+            for (const ship of sys.ships) {
+                this.stash.add(ship.colour, ship.size);
+            }
+        }
         this.systems.splice(idx, 1);
         return this;
     }