diff --git a/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp b/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp
index a349a398..6ae9acae 100644
--- a/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp
+++ b/src/net/common/serverlobbythread.cpp
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ ServerLobbyThread::HandleNetPacketCreateGame(boost::shared_ptr<SessionData> sess
 			// @TODO: uncomment in productive
 			/*&& tmpData.gameType != GAME_TYPE_RANKING*/ ) {
 		LOG_ERROR("not allowed due to ranklimit");
-		SendJoinGameFailed(session, gameId, NTF_NET_JOIN_GAME_INVALID);
+		SendJoinGameFailed(session, gameId, ERR_NET_PLAYER_BLOCKED);
 	} else {
 		boost::shared_ptr<ServerGame> game(
 			new ServerGame(
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ ServerLobbyThread::HandleNetPacketJoinGame(boost::shared_ptr<SessionData> sessio
 			} else if (!game->CheckPassword(password)) {
 				SendJoinGameFailed(session, joinGame.gameid(), NTF_NET_JOIN_INVALID_PASSWORD);
 			} else if (/*tmpData.gameType == GAME_TYPE_RANKING &&*/ !session->GetPlayerData()->IsPlayerAllowedToJoinCreateLimitRank(m_serverConfig.readConfigString("ServerLimitRankNum"), m_serverConfig.readConfigString("ServerLimitRankPeriod"))) {
-				SendJoinGameFailed(session, joinGame.gameid(), NTF_NET_JOIN_GAME_INVALID);
+				SendJoinGameFailed(session, joinGame.gameid(), ERR_NET_PLAYER_BLOCKED);
 			// } else if (tmpData.gameType == GAME_TYPE_RANKING && !joinGame.spectateonly()
 			// 	   && session->GetClientAddr() != SERVER_ADDRESS_LOCALHOST_STR
 			// 	   && session->GetClientAddr() != SERVER_ADDRESS_LOCALHOST_STR_V4V6
diff --git a/src/playerdata.cpp b/src/playerdata.cpp
index 987190f4..4496f17f 100644
--- a/src/playerdata.cpp
+++ b/src/playerdata.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <core/loghelper.h> // @TODO: remove in productive
 
-#define SERVER_ALLOWED_RANKING_GAMES_PER_MINUTES 	5
-#define SERVER_ALLOWED_RANKING_GAMES_MINUTES 		60
-
 using namespace std;
 
 PlayerData::PlayerData(unsigned uniqueId, int number, PlayerType type, PlayerRights rights, bool isGameAdmin)
@@ -275,9 +272,7 @@ PlayerData::IsPlayerAllowedToJoinCreateLimitRank(string num, string period)
 {
 	bool retVal = false;
 LOG_ERROR("checking IsPlayerAllowedToJoinCreateLimitRank() ");
-// #define SERVER_ALLOWED_RANKING_GAMES_PER_MINUTES 	5
-// #define SERVER_ALLOWED_RANKING_GAMES_MINUTES 		60
-	
+
 	boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(m_dataMutex);
 
 	long then = (long)time(NULL) - (long)(stoi(period) * 10);