diff --git a/src/company_cmd.cpp b/src/company_cmd.cpp
--- a/src/company_cmd.cpp
+++ b/src/company_cmd.cpp
@@ -676,13 +676,10 @@ void CompanyNewsInformation::FillData(co
  * - p1 = 0 - create a new company, Which company (network) it will be is in p2
  * - p1 = 1 - create a new AI company
  * - p1 = 2 - delete a company. Company is identified by p2
- * - p1 = 3 - merge two companies together. merge #1 with #2. Identified by p2
  * @param p2 various functionality, dictated by p1
  * - p1 = 0 - ClientID of the newly created client
  * - p1 = 1 - CompanyID to start AI (INVALID_COMPANY for first available)
  * - p1 = 2 - CompanyID of the that is getting deleted
- * - p1 = 3 - #1 p2 = (bit  0-15) - company to merge (p2 & 0xFFFF)
- *          - #2 p2 = (bit 16-31) - company to be merged into ((p2>>16)&0xFFFF)
  * @todo In the case of p1=0, create new company, the clientID of the new client is in parameter
  * p2. This parameter is passed in at function DEF_SERVER_RECEIVE_COMMAND(PACKET_CLIENT_COMMAND)
  * on the server itself. First of all this is unbelievably ugly; second of all, well,
@@ -820,18 +817,6 @@ CommandCost CmdCompanyCtrl(TileIndex til
 			AI::BroadcastNewEvent(new AIEventCompanyBankrupt(c_index));
 		} break;
 
-		case 3: { // Merge a company (#1) into another company (#2), elimination company #1
-			CompanyID cid_old = (CompanyID)GB(p2,  0, 16);
-			CompanyID cid_new = (CompanyID)GB(p2, 16, 16);
-
-			if (!Company::IsValidID(cid_old) || !Company::IsValidID(cid_new)) return CMD_ERROR;
-
-			if (!(flags & DC_EXEC)) return CMD_ERROR;
-
-			ChangeOwnershipOfCompanyItems(cid_old, cid_new);
-			delete Company::Get(cid_old);
-		} break;
-
 		default: return CMD_ERROR;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/economy.cpp b/src/economy.cpp
--- a/src/economy.cpp
+++ b/src/economy.cpp
@@ -1553,8 +1553,11 @@ CommandCost CmdBuyCompany(TileIndex tile
 	/* Do not allow companies to take over themselves */
 	if ((CompanyID)p1 == _current_company) return CMD_ERROR;
 
+	/* Get the cost here as the company is deleted in DoAcquireCompany. */
+	CommandCost cost(EXPENSES_OTHER, c->bankrupt_value);
+
 	if (flags & DC_EXEC) {
 		DoAcquireCompany(c);
 	}
-	return CommandCost(EXPENSES_OTHER, c->bankrupt_value);
+	return cost;
 }