diff --git a/src/lib/Smr/Alliance.php b/src/lib/Smr/Alliance.php
index 62b4caab3..eba9aebb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/Smr/Alliance.php
+++ b/src/lib/Smr/Alliance.php
@@ -94,37 +94,35 @@ protected function __construct(
 		protected readonly int $gameID,
 		DatabaseRecord $dbRecord = null,
 	) {
-		if ($allianceID !== 0) {
-			$db = Database::getInstance();
-			$this->SQLID = [
-				'alliance_id' => $db->escapeNumber($allianceID),
-				'game_id' => $db->escapeNumber($gameID),
-			];
+		$db = Database::getInstance();
+		$this->SQLID = [
+			'alliance_id' => $db->escapeNumber($allianceID),
+			'game_id' => $db->escapeNumber($gameID),
+		];
 
-			if ($dbRecord === null) {
-				$dbResult = $db->read('SELECT * FROM alliance WHERE ' . self::SQL, $this->SQLID);
-				if ($dbResult->hasRecord()) {
-					$dbRecord = $dbResult->record();
-				}
-			}
-			if ($dbRecord === null) {
-				throw new AllianceNotFound('Invalid allianceID: ' . $allianceID . ' OR gameID: ' . $gameID);
+		if ($dbRecord === null) {
+			$dbResult = $db->read('SELECT * FROM alliance WHERE ' . self::SQL, $this->SQLID);
+			if ($dbResult->hasRecord()) {
+				$dbRecord = $dbResult->record();
 			}
-
-			$this->allianceName = $dbRecord->getString('alliance_name');
-			$this->password = $dbRecord->getString('alliance_password');
-			$this->recruiting = $dbRecord->getBoolean('recruiting');
-			$this->description = $dbRecord->getNullableString('alliance_description');
-			$this->leaderID = $dbRecord->getInt('leader_id');
-			$this->bank = $dbRecord->getInt('alliance_account');
-			$this->kills = $dbRecord->getInt('alliance_kills');
-			$this->deaths = $dbRecord->getInt('alliance_deaths');
-			$this->motd = $dbRecord->getString('mod');
-			$this->imgSrc = $dbRecord->getString('img_src');
-			$this->discordServer = $dbRecord->getNullableString('discord_server');
-			$this->discordChannel = $dbRecord->getNullableString('discord_channel');
-			$this->flagshipID = $dbRecord->getInt('flagship_id');
 		}
+		if ($dbRecord === null) {
+			throw new AllianceNotFound('Invalid allianceID: ' . $allianceID . ' OR gameID: ' . $gameID);
+		}
+
+		$this->allianceName = $dbRecord->getString('alliance_name');
+		$this->password = $dbRecord->getString('alliance_password');
+		$this->recruiting = $dbRecord->getBoolean('recruiting');
+		$this->description = $dbRecord->getNullableString('alliance_description');
+		$this->leaderID = $dbRecord->getInt('leader_id');
+		$this->bank = $dbRecord->getInt('alliance_account');
+		$this->kills = $dbRecord->getInt('alliance_kills');
+		$this->deaths = $dbRecord->getInt('alliance_deaths');
+		$this->motd = $dbRecord->getString('mod');
+		$this->imgSrc = $dbRecord->getString('img_src');
+		$this->discordServer = $dbRecord->getNullableString('discord_server');
+		$this->discordChannel = $dbRecord->getNullableString('discord_channel');
+		$this->flagshipID = $dbRecord->getInt('flagship_id');
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -169,13 +167,6 @@ public static function createAlliance(int $gameID, string $name, bool $allowNHA
 		return self::getAlliance($allianceID, $gameID);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Returns true if the alliance ID is associated with allianceless players.
-	 */
-	public function isNone(): bool {
-		return $this->allianceID === 0;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Returns true if the alliance is the Newbie Help Alliance.
 	 */
diff --git a/src/pages/Player/Rankings/AllianceVsAlliance.php b/src/pages/Player/Rankings/AllianceVsAlliance.php
index 560ef094b..24e509b26 100644
--- a/src/pages/Player/Rankings/AllianceVsAlliance.php
+++ b/src/pages/Player/Rankings/AllianceVsAlliance.php
@@ -59,19 +59,24 @@ public function build(AbstractPlayer $player, Template $template): void {
 
 		$alliance_vs = [];
 		foreach ($alliance_vs_ids as $curr_id) {
-			$curr_alliance = Alliance::getAlliance($curr_id, $player->getGameID());
 			$container = new self($curr_id, $this->versusAllianceIDs);
 			$style = '';
-			if (!$curr_alliance->isNone() && $curr_alliance->hasDisbanded()) {
-				$style = 'class="red"';
-			}
 			if ($player->getAllianceID() === $curr_id) {
 				$style = 'class="bold"';
 			}
+			if ($curr_id === 0) {
+				$alliance_name = 'No Alliance';
+			} else {
+				$curr_alliance = Alliance::getAlliance($curr_id, $player->getGameID());
+				if ($curr_alliance->hasDisbanded()) {
+					$style = 'class="red"';
+				}
+				$alliance_name = $curr_alliance->getAllianceDisplayName();
+			}
 			$alliance_vs[] = [
 				'ID' => $curr_id,
 				'DetailsHREF' => $container->href(),
-				'Name' => $curr_alliance->isNone() ? 'No Alliance' : $curr_alliance->getAllianceDisplayName(),
+				'Name' => $alliance_name,
 				'Style' => $style,
 			];
 		}
@@ -79,14 +84,14 @@ public function build(AbstractPlayer $player, Template $template): void {
 
 		$alliance_vs_table = [];
 		foreach ($alliance_vs_ids as $curr_id) {
-			$curr_alliance = Alliance::getAlliance($curr_id, $player->getGameID());
 			foreach ($alliance_vs_ids as $id) {
-				$row_alliance = Alliance::getAlliance($id, $player->getGameID());
-				$showRed = (!$curr_alliance->isNone() && $curr_alliance->hasDisbanded()) ||
-				           (!$row_alliance->isNone() && $row_alliance->hasDisbanded());
+				$showRed = (
+					($curr_id !== 0 && Alliance::getAlliance($curr_id, $player->getGameID())->hasDisbanded()) ||
+					($id !== 0 && Alliance::getAlliance($id, $player->getGameID())->hasDisbanded())
+				);
 				$showBold = $curr_id === $player->getAllianceID() || $id === $player->getAllianceID();
 				$style = '';
-				if ($curr_id === $id && !$row_alliance->isNone()) {
+				if ($curr_id === $id && $id !== 0) {
 					$value = '--';
 					if ($showRed) {
 						$style = 'class="red"';
@@ -120,8 +125,12 @@ public function build(AbstractPlayer $player, Template $template): void {
 		$template->assign('AllianceVsTable', $alliance_vs_table);
 
 		// Show details for a specific alliance
-		$main_alliance = Alliance::getAlliance($this->detailsAllianceID, $player->getGameID());
-		$mainName = $main_alliance->isNone() ? 'No Alliance' : $main_alliance->getAllianceDisplayName();
+		if ($this->detailsAllianceID === 0) {
+			$mainName = 'No alliance';
+		} else {
+			$main_alliance = Alliance::getAlliance($this->detailsAllianceID, $player->getGameID());
+			$mainName = $main_alliance->getAllianceDisplayName();
+		}
 		$template->assign('DetailsName', $mainName);
 
 		$kills = [];
diff --git a/test/SmrTest/lib/AllianceIntegrationTest.php b/test/SmrTest/lib/AllianceIntegrationTest.php
index 9d2e3e8f1..6ad522ff1 100644
--- a/test/SmrTest/lib/AllianceIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/test/SmrTest/lib/AllianceIntegrationTest.php
@@ -102,14 +102,4 @@ public function test_isNHA(): void {
 		self::assertTrue($alliance->isNHA());
 	}
 
-	public function test_isNone(): void {
-		// Create an alliance that is not "none"
-		$alliance = Alliance::createAlliance(1, 'Some alliance');
-		self::assertFalse($alliance->isNone());
-
-		// Create an alliance that is "none"
-		$alliance = Alliance::getAlliance(0, 1);
-		self::assertTrue($alliance->isNone());
-	}
-
 }