diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Unique.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Unique.kt
index ccb148ae94..04bb7dc3df 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Unique.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/models/ruleset/unique/Unique.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import com.unciv.models.stats.Stats
 import com.unciv.models.translations.getConditionals
 import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderParameters
 import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderText
-import com.unciv.models.translations.removeConditionals
 import kotlin.random.Random
 
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ class Unique(val text: String, val sourceObjectType: UniqueTarget? = null, val s
     /** This is so the heavy regex-based parsing is only activated once per unique, instead of every time it's called
      *  - for instance, in the city screen, we call every tile unique for every tile, which can lead to ANRs */
     val placeholderText = text.getPlaceholderText()
-    val params = text.removeConditionals().getPlaceholderParameters()
+    val params = text.getPlaceholderParameters()
     val type = UniqueType.values().firstOrNull { it.placeholderText == placeholderText }
 
     val stats: Stats by lazy {
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/models/translations/Translations.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/models/translations/Translations.kt
index 6c5d0fc364..53f2955880 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/models/translations/Translations.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/models/translations/Translations.kt
@@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ fun String.tr(hideIcons:Boolean = false): String {
         }
 
         // Take the terms in the message, WITHOUT square brackets
-        val termsInMessage = this.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces()
+        val termsInMessage = this.getPlaceholderParameters()
         // Take the terms from the placeholder
-        val termsInTranslationPlaceholder = originalEntry.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces()
+        val termsInTranslationPlaceholder = originalEntry.getPlaceholderParameters()
         if (termsInMessage.size != termsInTranslationPlaceholder.size)
             throw Exception("Message $this has a different number of terms than the placeholder $translationEntry!")
 
@@ -438,17 +438,19 @@ fun String.tr(hideIcons:Boolean = false): String {
  * For example, a string like 'The city of [New [York]]' will return ['New [York]'],
  * allowing us to have nested translations!
  */
-fun String.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces(): List<String> {
+fun String.getPlaceholderParameters(): List<String> {
     if (!this.contains('[')) return emptyList()
+
+    val stringToParse = this.removeConditionals()
     val parameters = ArrayList<String>()
     var depthOfBraces = 0
     var startOfCurrentParameter = -1
-    for (i in this.indices) {
-        if (this[i] == '[') {
+    for (i in stringToParse.indices) {
+        if (stringToParse[i] == '[') {
             if (depthOfBraces == 0) startOfCurrentParameter = i+1
             depthOfBraces++
         }
-        if (this[i] == ']' && depthOfBraces > 0) {
+        if (stringToParse[i] == ']' && depthOfBraces > 0) {
             depthOfBraces--
             if (depthOfBraces == 0) parameters.add(substring(startOfCurrentParameter,i))
         }
@@ -458,7 +460,7 @@ fun String.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces(): List<String> {
 
 fun String.getPlaceholderText(): String {
     var stringToReturn = this.removeConditionals()
-    val placeholderParameters = stringToReturn.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces()
+    val placeholderParameters = stringToReturn.getPlaceholderParameters()
     for (placeholderParameter in placeholderParameters)
         stringToReturn = stringToReturn.replace("[$placeholderParameter]", "[]")
     return stringToReturn
@@ -474,11 +476,6 @@ fun String.hasPlaceholderParameters(): Boolean {
     return squareBraceRegex.containsMatchIn(this.removeConditionals())
 }
 
-fun String.getPlaceholderParameters(): List<String> {
-    if (!this.contains('[')) return emptyList()
-    return squareBraceRegex.findAll(this.removeConditionals()).map { it.groups[1]!!.value }.toList()
-}
-
 /** Substitutes placeholders with [strings], respecting order of appearance. */
 fun String.fillPlaceholders(vararg strings: String): String {
     val keys = this.getPlaceholderParameters()
diff --git a/tests/src/com/unciv/logic/TranslationTests.kt b/tests/src/com/unciv/logic/TranslationTests.kt
index 69f247efa2..3782c692de 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/unciv/logic/TranslationTests.kt
+++ b/tests/src/com/unciv/logic/TranslationTests.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import com.unciv.models.stats.Stats
 import com.unciv.models.translations.TranslationEntry
 import com.unciv.models.translations.TranslationFileWriter
 import com.unciv.models.translations.Translations
-import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces
+import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderParameters
 import com.unciv.models.translations.getPlaceholderText
 import com.unciv.models.translations.squareBraceRegex
 import com.unciv.models.translations.tr
@@ -244,24 +244,24 @@ class TranslationTests {
     @Test
     fun translationParameterExtractionForNestedBracesWorks() {
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("New [York]"),
-            "The city of [New [York]]".getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces())
+            "The city of [New [York]]".getPlaceholderParameters())
 
         // Closing braces without a matching opening brace - 'level 0' - are ignored
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("New [York]"),
-            "The city of [New [York]]]".getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces())
+            "The city of [New [York]]]".getPlaceholderParameters())
 
         // Opening braces without a matching closing brace mean that the term is never 'closed'
         // so there are no parameters
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf<String>(),
-            "The city of [[New [York]".getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces())
+            "The city of [[New [York]".getPlaceholderParameters())
 
         // Supernesting
         val superNestedString = "The brother of [[my [best friend]] and [[America]'s greatest [Dad]]]"
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("[my [best friend]] and [[America]'s greatest [Dad]]"),
-                superNestedString.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces())
+                superNestedString.getPlaceholderParameters())
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("my [best friend]", "[America]'s greatest [Dad]"),
-        superNestedString.getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces()[0]
-            .getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces())
+        superNestedString.getPlaceholderParameters()[0]
+            .getPlaceholderParameters())
 
         UncivGame.Current = UncivGame()
         UncivGame.Current.settings = GameSettings()
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ class TranslationTests {
 
         debug("[Dad] and [my [best friend]]".getPlaceholderText())
         Assert.assertEquals(listOf("Dad","my [best friend]"),
-            "[Dad] and [my [best friend]]".getPlaceholderParametersIgnoringLowerLevelBraces())
+            "[Dad] and [my [best friend]]".getPlaceholderParameters())
         Assert.assertEquals("Father and indeed mine own closest ally", "[Dad] and [my [best friend]]".tr())
 
         // Reminder: "The brother of [[my [best friend]] and [[America]'s greatest [Dad]]]"