diff --git a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Board.java b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Board.java
index 753b16e..ddd53d1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Board.java
+++ b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Board.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public class Board {
         Robot robot = robots.get(robotID);
         int flagNr = flagID.getTileTypeID() % 16;
         if (flagNr - 1 == robot.getLastFlagVisited()) {
-            robot.setLastFlagVisitedAndUpdateBackupPosition(flagNr);
+            robot.setLastFlagVisited(flagNr);
             setHasTouchedFlagThisTurnFromRobotID(robotID, true);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Robot.java b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Robot.java
index 141a157..2aa753d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Robot.java
+++ b/src/main/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/Robot.java
@@ -117,12 +117,8 @@ public class Robot {
      *
      * @param currentFlag The flag the robot is standing on
      */
-    public void setLastFlagVisitedAndUpdateBackupPosition(int currentFlag) {
-        if (currentFlag - 1 != this.lastFlagVisited) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The robot has not yet visited the previous flag!");
-        }
+    public void setLastFlagVisited(int currentFlag) {
         this.lastFlagVisited = currentFlag;
-        this.backupPosition = currentPosition;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RobotTest.java b/src/test/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RobotTest.java
index 4de1186..a0d9f62 100644
--- a/src/test/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RobotTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/inf112/fiasko/roborally/objects/RobotTest.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class RobotTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testRobotGetNewFlag() {
-        testRobot.setLastFlagVisitedAndUpdateBackupPosition(nextFlag);
+        testRobot.setLastFlagVisited(nextFlag);
         assertEquals(1, testRobot.getLastFlagVisited());
     }
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class RobotTest {
     public void testRobotGetNewBackup() {
         Position nextFlagPosition = new Position(3, 4);
         testRobot.setPosition(nextFlagPosition);
-        testRobot.setLastFlagVisitedAndUpdateBackupPosition(nextFlag);
+        testRobot.setLastFlagVisited(nextFlag);
         assertEquals(nextFlagPosition, testRobot.getBackupPosition());
     }
 }