diff --git a/zone/bonuses.cpp b/zone/bonuses.cpp
index 40980ae4f..ad5a5770e 100644
--- a/zone/bonuses.cpp
+++ b/zone/bonuses.cpp
@@ -38,20 +38,6 @@
 #include "../common/unix.h"
 #endif
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-=======
-// Avoid an internal compiler error in VS 2015 
-// Community RC (free) with the /O2 compiler
-// option enabled on x64 build; definite fail on
-// building Release-X64.  Disabling optimizations
-// for the entire file might be overkill and/or
-// inapplicable to other builds, more testing needed.
-// Bug has been reported to MS, fix ETA unknown.
-#if (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_WIN64)&& _MSC_VER==1900)
-	#pragma optimize( "", off )
-#endif
-
->>>>>>> 663ff552710e460946ba6aed6b431602a8019a08
 void Mob::CalcBonuses()
 {
 	CalcSpellBonuses(&spellbonuses);
@@ -4695,11 +4681,8 @@ void Mob::NegateSpellsBonuses(uint16 spell_id)
 	}
 }
 
-<<<<<<< HEAD
+
 // See line 3495 above, more or less
-=======
-// See line 41 above, more or less
->>>>>>> 663ff552710e460946ba6aed6b431602a8019a08
 #if (defined(_MSC_VER) && defined(_WIN64)&& _MSC_VER==1900)
 	#pragma optimize( "", on )
 #endif
diff --git a/zone/bot.cpp b/zone/bot.cpp
index 479fd3030..052f84973 100644
--- a/zone/bot.cpp
+++ b/zone/bot.cpp
@@ -1279,6 +1279,11 @@ void Bot::LoadAAs() {
 		points = 0;
 
 		AA::Rank *current = ability->first;
+		
+		if (current->level_req > GetLevel()) {
+			++iter;
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		while(current) {
 			if(!CanUseAlternateAdvancementRank(current)) {