2 files changed, 14 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/src/town.h b/src/town.h
index 1f04cf155..7e7bcd29e 100644
--- a/src/town.h
+++ b/src/town.h
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ enum TownRatingCheckType {
 /** Special values for town list window for the data parameter of #InvalidateWindowData. */
 enum TownDirectoryInvalidateWindowData {
 	TDIWD_FORCE_REBUILD,
-	TDIWD_FILTER_CHANGES,        ///< The filename filter has changed (via the editbox)
 	TDIWD_FORCE_RESORT,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/town_gui.cpp b/src/town_gui.cpp
index 632080379..def5f7458 100644
--- a/src/town_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/town_gui.cpp
@@ -687,10 +687,22 @@ private:
 	void BuildSortTownList()
 	{
 		if (this->towns.NeedRebuild()) {
+			char buf[MAX_LENGTH_TOWN_NAME_CHARS * MAX_CHAR_LENGTH];
+
 			this->towns.clear();
 
 			for (const Town *t : Town::Iterate()) {
-				this->towns.push_back(t);
+				if (this->string_filter.IsEmpty()) {
+					this->towns.push_back(t);
+					continue;
+				}
+				this->string_filter.ResetState();
+
+				SetDParam(0, t->index);
+				GetString(buf, STR_TOWN_NAME, lastof(buf));
+
+				this->string_filter.AddLine(buf);
+				if (this->string_filter.GetState()) this->towns.push_back(t);
 			}
 
 			this->towns.shrink_to_fit();
@@ -965,7 +977,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		if (wid == WID_TD_FILTER) {
 			this->string_filter.SetFilterTerm(this->townname_editbox.text.buf);
-			this->InvalidateData(TDIWD_FILTER_CHANGES);
+			this->InvalidateData(TDIWD_FORCE_REBUILD);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -976,38 +988,12 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void OnInvalidateData(int data = 0, bool gui_scope = true) override
 	{
-		char buf[MAX_LENGTH_TOWN_NAME_CHARS * MAX_CHAR_LENGTH];
-
 		switch (data) {
 			case TDIWD_FORCE_REBUILD:
 				/* This needs to be done in command-scope to enforce rebuilding before resorting invalid data */
 				this->towns.ForceRebuild();
 				break;
 
-			case TDIWD_FILTER_CHANGES:
-				if (this->string_filter.IsEmpty()) {
-					this->towns.ForceRebuild();
-				} else {
-					this->towns.clear();
-
-					for (const Town *t : Town::Iterate()) {
-						this->string_filter.ResetState();
-
-						SetDParam(0, t->index);
-						GetString(buf, STR_TOWN_NAME, lastof(buf));
-
-						this->string_filter.AddLine(buf);
-						if (this->string_filter.GetState()) this->towns.push_back(t);
-					}
-
-					this->towns.SetListing(this->last_sorting);
-					this->towns.ForceResort();
-					this->towns.Sort();
-					this->towns.shrink_to_fit();
-					this->towns.RebuildDone();
-					this->vscroll->SetCount((int)this->towns.size()); // Update scrollbar as well.
-				}
-				break;
 			default:
 				this->towns.ForceResort();
 		}