diff --git a/src/engine/objects/Race.java b/src/engine/objects/Race.java
index 58320c76..a3bc1c14 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/Race.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/Race.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import engine.parsers.cache.CacheParserUtil;
 import engine.parsers.objects.RuneTemplate;
 import engine.server.MBServerStatics;
 import engine.util.Hasher;
+import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
 import java.sql.ResultSet;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
@@ -187,8 +188,32 @@ public class Race {
         return baseClasses;
     }
 
+    // Iterates the static_rune_race rows: no rune field separates 2018-2021 from the mob race runes,
+    // and each row still holds the server-only heights.
+
     public static void loadAllRaces() {
-        Race._raceByID = DbManager.RaceQueries.LOAD_ALL_RACES();
+
+        ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, Race> dbRaces;
+        ConcurrentHashMap<Integer, Race> races;
+        RuneTemplate rune;
+
+        dbRaces = DbManager.RaceQueries.LOAD_ALL_RACES();
+        races = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(MBServerStatics.CHM_INIT_CAP, MBServerStatics.CHM_LOAD, MBServerStatics.CHM_THREAD_LOW);
+
+        for (Race dbRace : dbRaces.values()) {
+            rune = RuneTemplate._runes.get(dbRace.raceRuneID);
+
+            if (rune == null || rune.rune_type != mbEnums.RuneType.RACE) {
+                Logger.warn("Race " + dbRace.raceRuneID + " has no race rune; loaded from static_rune_race");
+                races.put(dbRace.raceRuneID, dbRace);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            races.put(dbRace.raceRuneID, new Race(rune, dbRace));
+        }
+
+        Race._raceByID = races;
+        Logger.info("Loaded " + races.size() + " races from runes");
     }
 
     public static Race getRace(int id) {
diff --git a/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java b/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java
index 3d2d525d..4d861267 100644
--- a/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java
+++ b/src/engine/parsers/cache/ParityCheck.java
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@
 package engine.parsers.cache;
 
 import engine.gameManager.ConfigManager;
-import engine.mbEnums;
-import engine.objects.BaseClass;
-import engine.objects.Race;
-import engine.parsers.objects.RuneTemplate;
 import org.pmw.tinylog.Logger;
 
-import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -33,10 +28,6 @@ public class ParityCheck {
     private int differenceCount = 0;
     private int missingCount = 0;
 
-    static {
-        register("static_rune_race", ParityCheck::compareRaces);
-    }
-
     private ParityCheck(String table) {
         this.table = table;
     }
@@ -90,67 +81,4 @@ public class ParityCheck {
         differenceCount++;
         Logger.warn("Parity: " + table + "/" + id + "/" + field + ": db=" + dbValue + " json=" + jsonValue);
     }
-
-    private static void compareRaces(ParityCheck check) {
-
-        Race race;
-        Race jsonRace;
-        RuneTemplate rune;
-        int id;
-
-        for (mbEnums.RaceType raceType : mbEnums.RaceType.values()) {
-            id = raceType.getRuneID();
-            race = Race.getRace(id);
-
-            if (race == null) {
-                Logger.warn("Parity: static_rune_race/" + id + ": not loaded from the db");
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            rune = RuneTemplate._runes.get(id);
-
-            if (rune != null && rune.rune_type != mbEnums.RuneType.RACE)
-                rune = null;
-
-            if (!check.compareRow(id, rune))
-                continue;
-
-            jsonRace = new Race(rune, race);
-
-            check.compareField(id, "name", race.getName(), jsonRace.getName());
-            check.compareField(id, "strStart", race.getStrStart(), jsonRace.getStrStart());
-            check.compareField(id, "strMin", race.getStrMin(), jsonRace.getStrMin());
-            check.compareField(id, "strMax", race.getStrMax(), jsonRace.getStrMax());
-            check.compareField(id, "dexStart", race.getDexStart(), jsonRace.getDexStart());
-            check.compareField(id, "dexMin", race.getDexMin(), jsonRace.getDexMin());
-            check.compareField(id, "dexMax", race.getDexMax(), jsonRace.getDexMax());
-            check.compareField(id, "conStart", race.getConStart(), jsonRace.getConStart());
-            check.compareField(id, "conMin", race.getConMin(), jsonRace.getConMin());
-            check.compareField(id, "conMax", race.getConMax(), jsonRace.getConMax());
-            check.compareField(id, "intStart", race.getIntStart(), jsonRace.getIntStart());
-            check.compareField(id, "intMin", race.getIntMin(), jsonRace.getIntMin());
-            check.compareField(id, "intMax", race.getIntMax(), jsonRace.getIntMax());
-            check.compareField(id, "spiStart", race.getSpiStart(), jsonRace.getSpiStart());
-            check.compareField(id, "spiMin", race.getSpiMin(), jsonRace.getSpiMin());
-            check.compareField(id, "spiMax", race.getSpiMax(), jsonRace.getSpiMax());
-            check.compareField(id, "token", race.getToken(), jsonRace.getToken());
-            check.compareField(id, "healthBonus", race.getHealthBonus(), jsonRace.getHealthBonus());
-            check.compareField(id, "manaBonus", race.getManaBonus(), jsonRace.getManaBonus());
-            check.compareField(id, "staminaBonus", race.getStaminaBonus(), jsonRace.getStaminaBonus());
-            check.compareField(id, "startingPoints", race.getStartingPoints(), jsonRace.getStartingPoints());
-            check.compareField(id, "hairStyles", race.getHairStyles(), jsonRace.getHairStyles());
-            check.compareField(id, "beardStyles", race.getBeardStyles(), jsonRace.getBeardStyles());
-            check.compareField(id, "baseClasses", getObjectIds(race.getValidBaseClasses()), getObjectIds(jsonRace.getValidBaseClasses()));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static HashSet<Integer> getObjectIds(Iterable<BaseClass> baseClasses) {
-
-        HashSet<Integer> ids = new HashSet<>();
-
-        for (BaseClass baseClass : baseClasses)
-            ids.add(baseClass.getObjectUUID());
-
-        return ids;
-    }
 }