diff --git a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/other/obelisk.xml b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/other/obelisk.xml
index 5a38a1a5f1..7d320cb821 100644
--- a/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/other/obelisk.xml
+++ b/binaries/data/mods/public/simulation/templates/other/obelisk.xml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     <GenericName>Obelisk</GenericName>
     <SpecificName>Egyptian Obelisk</SpecificName>
     <History>A monumental ornamental structure built by the Egyptians of old.</History>
+	<Classes datatype="tokens">-ConquestCritical</Classes>
     <Icon>gaia/special_obelisk.png</Icon>
   </Identity>
   <Loot>