diff --git a/src/server/game/AI/CreatureAI.cpp b/src/server/game/AI/CreatureAI.cpp
index 14048b6f3..b1a101da7 100644
--- a/src/server/game/AI/CreatureAI.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/AI/CreatureAI.cpp
@@ -29,21 +29,6 @@
 #include "Language.h"
 #include "ZoneScript.h"
 
-class PhasedRespawn : public BasicEvent
-{
-public:
-    PhasedRespawn(Creature& owner) : BasicEvent(), _owner(owner) {}
-
-    bool Execute(uint64 /*eventTime*/, uint32 /*updateTime*/) override
-    {
-        _owner.RespawnOnEvade();
-        return true;
-    }
-
-private:
-    Creature& _owner;
-};
-
 //Disable CreatureAI when charmed
 void CreatureAI::OnCharmed(bool /*apply*/)
 {
@@ -226,7 +211,6 @@ void CreatureAI::EnterEvadeMode(EvadeReason why)
     if (cInfo && cInfo->HasFlagsExtra(CREATURE_FLAG_EXTRA_HARD_RESET))
     {
         me->DespawnOnEvade();
-        me->m_Events.AddEvent(new PhasedRespawn(*me), me->m_Events.CalculateTime(20000));
     }
 
     sScriptMgr->OnUnitEnterEvadeMode(me, why);
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
index 65d18c6da..16818b76a 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.cpp
@@ -2097,22 +2097,24 @@ void Creature::DespawnOrUnsummon(Milliseconds msTimeToDespawn /*= 0*/, Seconds f
         ForcedDespawn(msTimeToDespawn.count(), forcedRespawnTimer);
 }
 
-void Creature::DespawnOnEvade()
+void Creature::DespawnOnEvade(Seconds respawnDelay)
 {
-    SetVisible(false);
     AI()->SummonedCreatureDespawnAll();
-}
 
-void Creature::RespawnOnEvade()
-{
-    SetVisible(true);
-    UpdateMovementFlags();
-    AI()->Reset();
-    AI()->JustReachedHome();
-    if (IsVehicle()) // use the same sequence of addtoworld, aireset may remove all summons!
+    if (respawnDelay < 2s)
     {
-        GetVehicleKit()->Reset(true);
+        LOG_WARN("entities.unit", "DespawnOnEvade called with delay of {} seconds, defaulting to 2.", respawnDelay.count());
+        respawnDelay = 2s;
     }
+
+    if (TempSummon* whoSummon = ToTempSummon())
+    {
+        LOG_WARN("entities.unit", "DespawnOnEvade called on a temporary summon.");
+        whoSummon->UnSummon();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    DespawnOrUnsummon(Milliseconds(0), respawnDelay);
 }
 
 void Creature::InitializeReactState()
diff --git a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
index adf6bc68b..5ab1d1d07 100644
--- a/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
+++ b/src/server/game/Entities/Creature/Creature.h
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ public:
 
     void DespawnOrUnsummon(Milliseconds msTimeToDespawn, Seconds forcedRespawnTimer);
     void DespawnOrUnsummon(uint32 msTimeToDespawn = 0) { DespawnOrUnsummon(Milliseconds(msTimeToDespawn), 0s); };
-    void DespawnOnEvade();
-    void RespawnOnEvade();
+    void DespawnOnEvade(Seconds respawnDelay = 20s);
 
     [[nodiscard]] time_t const& GetRespawnTime() const { return m_respawnTime; }
     [[nodiscard]] time_t GetRespawnTimeEx() const;