diff --git a/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/fabric/mixin/PlayerFabricMixin.java b/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/fabric/mixin/PlayerFabricMixin.java
index 28a1305e95..771979ee13 100644
--- a/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/fabric/mixin/PlayerFabricMixin.java
+++ b/Fabric/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/fabric/mixin/PlayerFabricMixin.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import vazkii.botania.common.PlayerAccess;
 import vazkii.botania.common.handler.EquipmentHandler;
 import vazkii.botania.common.handler.PixieHandler;
-import vazkii.botania.common.item.equipment.armor.manasteel.ManasteelArmorItem;
 import vazkii.botania.common.item.equipment.armor.terrasteel.TerrasteelHelmItem;
 import vazkii.botania.common.item.equipment.bauble.*;
 import vazkii.botania.common.item.relic.RingOfOdinItem;
@@ -114,16 +113,6 @@ private float cushionFall(float originalDist) {
 		return SojournersSashItem.onPlayerFall((Player) (Object) this, originalDist);
 	}
 
-	@Inject(at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/entity/player/Inventory;tick()V"), method = "aiStep")
-	private void tickArmor(CallbackInfo ci) {
-		Player self = (Player) (Object) this;
-		for (ItemStack stack : inventory.armor) {
-			if (stack.getItem() instanceof ManasteelArmorItem) {
-				((ManasteelArmorItem) stack.getItem()).onArmorTick(stack, self.level(), self);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Inject(at = @At(value = "INVOKE", target = "Lnet/minecraft/world/entity/player/Player;setLastHurtMob(Lnet/minecraft/world/entity/Entity;)V"), method = "attack")
 	private void onAttack(Entity target, CallbackInfo ci) {
 		CharmOfTheDivaItem.onEntityDamaged((Player) (Object) this, target);
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manasteel/ManasteelArmorItem.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manasteel/ManasteelArmorItem.java
index d899381fb0..c6ba00e8c3 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manasteel/ManasteelArmorItem.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manasteel/ManasteelArmorItem.java
@@ -61,14 +61,9 @@ public ManasteelArmorItem(Type type, ArmorMaterial mat, Properties props) {
 	@Override
 	public void inventoryTick(ItemStack stack, Level world, Entity entity, int slot, boolean selected) {
 		if (entity instanceof Player player) {
-			onArmorTick(stack, world, player);
-		}
-	}
-
-	@SoftImplement("IForgeItem")
-	public void onArmorTick(ItemStack stack, Level world, Player player) {
-		if (!world.isClientSide && stack.getDamageValue() > 0 && ManaItemHandler.instance().requestManaExact(stack, player, MANA_PER_DAMAGE * 2, true)) {
-			stack.setDamageValue(stack.getDamageValue() - 1);
+			if (!world.isClientSide && stack.getDamageValue() > 0 && ManaItemHandler.instance().requestManaExact(stack, player, MANA_PER_DAMAGE * 2, true)) {
+				stack.setDamageValue(stack.getDamageValue() - 1);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manaweave/ManaweaveHelmItem.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manaweave/ManaweaveHelmItem.java
index 231c2b3307..207a163c53 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manaweave/ManaweaveHelmItem.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/manaweave/ManaweaveHelmItem.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 package vazkii.botania.common.item.equipment.armor.manaweave;
 
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.EquipmentSlot;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.LivingEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
@@ -42,9 +43,11 @@ public boolean shouldGiveProficiency(ItemStack stack, EquipmentSlot slot, Player
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onArmorTick(ItemStack stack, Level world, Player player) {
-		if (!world.isClientSide && stack.getDamageValue() > 0 && ManaItemHandler.instance().requestManaExact(stack, player, MANA_PER_DAMAGE * 2, true)) {
-			stack.setDamageValue(stack.getDamageValue() - 1);
+	public void inventoryTick(ItemStack stack, Level world, Entity entity, int slot, boolean selected) {
+		if (entity instanceof Player player) {
+			if (!world.isClientSide && stack.getDamageValue() > 0 && ManaItemHandler.instance().requestManaExact(stack, player, MANA_PER_DAMAGE * 2, true)) {
+				stack.setDamageValue(stack.getDamageValue() - 1);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/terrasteel/TerrasteelHelmItem.java b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/terrasteel/TerrasteelHelmItem.java
index 161aaa6fc0..d38b4909bf 100644
--- a/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/terrasteel/TerrasteelHelmItem.java
+++ b/Xplat/src/main/java/vazkii/botania/common/item/equipment/armor/terrasteel/TerrasteelHelmItem.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.damagesource.DamageSource;
 import net.minecraft.world.effect.MobEffectInstance;
 import net.minecraft.world.effect.MobEffects;
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.EquipmentSlot;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.LivingEntity;
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
@@ -40,9 +41,11 @@ public TerrasteelHelmItem(Properties props) {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onArmorTick(ItemStack stack, Level world, Player player) {
-		super.onArmorTick(stack, world, player);
-		if (!world.isClientSide && hasArmorSet(player)) {
+	public void inventoryTick(ItemStack stack, Level world, Entity entity, int slot, boolean selected) {
+		super.inventoryTick(stack, world, entity, slot, selected);
+		if (!world.isClientSide && entity instanceof Player player
+				&& player.getInventory().armor.contains(stack)
+				&& hasArmorSet(player)) {
 			int food = player.getFoodData().getFoodLevel();
 			if (food > 0 && food < 18 && player.isHurt() && player.tickCount % 80 == 0) {
 				player.heal(1F);