diff --git a/plugin.yml b/plugin.yml
index 863948b..30c340d 100644
--- a/plugin.yml
+++ b/plugin.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 name: AggressiveOptz
 main: muqsit\aggressiveoptz\Loader
 api: 5.0.0
-version: 0.0.7
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+version: 0.0.8
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diff --git a/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/AggressiveOptzApi.php b/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/AggressiveOptzApi.php
index 5a768ec..8a41ea5 100644
--- a/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/AggressiveOptzApi.php
+++ b/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/AggressiveOptzApi.php
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 use Logger;
 use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\defaults\FallingBlockOptimizationComponent;
 use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\defaults\LiquidFallingOptimizationComponent;
-use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\defaults\NetworkItemOptimizationComponent;
 use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\OptimizationComponentFactory;
 use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\OptimizationComponentManager;
 use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\helper\AggressiveOptzHelper;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ private function loadComponent() : void{
 		$this->component_factory = new OptimizationComponentFactory();
 		$this->component_factory->register("{$prefix}:falling_block", FallingBlockOptimizationComponent::class);
 		$this->component_factory->register("{$prefix}:liquid_falling", LiquidFallingOptimizationComponent::class);
-		$this->component_factory->register("{$prefix}:network_item", NetworkItemOptimizationComponent::class);
 
 		$this->component_manager = new OptimizationComponentManager($this);
 	}
diff --git a/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/component/defaults/NetworkItemOptimizationComponent.php b/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/component/defaults/NetworkItemOptimizationComponent.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f3ee83..0000000
--- a/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/component/defaults/NetworkItemOptimizationComponent.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\defaults;
-
-use Closure;
-use LogicException;
-use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\AggressiveOptzApi;
-use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\component\OptimizationComponent;
-use muqsit\aggressiveoptz\helper\LazyEncodedPacket;
-use pocketmine\event\EventPriority;
-use pocketmine\event\server\DataPacketSendEvent;
-use pocketmine\item\Armor;
-use pocketmine\item\Banner;
-use pocketmine\item\Item;
-use pocketmine\nbt\tag\CompoundTag;
-use pocketmine\nbt\tag\ListTag;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\CraftingDataPacket;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\CreativeContentPacket;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\MobArmorEquipmentPacket;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\MobEquipmentPacket;
-use function assert;
-use function spl_object_id;
-
-class NetworkItemOptimizationComponent implements OptimizationComponent{
-
-	public static function fromConfig(array $config) : NetworkItemOptimizationComponent{
-		return new self();
-	}
-
-	private ?Closure $unregister = null;
-
-	/** @var array<int, array{int: LazyEncodedPacket}> */
-	private array $encoded_packets = [];
-
-	public function __construct(){
-	}
-
-	public function enable(AggressiveOptzApi $api) : void{
-		if($this->unregister !== null){
-			throw new LogicException("Tried to register event handler twice");
-		}
-
-		$this->unregister = $api->registerEvent(function(DataPacketSendEvent $event) : void{
-			$targets = $event->getTargets();
-			foreach($event->getPackets() as $index => $packet){
-				if($packet instanceof MobEquipmentPacket){
-					foreach($targets as $target){
-						if($packet->actorRuntimeId === $target->getPlayer()?->getId()){
-							continue 2;
-						}
-					}
-					$nbt = $packet->item->getItemStack()->getNbt();
-					if($nbt !== null){
-						$this->cleanItemStackNbt($nbt);
-					}
-				}elseif($packet instanceof MobArmorEquipmentPacket){
-					foreach($targets as $target){
-						if($packet->actorRuntimeId === $target->getPlayer()?->getId()){
-							continue 2;
-						}
-					}
-
-					$nbt = $packet->head->getItemStack()->getNbt();
-					if($nbt !== null){
-						$this->cleanItemStackNbt($nbt);
-					}
-					$nbt = $packet->chest->getItemStack()->getNbt();
-					if($nbt !== null){
-						$this->cleanItemStackNbt($nbt);
-					}
-					$nbt = $packet->legs->getItemStack()->getNbt();
-					if($nbt !== null){
-						$this->cleanItemStackNbt($nbt);
-					}
-					$nbt = $packet->feet->getItemStack()->getNbt();
-					if($nbt !== null){
-						$this->cleanItemStackNbt($nbt);
-					}
-				}elseif($packet instanceof CraftingDataPacket || $packet instanceof CreativeContentPacket){
-					if(!isset($this->encoded_packets[$pid = $packet::NETWORK_ID][$id = spl_object_id($packet)])){
-						// these packets are already cached - just not encoded.
-						// in case the cache was purged, their spl_object_id would be changed.
-						// this array structure takes care of such changes
-						$this->encoded_packets[$pid] = [$id => $packet];
-					}
-					$packets = $event->getPackets();
-					$packets[$index] = $this->encoded_packets[$pid][$id];
-					$event->setPackets($packets);
-				}
-			}
-		}, EventPriority::HIGHEST);
-	}
-
-	private function cleanItemStackNbt(CompoundTag $nbt) : void{
-		foreach($nbt->getValue() as $name => $tag){
-			if(
-				$name === Armor::TAG_CUSTOM_COLOR ||
-				$name === Banner::TAG_PATTERNS ||
-				$name === Banner::TAG_PATTERN_COLOR ||
-				$name === Banner::TAG_PATTERN_NAME
-			){
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			if($name === Item::TAG_ENCH){
-				assert($tag instanceof ListTag);
-				for($i = $tag->count() - 1; $i > 0; $i--){
-					$tag->remove($i);
-				}
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			$nbt->removeTag($name);
-		}
-	}
-
-	public function disable(AggressiveOptzApi $api) : void{
-		if($this->unregister === null){
-			throw new LogicException("Tried to unregister an unregistered event handler");
-		}
-
-		($this->unregister)();
-		$this->unregister = null;
-	}
-}
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diff --git a/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/helper/LazyEncodedPacket.php b/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/helper/LazyEncodedPacket.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 69c7605..0000000
--- a/src/muqsit/aggressiveoptz/helper/LazyEncodedPacket.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace muqsit\aggressiveoptz\helper;
-
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\ClientboundPacket;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\PacketHandlerInterface;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\serializer\PacketSerializer;
-use pocketmine\network\mcpe\protocol\serializer\PacketSerializerContext;
-
-final class LazyEncodedPacket implements ClientboundPacket{
-
-	public const NETWORK_ID = -1;
-
-	private ?string $encoded = null;
-
-	public function __construct(
-		readonly private PacketSerializerContext $context,
-		readonly private ClientboundPacket $inner
-	){}
-
-	public function pid() : int{
-		return $this->inner->pid();
-	}
-
-	public function getName() : string{
-		return $this->inner->getName();
-	}
-
-	public function canBeSentBeforeLogin() : bool{
-		return $this->inner->canBeSentBeforeLogin();
-	}
-
-	public function decode(PacketSerializer $in) : void{
-		$this->inner->decode($in);
-	}
-
-	public function encode(PacketSerializer $out) : void{
-		if($this->encoded === null){
-			$serializer = PacketSerializer::encoder($this->context);
-			$this->inner->encode($serializer);
-			$this->encoded = $serializer->getBuffer();
-		}
-		$out->put($this->encoded);
-	}
-
-	public function handle(PacketHandlerInterface $handler) : bool{
-		return $this->inner->handle($handler);
-	}
-}
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