diff --git a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
index 20b0e060..5861ea6e 100644
--- a/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
+++ b/src/engine/objects/CharacterItemManager.java
@@ -1267,9 +1267,9 @@ public class CharacterItemManager {
             }
             for(Item item : purge){
                 count += item.getNumOfItems();
-                this.removeItemFromInventory(item);
-                item.setOwner(null);
-                item.junk();
+                //this.removeItemFromInventory(item);
+                //item.setOwner(null);
+                junk(item);
 
             }
             Item resource = new MobLoot(this.getOwner(),i.getItemBase(),count,false).promoteToItem((PlayerCharacter)this.getOwner());