diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/recipe/RecipeContextImpl.java b/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/recipe/RecipeContextImpl.java
index 0a59b23..9b49c72 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/recipe/RecipeContextImpl.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/recipe/RecipeContextImpl.java
@@ -83,11 +83,7 @@ public class RecipeContextImpl implements RecipeContext {
             if (object.get(RecipeConstants.ITEM) instanceof JsonPrimitive primitive) {
                 ResourceLocation item = ResourceLocation.tryParse(primitive.getAsString());
                 UnifyTag<Item> tag = getPreferredTagForItem(item);
-
                 if (tag != null) {
-                    // avoid replacing input items with tags in case the stone strata matters
-                    if (replacementMap.getStoneStrataHandler().isStoneStrataTag(tag)) return;
-
                     object.remove(RecipeConstants.ITEM);
                     object.add(RecipeConstants.TAG, new JsonPrimitive(tag.location().toString()));
                 }
diff --git a/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/utils/ReplacementMap.java b/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/utils/ReplacementMap.java
index b0f2b40..fa63d14 100644
--- a/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/utils/ReplacementMap.java
+++ b/Common/src/main/java/com/almostreliable/unified/utils/ReplacementMap.java
@@ -103,8 +103,4 @@ public class ReplacementMap {
         }
         return null;
     }
-
-    public StoneStrataHandler getStoneStrataHandler() {
-        return stoneStrataHandler;
-    }
 }