diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java
index d5b4d2611..08b71ed6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory {
 		// only allow one generation process to happen at a time
 		if (builderThreadRunning) return false;
 
-		if (MC.getCurrentLightMap() == null)
-			// the lighting hasn't loaded yet
-			return false;
-
 		builderThreadRunning = true;
 
 		Runnable thread = () -> generateLodBuffersThread(renderer, lodDim, playerX, playerY, playerZ, fullRegen);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/LodRenderer.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/LodRenderer.java
index a5e4c8ce3..699723980 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/LodRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/render/LodRenderer.java
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ public class LodRenderer
 			// which blindness relies on.
 			return;
 		}
+		if (MC_RENDER.getLightmapWrapper() == null)
+			return;
 
 		// get MC's shader program
 		// Save all MC render state
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftClientWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftClientWrapper.java
index c464d367d..a01cd3bf9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftClientWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftClientWrapper.java
@@ -70,20 +70,7 @@ public interface IMinecraftClientWrapper extends IBindable
 	IDimensionTypeWrapper getCurrentDimension();
 	
 	String getCurrentDimensionId();
-	
-	/** This texture changes every frame */
-	ILightMapWrapper getCurrentLightMap();
-	
-	/**
-	 * Returns the color int at the given pixel coordinates
-	 * from the current lightmap.
-	 * @param blockLight x location in texture space
-	 * @param skyLight z location in texture space
-	 */
-	int getColorIntFromLightMap(int blockLight, int skyLight);
-	
-	
-	
+
 	//=============//
 	// Simple gets //
 	//=============//
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
index 49f6ae193..d73c0170f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/minecraft/IMinecraftRenderWrapper.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.chunk.AbstractChunkPosWrapper;
 import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.misc.ILightMapWrapper;
 import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.modAccessor.ISodiumAccessor;
 import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.world.IWorldWrapper;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Contains everything related to
@@ -130,22 +131,8 @@ public interface IMinecraftRenderWrapper extends IBindable
 		}
 		return renderedPos;	
 	}
-	
-	/** @returns null if there was a issue getting the lightmap */
-	@Deprecated
-	int[] getLightmapPixels();
 
 	ILightMapWrapper getLightmapWrapper();
-
-	/** @returns -1 if there was an issue getting the lightmap */
-	@Deprecated
-	int getLightmapTextureHeight();
-	/** @returns -1 if there was an issue getting the lightmap */
-	@Deprecated
-	int getLightmapTextureWidth();
-	/** @returns -1 if there was an issue getting the lightmap */
-	@Deprecated
-	int getLightmapGLFormat();
 	
 	// Try and disable vanilla fog. Return true if successful, or false if not able to.
 	boolean tryDisableVanillaFog();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/misc/ILightMapWrapper.java b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/misc/ILightMapWrapper.java
index e74e0c4e6..8be904ecf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/misc/ILightMapWrapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/misc/ILightMapWrapper.java
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import com.seibel.lod.core.handlers.dependencyInjection.IBindable;
  */
 public interface ILightMapWrapper extends IBindable
 {
-	@Deprecated
-	int getLightValue(int skyLight, int blockLight);
 
 	// Returns the binded texture position
 	void bind();