diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/server/MixinChunkMap.java b/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/server/MixinChunkMap.java
index d74c74bdb..d3cd3ecee 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/server/MixinChunkMap.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/server/MixinChunkMap.java
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ public class MixinChunkMap
 	private void onChunkSave(ChunkAccess chunk, CallbackInfoReturnable<Boolean> ci)
 	{
 		// corrupt/incomplete chunk validation
-		#if MC_1_18_2 || MC_1_19_2 || MC_1_19_4 || MC_1_20_1
+		#if MC_1_16_5 | MC_1_17_1
+		// no validation necessary 
+		#else
 		// MC has a tendency to try saving incomplete or corrupted chunks (which show up as empty or black chunks)
 		// this should prevent that from happening
 		if (chunk.isUnsaved() || chunk.isUpgrading() || !chunk.isLightCorrect())