diff --git a/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java b/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
index 786453348..517ddbe44 100644
--- a/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
+++ b/fabric/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/fabric/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
@@ -66,27 +66,6 @@ public class MixinLevelRenderer
 {
     @Shadow
     private ClientLevel level;
-    @Unique
-    private static float previousPartialTicks = 0;
-
-    // Inject rendering at first call to renderChunkLayer
-    // HEAD or RETURN
-	#if MC_VER < MC_1_17_1
-	@Inject(at = @At("RETURN"), method = "renderSky(Lcom/mojang/blaze3d/vertex/PoseStack;F)V")
-	private void renderSky(PoseStack matrixStackIn, float partialTicks, CallbackInfo callback)
-	{
-		// get the partial ticks since renderBlockLayer doesn't
-		// have access to them
-		previousPartialTicks = partialTicks;
-	}
-	#else
-    @Inject(method = "renderClouds", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
-    public void renderClouds(PoseStack poseStack, Matrix4f projectionMatrix, float tickDelta, double cameraX, double cameraY, double cameraZ, CallbackInfo ci) {
-        // get the partial ticks since renderChunkLayer doesn't
-        // have access to them
-        previousPartialTicks = tickDelta;
-    }
-    #endif
 
 	#if MC_VER < MC_1_17_1
     @Inject(at = @At("HEAD"),
@@ -114,7 +93,7 @@ public class MixinLevelRenderer
 		    ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderDeferredLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(this.level),
 				    McObjectConverter.Convert(modelViewMatrixStack.last().pose()),
 				    McObjectConverter.Convert(projectionMatrix),
-				    previousPartialTicks);
+				    Minecraft.getInstance().getFrameTime());
 	    }
 		
 		// FIXME completely disables rendering when sodium is installed
diff --git a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
index 558696d27..ce1ab1ea5 100644
--- a/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
+++ b/forge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/forge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import com.mojang.math.Matrix4f;
 #else
 import net.minecraft.client.Camera;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GameRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.LightTexture;
 import org.joml.Matrix4f;
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ public class MixinLevelRenderer
 		// only render before solid blocks
 		if (renderType.equals(RenderType.solid()))
 		{
-			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(this.level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, previousPartialTicks);
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(this.level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, Minecraft.getInstance().getFrameTime());
 			
 			// experimental proof-of-concept option
 			if (Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.AdvancedGraphics.seamlessOverdraw.get())
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ public class MixinLevelRenderer
 		} 
 		else if (renderType.equals(RenderType.translucent())) 
 		{
-			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderDeferredLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(this.level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, previousPartialTicks);
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderDeferredLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(this.level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, Minecraft.getInstance().getFrameTime());
 		}
 		
 		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get())
diff --git a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
index a6940f748..ad0dc6d61 100644
--- a/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
+++ b/neoforge/src/main/java/com/seibel/distanthorizons/neoforge/mixins/client/MixinLevelRenderer.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.mojang.blaze3d.vertex.PoseStack;
 import com.mojang.math.Matrix4f;
 #else
 import net.minecraft.client.Camera;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GameRenderer;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.LightTexture;
 import org.joml.Matrix4f;
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ public class MixinLevelRenderer
 		// only render before solid blocks
 		if (renderType.equals(RenderType.solid()))
 		{
-			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, previousPartialTicks);
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, Minecraft.getInstance().getFrameTime());
 			
 			// experimental proof-of-concept option
 			if (Config.Client.Advanced.Graphics.AdvancedGraphics.seamlessOverdraw.get())
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ public class MixinLevelRenderer
 		} 
 		else if (renderType.equals(RenderType.translucent())) 
 		{
-			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderDeferredLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, previousPartialTicks);
+			ClientApi.INSTANCE.renderDeferredLods(ClientLevelWrapper.getWrapper(level), mcModelViewMatrix, mcProjectionMatrix, Minecraft.getInstance().getFrameTime());
 		}
 		
 		if (Config.Client.Advanced.Debugging.lodOnlyMode.get())