diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/EncryptionStyle.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/EncryptionStyle.java
index c63b5bb..a72b468 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/EncryptionStyle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/EncryptionStyle.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public enum EncryptionStyle {
     /**
      * A simple cipher using the key to substitute one character for another
      */
-    SUBSTITUTION("substitution", true),
+    SUBSTITUTION("substitution", false),
 
     /**
      * A military-grade encryption cypher
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public enum EncryptionStyle {
     /**
      * An unbreakable encryption method assuming the key is completely random and never used more than once, ever
      */
-    ONE_TIME_PAD("onetimepad", true),
+    ONE_TIME_PAD("onetimepad", false),
 
     /**
      * Just a way of using magic text to make text illegible
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/OneTimePad.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/OneTimePad.java
index f73bd8b..ad7a362 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/OneTimePad.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/OneTimePad.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption;
 
-import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.EncryptionHelper;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -27,12 +26,12 @@ public class OneTimePad implements Encryptor {
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable String encryptText(@NotNull String input) {
-        return oneTimePad(input, true);
+        return oneTimePad(input);
     }
 
     @Override
     public @Nullable String decryptText(@NotNull String input) {
-        return oneTimePad(input, false);
+        return oneTimePad(input);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -41,16 +40,11 @@ public class OneTimePad implements Encryptor {
      * <p>The one time pad encryption is very secure, and encryption works just like decryption, but is vulnerable if
      * the same key is used more than once.</p>
      *
-     * @param input   <p>The input to encrypt/decrypt</p>
-     * @param encrypt <p>Whether to encrypt or decrypt the input</p>
+     * @param input <p>The input to encrypt/decrypt</p>
      * @return <p>The encrypted/decrypted output</p>
      */
     @NotNull
-    public String oneTimePad(@NotNull String input, boolean encrypt) {
-        if (!encrypt) {
-            input = new String(EncryptionHelper.hexStringToByteArray(input), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        }
-
+    public String oneTimePad(@NotNull String input) {
         String longKey;
         try {
             final MessageDigest digest = MessageDigest.getInstance("SHA3-256");
@@ -64,12 +58,7 @@ public class OneTimePad implements Encryptor {
         for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
             output.append((char) (input.charAt(i) ^ longKey.charAt(i % longKey.length())));
         }
-
-        if (encrypt) {
-            return EncryptionHelper.bytesToHex(output.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        } else {
-            return output.toString();
-        }
+        return output.toString();
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/SubstitutionCipher.java b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/SubstitutionCipher.java
index 68e7b62..965148d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/SubstitutionCipher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/knarcraft/bookswithoutborders/encryption/SubstitutionCipher.java
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.encryption;
 
-import net.knarcraft.bookswithoutborders.utility.EncryptionHelper;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.math.BigInteger;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
 /**
@@ -51,10 +49,6 @@ public class SubstitutionCipher implements Encryptor {
             return output.toString();
         }
 
-        if (!encrypt) {
-            input = new String(EncryptionHelper.hexStringToByteArray(input), StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        }
-
         // converts each number in the key to an integer and adds to an array
         int[] offsetArray = getOffsetArray(this.key);
 
@@ -75,11 +69,7 @@ public class SubstitutionCipher implements Encryptor {
             }
         }
 
-        if (encrypt) {
-            return EncryptionHelper.bytesToHex(output.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        } else {
-            return output.toString();
-        }
+        return output.toString();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 4e0ed4d..5eeb612 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ Options:
   # Whether to enable hitting a chiseled bookshelf while sneaking to see the shelf's contents.
   Enable_Book_Peeking: true
   # Whether to use true AES encryption when encrypting and decrypting books. While the hashed password used for 
-  # encryption is still stored in the book file, the real contents of the book are not. Admin decrypt can be used to
-  # peek at books, if an admin gets a hold of one, but only the encrypted AES cypher text is stored in the book.
+  # encryption is still stored in the book file, the readable contents of the book are not. Admin decrypt can be used to
+  # peek at books, if an admin gets a hold of a book with the same title and author, but only the encrypted AES cypher text is stored in the book.
+  # Note that real encryption might alter, corrupt or lose a book's contents, so don't use real encryption with books
+  # that have no backup in in-game book form or saved book form.
   Use_Real_Encryption: false
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