diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java
index 133672f48..266f58f80 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/m.java
@@ -144,26 +144,6 @@ public class m
 			return false; //Return false if something went wrong
 		}
 	}
-
-	public static void damageTool(Player player, short damage)
-	{
-		if(player.getItemInHand().getTypeId() == 0)
-			return;
-		player.getItemInHand().setDurability((short) (player.getItemInHand().getDurability() + damage));
-		if(player.getItemInHand().getDurability() >= getMaxDurability(getTier(player), player.getItemInHand()))
-		{
-			ItemStack[] inventory = player.getInventory().getContents();
-			for(ItemStack x : inventory)
-			{
-				if(x != null && x.getTypeId() == player.getItemInHand().getTypeId() && x.getDurability() == player.getItemInHand().getDurability()){
-					x.setTypeId(0);
-					x.setAmount(0);
-					player.getInventory().setContents(inventory);
-					return;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
 	
 	public static Integer getTier(Player player)
 	{
@@ -182,26 +162,6 @@ public class m
 			return 1; //UNRECOGNIZED
 		}
 	}
-	
-	public static Integer getMaxDurability(Integer tier, ItemStack item)
-	{
-		int id = item.getTypeId();
-		if(tier == 1){
-			if((id == 283 || id == 284 || id == 285 || id == 286 || id == 294)){
-				return 33; //GOLD
-			} else {
-				return 60; //WOOD
-			}
-		} else if (tier == 2){
-			return 132;
-		} else if (tier == 3){
-			return 251;
-		} else if (tier == 4){
-			return 1562;
-		} else {
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
 
 	public static double getDistance(Location loca, Location locb)
 	{
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Excavation.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Excavation.java
index 1987d3399..7606e9b6e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Excavation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Excavation.java
@@ -204,7 +204,11 @@ public class Excavation
 		if(LoadProperties.toolsLoseDurabilityFromAbilities)
     	{
 			if(!player.getItemInHand().containsEnchantment(Enchantment.DURABILITY))
-    			m.damageTool(player, (short) LoadProperties.abilityDurabilityLoss);
+			{
+				short durability = player.getItemInHand().getDurability();
+				durability -= LoadProperties.abilityDurabilityLoss;
+				player.getItemInHand().setDurability(durability);
+			}
     	}
 		
 		if(block.getData() != (byte)5)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Mining.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Mining.java
index 81bf5af46..5a9a3b151 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Mining.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/Mining.java
@@ -264,7 +264,11 @@ public class Mining
     	if(LoadProperties.toolsLoseDurabilityFromAbilities)
     	{
     		if(!player.getItemInHand().containsEnchantment(Enchantment.DURABILITY))
-    			m.damageTool(player, (short) LoadProperties.abilityDurabilityLoss);
+    		{
+				short durability = player.getItemInHand().getDurability();
+				durability -= LoadProperties.abilityDurabilityLoss;
+				player.getItemInHand().setDurability(durability);
+    		}
     	}
     	
     	//Pre-processing
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/WoodCutting.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/WoodCutting.java
index ccf2051b6..c480b04be 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/WoodCutting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/skills/WoodCutting.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.SkillType;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.mcLocale;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.spout.SpoutStuff;
 import com.gmail.nossr50.config.*;
+
 import org.getspout.spoutapi.sound.SoundEffect;
 
 
@@ -261,7 +262,15 @@ public class WoodCutting
     	if(LoadProperties.toolsLoseDurabilityFromAbilities)
 	    {
 	    	if(!player.getItemInHand().containsEnchantment(Enchantment.DURABILITY))
-	    		m.damageTool(player, (short) LoadProperties.abilityDurabilityLoss);
+	    	{
+	    		System.out.println("BEFORE");
+	    		System.out.println(player.getItemInHand().getDurability());
+				short durability = player.getItemInHand().getDurability();
+				durability -= LoadProperties.abilityDurabilityLoss;
+				player.getItemInHand().setDurability(durability);
+				System.out.println("AFTER");
+				System.out.println(player.getItemInHand().getDurability());
+	    	}
 	    }
 		
 		if(LoadProperties.spoutEnabled)