diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/SelfListener.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/SelfListener.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..01bcea59a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/listeners/SelfListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package com.gmail.nossr50.listeners;
+
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.events.experience.McMMOPlayerXpGainEvent;
+
+/**
+ * Listener for listening to our own events, only really useful for catching errors
+ */
+public class SelfListener implements Listener {
+
+    /**
+     * Monitor internal XP gain events.
+     *
+     * @param event The event to watch
+     */
+    @EventHandler
+    public void onPlayerXpGain(McMMOPlayerXpGainEvent event) {
+        int xp = event.getXpGained();
+
+        if(xp < 0) {
+            try {
+                throw new Exception("Gained negative XP!");
+            }
+            catch (Exception e) {
+                System.out.println(e.getMessage());
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java
index ec29dcf82..b447950f3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gmail/nossr50/util/Permissions.java
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ public class Permissions {
     /*
      * MCMMO.BYPASS.*
      */
-    public boolean hardcoremodeBypass(Player player) {
-        return player.hasPermission("mcmmo.bypass.hardcoremode");
-    }
     public boolean arcaneBypass(Player player) {
         return player.hasPermission("mcmmo.bypass.arcanebypass");
     }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
index ee1556f0f..18b3aaeda 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/plugin.yml
@@ -142,12 +142,9 @@ permissions:
     mcmmo.bypass.*:
         description: Implies all bypass permissions.
         children:
-            mcmmo.bypass.hardcoremode: true
             mcmmo.bypass.arcanebypass: true
             mcmmo.bypass.inspect.distance: true
             mcmmo.bypass.inspect.offline: true
-    mcmmo.bypass.hardcoremode:
-        description: Allows user to bypass the negative effects of death from Hardcore mode
     mcmmo.bypass.arcanebypass:
         description: Allows user to bypass Arcane Repair so he will never lose enchantments
     mcmmo.bypass.inspect.distance: