diff --git a/TShockAPI/DB/ItemManager.cs b/TShockAPI/DB/ItemManager.cs
index 5c631242..a43a40bb 100644
--- a/TShockAPI/DB/ItemManager.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/DB/ItemManager.cs
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ namespace TShockAPI.DB
         {
             if (ply == null)
                 return false;
+
+	        if (ply.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem))
+		        return true;
+
             var cur = ply.Group;
             var traversed = new List<Group>();
             while (cur != null)
diff --git a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
index b17a43f9..be6ece45 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/GetDataHandlers.cs
@@ -2235,8 +2235,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 			if ((control & 32) == 32)
 			{
-				if (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) &&
-					TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned(args.TPlayer.inventory[item].name, args.Player))
+				if (TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned(args.TPlayer.inventory[item].name, args.Player))
 				{
 					control -= 32;
 					args.Player.Disable("Using banned item");
@@ -2583,8 +2582,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                     return true;
                 } 
                 
-                if(type == 1 && (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) && 
-                            TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Lava Bucket", args.Player)))
+                if(type == 1 && TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Lava Bucket", args.Player))
                 {
                     args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You do not have permission to perform this action.");
                     args.Player.Disable("Using banned lava bucket without permissions");
@@ -2600,8 +2598,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
                     return true;
                 } 
 
-				if (type == 0 && (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) &&
-					          TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Water Bucket", args.Player)))
+				if (type == 0 &&  TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Water Bucket", args.Player))
 				{
                     args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You do not have permission to perform this action.");
 					args.Player.Disable("Using banned water bucket without permissions");
@@ -2617,8 +2614,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					return true;
 				}
 
-				if (type == 2 && (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) &&
-							  TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Honey Bucket", args.Player)))
+				if (type == 2 && TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Honey Bucket", args.Player))
 				{
 					args.Player.SendErrorMessage("You do not have permission to perform this action.");
 					args.Player.Disable("Using banned honey bucket without permissions");
@@ -3135,8 +3131,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 
 				if (buff == 10)
 				{
-					if (!args.Player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) &&
-						TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Invisibility Potion", args.Player))
+					if (TShock.Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Invisibility Potion", args.Player))
 						buff = 0;
 					else if (TShock.Config.DisableInvisPvP && args.TPlayer.hostile)
 						buff = 0;
diff --git a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
index 82ea1ee6..8017e291 100755
--- a/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
+++ b/TShockAPI/TShock.cs
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					check = "none";
 					foreach (Item item in player.TPlayer.armor)
 					{
-						if (!player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) && Itembans.ItemIsBanned(item.name, player))
+						if (Itembans.ItemIsBanned(item.name, player))
 						{
 							player.SetBuff(30, 120); //Bleeding
 							player.SetBuff(36, 120); //Broken Armor
@@ -768,8 +768,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 					{
 						player.Disable("check ignores failed in SecondUpdate()", false);
 					}
-					else if (!player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) &&
-							 Itembans.ItemIsBanned(player.TPlayer.inventory[player.TPlayer.selectedItem].name, player))
+					else if (Itembans.ItemIsBanned(player.TPlayer.inventory[player.TPlayer.selectedItem].name, player))
 					{
 						player.SetBuff(23, 120); //Cursed
 					}
@@ -1407,14 +1406,13 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			if (type == 17 && !player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) && Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Dirt Rod", player))
+			if (type == 17 && Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Dirt Rod", player))
 				//Dirt Rod Projectile
 			{
 				return true;
 			}
 
-			if ((type == 42 || type == 65 || type == 68) && !player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) &&
-				Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Sandgun", player)) //Sandgun Projectiles
+			if ((type == 42 || type == 65 || type == 68) && Itembans.ItemIsBanned("Sandgun", player)) //Sandgun Projectiles
 			{
 				return true;
 			}
@@ -1422,7 +1420,7 @@ namespace TShockAPI
 			Projectile proj = new Projectile();
 			proj.SetDefaults(type);
 
-			if (!player.Group.HasPermission(Permissions.usebanneditem) && Itembans.ItemIsBanned(proj.name, player))
+			if (Itembans.ItemIsBanned(proj.name, player))
 			{
 				return true;
 			}