diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/Ingredient.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/Ingredient.java.patch
index ee40be5e9c..f45f36b507 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/Ingredient.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/Ingredient.java.patch
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
              list.add(new ItemStack(holder));
           }
  
-+         if (list.size() == 0 && !net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfig.SERVER.treatEmptyTagsAsAir.get()) {
++         if (list.size() == 0) {
 +            list.add(new ItemStack(net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks.f_50375_).m_41714_(net.minecraft.network.chat.Component.m_237113_("Empty Tag: " + this.f_43959_.f_203868_())));
 +         }
           return list;
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java
index 3f43392c9f..25f3e62a56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ public class ForgeConfig {
         public final DoubleValue zombieBaseSummonChance;
         public final DoubleValue zombieBabyChance;
 
-        public final BooleanValue treatEmptyTagsAsAir;
-
         public final BooleanValue fixAdvancementLoading;
 
         public final ConfigValue<String> permissionHandler;
@@ -67,12 +65,6 @@ public class ForgeConfig {
                     .translation("forge.configgui.zombieBabyChance")
                     .worldRestart()
                     .defineInRange("zombieBabyChance", 0.05D, 0.0D, 1.0D);
-
-            treatEmptyTagsAsAir = builder
-                    .comment("Vanilla will treat crafting recipes using empty tags as air, and allow you to craft with nothing in that slot. This changes empty tags to use BARRIER as the item. To prevent crafting with air.")
-                    .translation("forge.configgui.treatEmptyTagsAsAir")
-                    .define("treatEmptyTagsAsAir", false);
-
             fixAdvancementLoading = builder
                     .comment("Fix advancement loading to use a proper topological sort. This may have visibility side-effects and can thus be turned off if needed for data-pack compatibility.")
                     .translation("forge.configgui.fixAdvancementLoading")
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
index 8d3a8dd333..1d7e888b90 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeHooks.java
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ public class ForgeHooks
     {
         ItemStack[] items = ingredient.getItems();
         if (items.length == 0) return true;
-        if (items.length == 1 && !ForgeConfig.SERVER.treatEmptyTagsAsAir.get())
+        if (items.length == 1)
         {
             //If we potentially added a barrier due to the ingredient being an empty tag, try and check if it is the stack we added
             ItemStack item = items[0];