diff --git a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/ShapelessRecipe.java.patch b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/ShapelessRecipe.java.patch
index 9dba8f579b..32a998ada1 100644
--- a/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/ShapelessRecipe.java.patch
+++ b/patches/minecraft/net/minecraft/world/item/crafting/ShapelessRecipe.java.patch
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
           for(int i = 0; i < p_44276_.size(); ++i) {
              Ingredient ingredient = Ingredient.m_43917_(p_44276_.get(i));
 -            if (!ingredient.m_43947_()) {
-+            if (net.minecraftforge.common.ForgeConfig.SERVER.skipEmptyShapelessCheck.get() || !ingredient.m_43947_()) {
++            if (true || !ingredient.m_43947_()) { // FORGE: Skip checking if an ingredient is empty during shapeless recipe deserialization to prevent complex ingredients from caching tags too early. Can not be done using a config value due to sync issues.
                 nonnulllist.add(ingredient);
              }
           }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java
index ddd44c99ae..3f43392c9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfig.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class ForgeConfig {
         public final DoubleValue zombieBabyChance;
 
         public final BooleanValue treatEmptyTagsAsAir;
-        public final BooleanValue skipEmptyShapelessCheck;
 
         public final BooleanValue fixAdvancementLoading;
 
@@ -74,11 +73,6 @@ public class ForgeConfig {
                     .translation("forge.configgui.treatEmptyTagsAsAir")
                     .define("treatEmptyTagsAsAir", false);
 
-            skipEmptyShapelessCheck = builder
-                  .comment("Skip checking if an ingredient is empty during shapeless recipe deserialization to prevent complex ingredients from caching tags too early.")
-                  .translation("forge.configgui.skipEmptyShapelessCheck")
-                  .define("skipEmptyShapelessCheck", true);
-
             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/ForgeConfigSpec.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java
index 935747c003..f417742f5a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/common/ForgeConfigSpec.java
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ public class ForgeConfigSpec extends UnmodifiableConfigWrapper<UnmodifiableConfi
         {
             Preconditions.checkNotNull(spec, "Cannot get config value before spec is built");
             // TODO: Remove this dev-time check so this errors out on both production and dev
-            // This is dev-time-only in 1.18.2, to avoid breaking already published mods while forcing devs to fix their errors
+            // This is dev-time-only in 1.19.x, to avoid breaking already published mods while forcing devs to fix their errors
             if (!FMLEnvironment.production)
             {
                 // When the above if-check is removed, change message to "Cannot get config value before config is loaded"