diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/GameRenderer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/GameRenderer.cpp
index 3bf6cb0c..f51a24d8 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/GameRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/GameRenderer.cpp
@@ -745,12 +745,7 @@ void GameRenderer::renderItemInHand(float a, int eye)
 			{
 				turnOnLightLayer(a);
 				PIXBeginNamedEvent(0,"Item in hand render");
-				glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-				glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-				glDepthMask(false);
 				itemInHandRenderer->render(a);
-				glDepthMask(true);
-				glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 				PIXEndNamedEvent();
 				turnOffLightLayer(a);
 			}
diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/LevelRenderer.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/LevelRenderer.cpp
index 1648185d..d9510a53 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/LevelRenderer.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/LevelRenderer.cpp
@@ -767,9 +767,6 @@ int LevelRenderer::renderChunks(int from, int to, int layer, double alpha)
 	glPushMatrix();
 	glTranslatef((float)-xOff, (float)-yOff, (float)-zOff);
 
-	if (layer == 1)
-		glDepthMask(false);
-
 #ifdef __PSVITA__
 	// AP - also set the camera position so we can work out if a chunk is fogged or not
 	RenderManager.SetCameraPosition((float)-xOff, (float)-yOff, (float)-zOff);
@@ -847,10 +844,6 @@ int LevelRenderer::renderChunks(int from, int to, int layer, double alpha)
 #endif // __PS3__
 
 	glPopMatrix();
-
-	if (layer == 1)
-		glDepthMask(true);
-
 	mc->gameRenderer->turnOffLightLayer(alpha);		// 4J - brought forward from 1.8.2
 
 #else
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassBlock.cpp b/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassBlock.cpp
index efdeef52..3fae3d46 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassBlock.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassBlock.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Icon *StainedGlassBlock::ICONS[StainedGlassBlock::ICONS_LENGTH];
 
-StainedGlassBlock::StainedGlassBlock(int id, Material *material) : HalfTransparentTile(id, L"glass", material, true)
+StainedGlassBlock::StainedGlassBlock(int id, Material *material) : HalfTransparentTile(id, L"glass", material, false)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassPaneBlock.cpp b/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassPaneBlock.cpp
index 7d7dca1a..086d8ae5 100644
--- a/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassPaneBlock.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.World/StainedGlassPaneBlock.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 Icon *StainedGlassPaneBlock::ICONS[StainedGlassPaneBlock::ICONS_COUNT];
 Icon *StainedGlassPaneBlock::EDGE_ICONS[StainedGlassPaneBlock::ICONS_COUNT];
 
-StainedGlassPaneBlock::StainedGlassPaneBlock(int id) : ThinFenceTile(id, L"glass", L"glass_pane_top", Material::glass, true)
+StainedGlassPaneBlock::StainedGlassPaneBlock(int id) : ThinFenceTile(id, L"glass", L"glass_pane_top", Material::glass, false)
 {
 }