diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/Crops.php b/src/pocketmine/block/Crops.php
index e4bd5d2cf..42f1bcbf2 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/Crops.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/Crops.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ abstract class Crops extends Flowable{
 				$this->getLevel()->setBlock($this, $ev->getNewState());
 			}
 
-			$item->count--;
+			$item->pop();
 
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/Grass.php b/src/pocketmine/block/Grass.php
index fd1f47b9e..b640de854 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/Grass.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/Grass.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class Grass extends Solid{
 
 	public function onActivate(Item $item, Player $player = null) : bool{
 		if($item->getId() === Item::DYE and $item->getDamage() === 0x0F){
-			$item->count--;
+			$item->pop();
 			TallGrassObject::growGrass($this->getLevel(), $this, new Random(mt_rand()), 8, 2);
 
 			return true;
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/Sapling.php b/src/pocketmine/block/Sapling.php
index 73e315ab6..e8db5dd75 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/Sapling.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/Sapling.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Sapling extends Flowable{
 			//TODO: change log type
 			Tree::growTree($this->getLevel(), $this->x, $this->y, $this->z, new Random(mt_rand()), $this->getVariant());
 
-			$item->count--;
+			$item->pop();
 
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/block/Sugarcane.php b/src/pocketmine/block/Sugarcane.php
index a75023f2d..4dc97d84d 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/block/Sugarcane.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/block/Sugarcane.php
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Sugarcane extends Flowable{
 				$this->getLevel()->setBlock($this, $this);
 			}
 
-			$item->count--;
+			$item->pop();
 
 			return true;
 		}
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php b/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
index 2440bf97e..562fe2675 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/item/Item.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Item implements ItemIds, \JsonSerializable{
 	/** @var CompoundTag|null */
 	private $cachedNBT = null;
 	/** @var int */
-	public $count = 1;
+	protected $count = 1;
 	/** @var string */
 	protected $name;
 
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/item/PaintingItem.php b/src/pocketmine/item/PaintingItem.php
index 0ee2542fe..1c7085b41 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/item/PaintingItem.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/item/PaintingItem.php
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class PaintingItem extends Item{
 			$entity = Entity::createEntity("Painting", $blockReplace->getLevel(), $nbt);
 
 			if($entity instanceof Entity){
-				--$this->count;
+				$this->pop();
 				$entity->spawnToAll();
 
 				$player->getLevel()->broadcastLevelEvent($blockReplace->add(0.5, 0.5, 0.5), LevelEventPacket::EVENT_SOUND_ITEMFRAME_PLACE); //item frame and painting have the same sound
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/item/ProjectileItem.php b/src/pocketmine/item/ProjectileItem.php
index e06cd398e..db9b16ca7 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/item/ProjectileItem.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/item/ProjectileItem.php
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ abstract class ProjectileItem extends Item{
 			$projectile->setMotion($projectile->getMotion()->multiply($this->getThrowForce()));
 		}
 
-		$this->count--;
+		$this->pop();
 
 		if($projectile instanceof Projectile){
 			$projectileEv = new ProjectileLaunchEvent($projectile);
diff --git a/src/pocketmine/item/SpawnEgg.php b/src/pocketmine/item/SpawnEgg.php
index 4eca401f9..1c2be92a5 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/item/SpawnEgg.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/item/SpawnEgg.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class SpawnEgg extends Item{
 		$entity = Entity::createEntity($this->meta, $player->getLevel(), $nbt);
 
 		if($entity instanceof Entity){
-			--$this->count;
+			$this->pop();
 			$entity->spawnToAll();
 			return true;
 		}