diff --git a/src/world/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php b/src/world/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php
index 3fe2e359c..dbdf40894 100644
--- a/src/world/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php
+++ b/src/world/format/io/leveldb/LevelDB.php
@@ -175,11 +175,6 @@ class LevelDB extends BaseWorldProvider implements WritableWorldProvider{
 
 			$id = $idMap->stringToLegacy($tag->getString("name")) ?? BlockLegacyIds::INFO_UPDATE;
 			$data = $tag->getShort("val");
-			if($id === BlockLegacyIds::AIR){
-				//TODO: quick and dirty hack for artifacts left behind by broken world editors
-				//we really need a proper state fixer, but this is a pressing issue.
-				$data = 0;
-			}
 			$palette[] = ($id << Block::INTERNAL_METADATA_BITS) | $data;
 		}