diff --git a/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php b/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php
index cbcaa4561..008c88abd 100644
--- a/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php
+++ b/src/network/mcpe/handler/ResourcePacksPacketHandler.php
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ class ResourcePacksPacketHandler extends PacketHandler{
 				//we support chemistry blocks by default, the client should already have this installed
 				array_unshift($stack, new ResourcePackStackEntry("0fba4063-dba1-4281-9b89-ff9390653530", "1.0.0", ""));
 
-				$this->session->sendDataPacket(ResourcePackStackPacket::create($stack, [], $this->resourcePackManager->resourcePacksRequired(), false));
+				//we don't force here, because it doesn't have user-facing effects
+				//but it does have an annoying side-effect when true: it makes
+				//the client remove its own non-server-supplied resource packs.
+				$this->session->sendDataPacket(ResourcePackStackPacket::create($stack, [], false, false));
 				$this->session->getLogger()->debug("Applying resource pack stack");
 				break;
 			case ResourcePackClientResponsePacket::STATUS_COMPLETED: