diff --git a/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/betterbarrels/client/render/SurfaceItemRenderHelper.java b/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/betterbarrels/client/render/SurfaceItemRenderHelper.java
index 31794be..11c59cd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/betterbarrels/client/render/SurfaceItemRenderHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mcp/mobius/betterbarrels/client/render/SurfaceItemRenderHelper.java
@@ -11,27 +11,20 @@
  */
 public class SurfaceItemRenderHelper {
 
-    private static FloatBuffer colorBuffer = GLAllocation.createDirectFloatBuffer(16);
-    private static FloatBuffer cachedLightSetting = GLAllocation.createDirectFloatBuffer(16);
+    private static final FloatBuffer ambientColorBuffer = (FloatBuffer) GLAllocation.createDirectFloatBuffer(16)
+            .put(0.4f).put(0.4f).put(0.4f).put(1.0f).flip();
+    private static final FloatBuffer cachedAmbientColor = GLAllocation.createDirectFloatBuffer(16);
 
     public static void disableStandardItemLighting() {
         GL11.glDisable(GL11.GL_COLOR_MATERIAL);
-        GL11.glLightModel(GL11.GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT, cachedLightSetting);
+        GL11.glLightModel(GL11.GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT, cachedAmbientColor);
     }
 
     public static void enableStandardItemLighting() {
         GL11.glEnable(GL11.GL_COLOR_MATERIAL);
         GL11.glColorMaterial(GL11.GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL11.GL_AMBIENT_AND_DIFFUSE);
-        float f = 0.4F;
         GL11.glShadeModel(GL11.GL_FLAT);
-        GL11.glGetFloat(GL11.GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT, cachedLightSetting);
-        GL11.glLightModel(GL11.GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT, setColorBuffer(f, f, f, 1.0F));
-    }
-
-    private static FloatBuffer setColorBuffer(float p_74521_0_, float p_74521_1_, float p_74521_2_, float p_74521_3_) {
-        colorBuffer.clear();
-        colorBuffer.put(p_74521_0_).put(p_74521_1_).put(p_74521_2_).put(p_74521_3_);
-        colorBuffer.flip();
-        return colorBuffer;
+        GL11.glGetFloat(GL11.GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT, cachedAmbientColor);
+        GL11.glLightModel(GL11.GL_LIGHT_MODEL_AMBIENT, ambientColorBuffer);
     }
 }