diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/perf/faster_ingredients/IngredientMixin.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/perf/faster_ingredients/IngredientMixin.java
index ac12f70d..0c920812 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/perf/faster_ingredients/IngredientMixin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/common/mixin/perf/faster_ingredients/IngredientMixin.java
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ public abstract class IngredientMixin implements ExtendedIngredient {
                 return stacks;
             }
         }
+        IngredientItemStacksSoftReference.clearReferences();
         ItemStack[] result = computeItemsArray();
         this.mfix$cachedItemStacks = new IngredientItemStacksSoftReference((Ingredient)(Object)this, result);
         return result;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/recipe/IngredientItemStacksSoftReference.java b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/recipe/IngredientItemStacksSoftReference.java
index bfb0c94a..2c39a70e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/recipe/IngredientItemStacksSoftReference.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/embeddedt/modernfix/forge/recipe/IngredientItemStacksSoftReference.java
@@ -11,28 +11,15 @@ public class IngredientItemStacksSoftReference extends SoftReference<ItemStack[]
     private final Ingredient ingredient;
 
     private static final ReferenceQueue<ItemStack[]> QUEUE = new ReferenceQueue<>();
-    private static final Thread DISCARD_THREAD = new Thread(IngredientItemStacksSoftReference::clearReferences, "Ingredient reference clearing thread");
-
-    static {
-        DISCARD_THREAD.setPriority(Thread.NORM_PRIORITY + 2);
-        DISCARD_THREAD.setDaemon(true);
-        DISCARD_THREAD.start();
-    }
 
     public IngredientItemStacksSoftReference(Ingredient ingredient, ItemStack[] stacks) {
         super(stacks, QUEUE);
         this.ingredient = ingredient;
     }
 
-    private static void clearReferences() {
-        while (true) {
-            Reference<? extends ItemStack[]> ref;
-            try {
-                ref = QUEUE.remove();
-            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
-                Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
-                return;
-            }
+    public static void clearReferences() {
+        Reference<? extends ItemStack[]> ref;
+        while ((ref = QUEUE.poll()) != null) {
             if (ref instanceof IngredientItemStacksSoftReference ingRef && ingRef.ingredient instanceof ExtendedIngredient extIng) {
                 // Null out the reference to the SoftReference object, to allow the SoftReference itself to be garbage collected.
                 extIng.mfix$clearReference();