diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java
index ad80b89ec..2ebb9c78b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/block/BlockBase.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import net.minecraft.block.properties.PropertyDirection;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.BlockStateContainer;
 import net.minecraft.block.state.IBlockState;
 import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLivingBase;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemBlock;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.tileentity.TileEntity;
@@ -126,10 +127,7 @@ public abstract class BlockBase extends Block {
         super.breakBlock(world, pos, state);
     }
 
-    public ItemBlock createItemForBlock() {
-        ItemBlock itemBlock = new ItemBlock(this);
-        itemBlock.setRegistryName(getRegistryName());
-
-        return itemBlock;
+    public Item createItemForBlock() {
+        return new ItemBlock(this).setRegistryName(getRegistryName());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java
index 0faacbb1f..e546f2c34 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/proxy/CommonProxy.java
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ public class CommonProxy {
         registerBlock(RefinedStorageBlocks.RELAY);
         registerBlock(RefinedStorageBlocks.INTERFACE);
 
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.STORAGE_DISK);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.WIRELESS_GRID);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.QUARTZ_ENRICHED_IRON);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.CORE);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.SILICON);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.PROCESSOR);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(RefinedStorageItems.STORAGE_PART);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.STORAGE_DISK);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.WIRELESS_GRID);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.QUARTZ_ENRICHED_IRON);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.CORE);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.SILICON);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.PROCESSOR);
+        registerItem(RefinedStorageItems.STORAGE_PART);
 
         // Processors
         SoldererRegistry.addRecipe(new SoldererRecipePrintedProcessor(ItemProcessor.TYPE_PRINTED_BASIC));
@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ public class CommonProxy {
 
     private void registerBlock(BlockBase block) {
         GameRegistry.<Block>register(block);
-        GameRegistry.<Item>register(block.createItemForBlock());
+        GameRegistry.register(block.createItemForBlock());
+    }
+
+    private void registerItem(Item item) {
+        GameRegistry.register(item);
     }
 }