diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorageUtils.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorageUtils.java
index 7261c3fbb..a5e813c65 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorageUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/RefinedStorageUtils.java
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package refinedstorage;
 
-import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.IInventory;
 import net.minecraft.inventory.ISidedInventory;
-import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagIntArray;
@@ -14,7 +12,6 @@ import net.minecraft.util.EnumHand;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Constants;
-import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.ByteBufUtils;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.CapabilityItemHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.items.wrapper.InvWrapper;
@@ -24,7 +21,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.ArrayUtils;
 import refinedstorage.api.autocrafting.ICraftingPattern;
 import refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkMaster;
 import refinedstorage.api.storage.CompareFlags;
-import refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage.ClientStack;
 import refinedstorage.item.ItemUpgrade;
 
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -346,22 +342,6 @@ public final class RefinedStorageUtils {
         return RefinedStorageUtils.getPattern(network, stack) != null;
     }
 
-    public static void writeClientStack(ByteBuf buf, INetworkMaster network, ItemStack stack) {
-        buf.writeInt(Item.getIdFromItem(stack.getItem()));
-        buf.writeInt(stack.stackSize);
-        buf.writeInt(stack.getItemDamage());
-        ByteBufUtils.writeTag(buf, stack.getTagCompound());
-        buf.writeInt(getItemStackHashCode(stack));
-        buf.writeBoolean(RefinedStorageUtils.hasPattern(network, stack));
-    }
-
-    public static ClientStack readClientStack(ByteBuf buf) {
-        ItemStack stack = new ItemStack(Item.getItemById(buf.readInt()), buf.readInt(), buf.readInt());
-        stack.setTagCompound(ByteBufUtils.readTag(buf));
-
-        return new ClientStack(buf.readInt(), stack, buf.readBoolean());
-    }
-
     public static int getItemStackHashCode(ItemStack stack) {
         return stack.getItem().hashCode() * (stack.getItemDamage() + 1) * (stack.hasTagCompound() ? stack.getTagCompound().hashCode() : 1);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/ClientStack.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/ClientStack.java
index 5f19592fc..0b568540c 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/ClientStack.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/apiimpl/storage/ClientStack.java
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 package refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.ByteBufUtils;
+import refinedstorage.RefinedStorageUtils;
+import refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkMaster;
 
 public class ClientStack {
     private int id;
@@ -13,6 +18,13 @@ public class ClientStack {
         this.craftable = craftable;
     }
 
+    public ClientStack(ByteBuf buf) {
+        stack = new ItemStack(Item.getItemById(buf.readInt()), buf.readInt(), buf.readInt());
+        stack.setTagCompound(ByteBufUtils.readTag(buf));
+        id = buf.readInt();
+        craftable = buf.readBoolean();
+    }
+
     public int getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -29,4 +41,13 @@ public class ClientStack {
     public boolean equals(Object obj) {
         return obj instanceof ClientStack && ((ClientStack) obj).getId() == id;
     }
+
+    public static void write(ByteBuf buf, INetworkMaster network, ItemStack stack) {
+        buf.writeInt(Item.getIdFromItem(stack.getItem()));
+        buf.writeInt(stack.stackSize);
+        buf.writeInt(stack.getItemDamage());
+        ByteBufUtils.writeTag(buf, stack.getTagCompound());
+        buf.writeInt(RefinedStorageUtils.getItemStackHashCode(stack));
+        buf.writeBoolean(RefinedStorageUtils.hasPattern(network, stack));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridDelta.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridDelta.java
index 0812c719c..1116b865b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridDelta.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridDelta.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.simpleimpl.IMessage;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.simpleimpl.IMessageHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.simpleimpl.MessageContext;
 import refinedstorage.RefinedStorage;
-import refinedstorage.RefinedStorageUtils;
 import refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkMaster;
 import refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage.ClientStack;
 
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ public class MessageGridDelta implements IMessage, IMessageHandler<MessageGridDe
 
     @Override
     public void fromBytes(ByteBuf buf) {
-        clientStack = RefinedStorageUtils.readClientStack(buf);
+        clientStack = new ClientStack(buf);
         delta = buf.readInt();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void toBytes(ByteBuf buf) {
-        RefinedStorageUtils.writeClientStack(buf, network, stack);
+        ClientStack.write(buf, network, stack);
         buf.writeInt(delta);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridUpdate.java b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridUpdate.java
index b1734038a..5eccb2d4b 100755
--- a/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridUpdate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/refinedstorage/network/MessageGridUpdate.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.simpleimpl.IMessage;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.simpleimpl.IMessageHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.network.simpleimpl.MessageContext;
 import refinedstorage.RefinedStorage;
-import refinedstorage.RefinedStorageUtils;
 import refinedstorage.api.network.INetworkMaster;
 import refinedstorage.apiimpl.storage.ClientStack;
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ public class MessageGridUpdate implements IMessage, IMessageHandler<MessageGridU
         int items = buf.readInt();
 
         for (int i = 0; i < items; ++i) {
-            this.items.add(RefinedStorageUtils.readClientStack(buf));
+            this.items.add(new ClientStack(buf));
         }
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ public class MessageGridUpdate implements IMessage, IMessageHandler<MessageGridU
         buf.writeInt(network.getStorage().getStacks().size());
 
         for (ItemStack stack : network.getStorage().getStacks()) {
-            RefinedStorageUtils.writeClientStack(buf, network, stack);
+            ClientStack.write(buf, network, stack);
         }
     }