diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinRenderItem.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinRenderItem.java
index b1989d98..99d1590f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinRenderItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/mixin/MixinRenderItem.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.minelittlepony.mixin;
 
 import com.minelittlepony.ducks.IRenderItem;
+
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager.DestFactor;
 import net.minecraft.client.renderer.GlStateManager.SourceFactor;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.Mixin;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.At;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.Inject;
+import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.ModifyArg;
 import org.spongepowered.asm.mixin.injection.callback.CallbackInfo;
 
 @Mixin(RenderItem.class)
@@ -30,4 +32,19 @@ public abstract class MixinRenderItem implements IResourceManagerReloadListener,
             GlStateManager.tryBlendFuncSeparate(SourceFactor.CONSTANT_COLOR, DestFactor.ONE, SourceFactor.ONE, DestFactor.ZERO);
         }
     }
+
+    @ModifyArg(method = "renderQuads(Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/BufferBuilder;ILjava/util/List;Lnet/minecraft/item/Itemstack;)V",
+            at = @At(value = "INVOKE",
+                    target = "renderQuad(Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/BufferBuilder;Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/block/model/BakedQuad;I)V"),
+            index = 2)
+    private int modifyItemRenderTint(int color) {
+        return transparency ? -1 : color;
+    }
+
+    @Inject(method = "renderEffect(Lnet/minecraft/client/renderer/block/model/IBakedQuad;)V", at = @At("HEAD"), cancellable = true)
+    private void renderEffect(IBakedModel model, CallbackInfo info) {
+        if (transparency) {
+            info.cancel();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/LevitatingItemRenderer.java b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/LevitatingItemRenderer.java
index 977b8da8..d3982208 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/LevitatingItemRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/minelittlepony/render/LevitatingItemRenderer.java
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ public class LevitatingItemRenderer {
      * Renders a magical overlay over an item in third person.
      */
     public void renderItemGlow(EntityLivingBase entity, ItemStack drop, TransformType transform, EnumHandSide hand, int glowColor) {
-
-        // enchantments mess up the rendering
-        drop = stackWithoutEnchantment(drop);
-
         pushMatrix();
         disableLighting();
         setColor(glowColor);
@@ -65,7 +61,6 @@ public class LevitatingItemRenderer {
      * Renders an item in first person optionally with a magical overlay.
      */
     public void renderItemInFirstPerson(ItemRenderer renderer, AbstractClientPlayer entity, ItemStack stack, TransformType transform, boolean left) {
-
         Pony pony = MineLittlePony.getInstance().getManager().getPony(entity);
 
         pushMatrix();
@@ -79,7 +74,6 @@ public class LevitatingItemRenderer {
         renderer.renderItemSide(entity, stack, transform, left);
 
         if (doMagic) {
-
             disableLighting();
 
             IRenderItem renderItem = (IRenderItem)Minecraft.getMinecraft().getRenderItem();
@@ -90,9 +84,9 @@ public class LevitatingItemRenderer {
 
             scale(1.1, 1.1, 1.1);
 
-            translate(0, 0.01F, 0.01F);
+            translate(-0.015F, 0.01F, 0.01F);
             renderer.renderItemSide(entity, stack, transform, left);
-            translate(0.01F, -0.01F, -0.02F);
+            translate(0.03F, -0.01F, -0.02F);
             renderer.renderItemSide(entity, stack, transform, left);
 
             renderItem.useTransparency(false);
@@ -135,13 +129,4 @@ public class LevitatingItemRenderer {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    private ItemStack stackWithoutEnchantment(ItemStack original) {
-        if (original.isItemEnchanted()) {
-            original = original.copy();
-            original.getTagCompound().removeTag("ench");
-        }
-
-        return original;
-    }
 }