diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotGenerator.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotGenerator.cs
index 401fb6aa..0db5efed 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotGenerator.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotGenerator.cs
@@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ public class BotGenerator(
         // Add drip
         SetBotAppearance(bot, botJsonTemplate.BotAppearance, botGenerationDetails);
 
-        // Filter out blacklisted gear from the base template
-        FilterBlacklistedGear(botJsonTemplate, botGenerationDetails);
-
         bot.Inventory = botInventoryGenerator.GenerateInventory(
             sessionId,
             botJsonTemplate,
@@ -429,53 +426,6 @@ public class BotGenerator(
         return result;
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Set weighting of flagged equipment to 0
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="botJsonTemplate">Bot data to adjust</param>
-    /// <param name="botGenerationDetails">Generation details of bot</param>
-    public void FilterBlacklistedGear(
-        BotType botJsonTemplate,
-        BotGenerationDetails botGenerationDetails
-    )
-    {
-        var blacklist = botEquipmentFilterService.GetBotEquipmentBlacklist(
-            botGeneratorHelper.GetBotEquipmentRole(botGenerationDetails.Role),
-            botGenerationDetails.PlayerLevel.GetValueOrDefault(1)
-        );
-
-        if (blacklist?.Gear is { Count: < 1 })
-        // Nothing to filter by
-        {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        foreach (var (equipmentSlot, blacklistedTpls) in blacklist.Gear)
-        {
-            if (
-                !botJsonTemplate.BotInventory.Equipment.TryGetValue(
-                    equipmentSlot,
-                    out var equipmentTplWeights
-                )
-            )
-            {
-                // Bot doesn't have this equipment slot, skip
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            // Inner join between equipment tpls and blacklist tpls
-            var tplsToZeroOut = equipmentTplWeights
-                .Keys.Where(tpl => blacklistedTpls.Contains(tpl))
-                .ToList();
-
-            foreach (var tpl in tplsToZeroOut)
-            {
-                // Set weighting to 0, will never be picked
-                equipmentTplWeights[tpl] = 0;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     Unheard PMCs need their pockets expanded
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Config/BotConfig.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Config/BotConfig.cs
index c97a710e..e97cf024 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Config/BotConfig.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Models/Spt/Config/BotConfig.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common.Tables;
-using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Enums;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Config;
 
@@ -398,12 +397,6 @@ public record EquipmentFilterDetails
     [JsonPropertyName("equipment")]
     public Dictionary<string, HashSet<MongoId>>? Equipment { get; set; }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    ///     Key: equipment slot name e.g. FirstPrimaryWeapon, value: item tpls
-    /// </summary>
-    [JsonPropertyName("gear")]
-    public Dictionary<EquipmentSlots, HashSet<MongoId>>? Gear { get; set; }
-
     /// <summary>
     ///     Key: cartridge type e.g. Caliber23x75, value: item tpls
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/SeasonalEventService.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/SeasonalEventService.cs
index 3d9f6b27..a4be9fee 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/SeasonalEventService.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/SeasonalEventService.cs
@@ -568,33 +568,30 @@ public class SeasonalEventService(
 
     private void AdjustBotAppearanceValues(SeasonalEventType season)
     {
-        var adjustments = _seasonalEventConfig.BotAppearanceChanges[season];
-        if (adjustments is null)
+        if (
+            !_seasonalEventConfig.BotAppearanceChanges.TryGetValue(
+                season,
+                out var appearanceAdjustments
+            )
+        )
         {
             return;
         }
 
-        foreach (var botTypeKey in adjustments)
+        foreach (var (botType, botAppearanceAdjustments) in appearanceAdjustments)
         {
-            var botDb = databaseService.GetBots().Types[botTypeKey.Key];
-            if (botDb is null)
+            if (!databaseService.GetBots().Types.TryGetValue(botType, out var botDb))
             {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            var botAppearanceAdjustments = botTypeKey.Value;
-            foreach (var appearanceKey in botAppearanceAdjustments)
+            foreach (var (key, weightAdjustments) in botAppearanceAdjustments)
             {
-                var weightAdjustments = appearanceKey.Value;
                 var props = botDb.BotAppearance.GetType().GetProperties();
                 foreach (var itemKey in weightAdjustments)
                 {
                     var prop = props.FirstOrDefault(x =>
-                        string.Equals(
-                            x.Name,
-                            appearanceKey.Key,
-                            StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase
-                        )
+                        string.Equals(x.Name, key, StringComparison.CurrentCultureIgnoreCase)
                     );
                     var propValue = (Dictionary<string, double>)prop.GetValue(botDb.BotAppearance);
                     propValue[itemKey.Key] = weightAdjustments[itemKey.Key];