diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/QuestController.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/QuestController.cs
index 6aca14b5..b6e22c32 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/QuestController.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Controllers/QuestController.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Helpers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common.Tables;
@@ -311,8 +312,7 @@ public class QuestController(
             else
             {
                 // Remove item with children
-                var toRemove = _itemHelper.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(
-                    pmcData.Inventory.Items,
+                var toRemove = pmcData.Inventory.Items.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(
                     itemHandover.Id
                 );
                 var index = pmcData.Inventory.Items.Count;
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs
index 7be8b784..40f0ac31 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Extensions/ItemExtensions.cs
@@ -191,5 +191,37 @@ namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions
 
             return items;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Recursive function that looks at every item from parameter and gets their children's Ids + includes parent item in results
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="items">List of items (item + possible children)</param>
+        /// <param name="baseItemId">Parent item's id</param>
+        /// <returns>list of child item ids</returns>
+        public static List<string> FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(
+            this IEnumerable<Item> items,
+            string baseItemId
+        )
+        {
+            List<string> list = [];
+
+            foreach (var childItem in items)
+            {
+                if (
+                    string.Equals(
+                        childItem.ParentId,
+                        baseItemId,
+                        StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase
+                    )
+                )
+                {
+                    list.AddRange(FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(items, childItem.Id));
+                }
+            }
+
+            list.Add(baseItemId); // Required, push original item id onto array
+
+            return list;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/AssortHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/AssortHelper.cs
index f5e7a24d..24a201b2 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/AssortHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/AssortHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common.Tables;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Enums;
@@ -182,7 +183,7 @@ public class AssortHelper(
         assort.LoyalLevelItems.Remove(itemId);
 
         // The item being removed may have children linked to it, find and remove them too
-        var idsToRemove = _itemHelper.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(assort.Items, itemId);
+        var idsToRemove = assort.Items.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(itemId);
         assort.Items.RemoveAll(item => idsToRemove.Contains(item.Id));
 
         return assort;
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/InventoryHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/InventoryHelper.cs
index e3fdacf3..0ae89c41 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/InventoryHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/InventoryHelper.cs
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ public class InventoryHelper(
         HandleCartridges(sourceItems, request);
 
         // Get all children item has, they need to move with item
-        var idsToMove = _itemHelper.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(sourceItems, request.Item);
+        var idsToMove = sourceItems.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(request.Item);
         foreach (var itemId in idsToMove)
         {
             var itemToMove = sourceItems.FirstOrDefault(item => item.Id == itemId);
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ItemHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ItemHelper.cs
index 76b811d1..1c3c8ec2 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ItemHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ItemHelper.cs
@@ -728,29 +728,6 @@ public class ItemHelper(
         return Math.Sqrt(durability ?? 0);
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Recursive function that looks at every item from parameter and gets their children's Ids + includes parent item in results
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <param name="items">List of items (item + possible children)</param>
-    /// <param name="baseItemId">Parent item's id</param>
-    /// <returns>list of child item ids</returns>
-    public List<string> FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(IEnumerable<Item> items, string baseItemId)
-    {
-        List<string> list = [];
-
-        foreach (var childItem in items)
-        {
-            if (string.Equals(childItem.ParentId, baseItemId, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
-            {
-                list.AddRange(FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(items, childItem.Id));
-            }
-        }
-
-        list.Add(baseItemId); // Required, push original item id onto array
-
-        return list;
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// A variant of FindAndReturnChildren where the output is list of item objects instead of their ids.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs
index 889578f8..5a060e47 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/ProfileHelper.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections.Frozen;
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common.Tables;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Profile;
@@ -378,8 +379,7 @@ public class ProfileHelper(
         if (secureContainer is not null)
         {
             // Find and remove container + children
-            var childItemsInSecureContainer = _itemHelper.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(
-                items,
+            var childItemsInSecureContainer = items.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(
                 secureContainer.Id
             );
 
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/SecureContainerHelper.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/SecureContainerHelper.cs
index f9012fa8..661a8d0d 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/SecureContainerHelper.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Helpers/SecureContainerHelper.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common.Tables;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Core.Helpers;
@@ -21,10 +22,7 @@ public class SecureContainerHelper(ItemHelper _itemHelper)
             return [];
         }
 
-        var itemsInSecureContainer = _itemHelper.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(
-            items,
-            secureContainer.Id
-        );
+        var itemsInSecureContainer = items.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(secureContainer.Id);
 
         // Return all items returned and exclude the secure container item itself
         return itemsInSecureContainer.Where(x => x != secureContainer.Id).ToList();
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/FenceService.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/FenceService.cs
index 02429611..3256ad89 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/FenceService.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Services/FenceService.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using SPTarkov.Common.Extensions;
 using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
+using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Extensions;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Helpers;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Common;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Eft.Common;
@@ -1497,9 +1498,7 @@ public class FenceService(
                 }
 
                 // Remove item and its sub-items to prevent orphans
-                toDelete.UnionWith(
-                    itemHelper.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(itemAndMods, itemMod.Id)
-                );
+                toDelete.UnionWith(itemAndMods.FindAndReturnChildrenByItems(itemMod.Id));
             }
         }