diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Assets/SPT_Data/configs/bot.json b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Assets/SPT_Data/configs/bot.json
index dcfe9a94..f00f8c4f 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Assets/SPT_Data/configs/bot.json
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Assets/SPT_Data/configs/bot.json
@@ -834,13 +834,6 @@
               "4": 5,
               "5": 1,
               "6": 1
-            },
-            "side_plate": {
-              "2": 25,
-              "3": 20,
-              "4": 5,
-              "5": 1,
-              "6": 1
             }
           }
         },
@@ -877,13 +870,6 @@
               "4": 5,
               "5": 1,
               "6": 1
-            },
-            "side_plate": {
-              "2": 30,
-              "3": 20,
-              "4": 5,
-              "5": 1,
-              "6": 1
             }
           }
         },
@@ -920,13 +906,6 @@
               "4": 24,
               "5": 5,
               "6": 4
-            },
-            "side_plate": {
-              "2": 10,
-              "3": 15,
-              "4": 24,
-              "5": 5,
-              "6": 4
             }
           }
         },
@@ -963,13 +942,6 @@
               "4": 35,
               "5": 15,
               "6": 5
-            },
-            "side_plate": {
-              "2": 2,
-              "3": 10,
-              "4": 35,
-              "5": 15,
-              "6": 5
             }
           }
         },
@@ -1049,13 +1021,6 @@
               "4": 10,
               "5": 40,
               "6": 50
-            },
-            "side_plate": {
-              "2": 0,
-              "3": 0,
-              "4": 10,
-              "5": 40,
-              "6": 50
             }
           }
         }
diff --git a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotEquipmentModGenerator.cs b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotEquipmentModGenerator.cs
index 9e565747..50b106f6 100644
--- a/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotEquipmentModGenerator.cs
+++ b/Libraries/SPTarkov.Server.Core/Generators/BotEquipmentModGenerator.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ public class BotEquipmentModGenerator(
                 );
                 switch (plateSlotFilteringOutcome.Result)
                 {
-                    case Result.UNKNOWN_FAILURE or Result.NO_DEFAULT_FILTER:
+                    case Result.UNKNOWN_FAILURE
+                    or Result.NO_DEFAULT_FILTER:
                         if (logger.IsLogEnabled(LogLevel.Debug))
                         {
                             logger.Debug(
@@ -281,17 +282,8 @@ public class BotEquipmentModGenerator(
             settings.BotData.Level >= armorWeight.LevelRange.Min && settings.BotData.Level <= armorWeight.LevelRange.Max
         );
 
-        if (plateSlotWeights is null)
-        {
-            // No weights, return original array of plate tpls
-            result.Result = Result.LACKS_PLATE_WEIGHTS;
-            result.PlateModTemplates = existingPlateTplPool;
-
-            return result;
-        }
-
         // Get the specific plate slot weights (front/back/side)
-        if (!plateSlotWeights.Values.TryGetValue(modSlot, out var plateWeights))
+        if (plateSlotWeights is null || !plateSlotWeights.Values.TryGetValue(modSlot, out var plateWeights))
         {
             // No weights, return original array of plate tpls
             result.Result = Result.LACKS_PLATE_WEIGHTS;