diff --git a/src/dark/core/prefab/helpers/ConnectionHelper.java b/src/dark/core/prefab/helpers/ConnectionHelper.java
index b7cb7d5a..1cbc2dcb 100644
--- a/src/dark/core/prefab/helpers/ConnectionHelper.java
+++ b/src/dark/core/prefab/helpers/ConnectionHelper.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class ConnectionHelper
 {
     /** Used to find all tileEntities sounding the location you will have to filter for selective
      * tileEntities
-     * 
+     *
      * @param world - the world being searched threw
      * @param x
      * @param y
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ public class ConnectionHelper
     public static TileEntity[] getSurroundingTileEntities(TileEntity ent)
     {
         return getSurroundingTileEntities(ent.worldObj, ent.xCoord, ent.yCoord, ent.zCoord);
+    }
 
+    public static TileEntity[] getSurroundingTileEntities(World world, Vector3 vec)
+    {
+        return getSurroundingTileEntities(world, vec.intX(), vec.intY(), vec.intZ());
     }
 
     public static TileEntity[] getSurroundingTileEntities(World world, int x, int y, int z)
@@ -31,50 +35,33 @@ public class ConnectionHelper
         return list;
     }
 
-    public static int[] getSurroundingBlocks(TileEntity ent)
-    {
-        return getSurroundingBlocks(ent.worldObj, ent.xCoord, ent.yCoord, ent.zCoord);
-    }
-
-    public static int[] getSurroundingBlocks(World world, Vector3 v)
-    {
-        return ConnectionHelper.getSurroundingBlocks(world, v.intX(), v.intY(), v.intZ());
-    }
-
-    public static int[] getSurroundingBlocks(World world, int x, int y, int z)
-    {
-        int[] list = new int[6];
-        for (ForgeDirection direction : ForgeDirection.VALID_DIRECTIONS)
-        {
-            int id = world.getBlockId(x + direction.offsetX, y + direction.offsetY, z + direction.offsetZ);
-            list[direction.ordinal()] = id;
-        }
-        return list;
-    }
-
     /** Used to find which of 4 Corners this block is in a group of blocks 0 = not a corner 1-4 = a
      * corner of some direction */
     public static int corner(TileEntity entity)
     {
         TileEntity[] en = getSurroundingTileEntities(entity.worldObj, entity.xCoord, entity.yCoord, entity.zCoord);
-        if (en[4] != null && en[2] != null && en[5] == null && en[3] == null)
+        TileEntity north = en[ForgeDirection.NORTH.ordinal()];
+        TileEntity south = en[ForgeDirection.SOUTH.ordinal()];
+        TileEntity east = en[ForgeDirection.EAST.ordinal()];
+        TileEntity west = en[ForgeDirection.WEST.ordinal()];
+
+        if (west != null && north != null && east == null && south == null)
         {
             return 3;
         }
-        if (en[2] != null && en[5] != null && en[3] == null && en[4] == null)
+        if (north != null && east != null && south == null && west == null)
         {
             return 4;
         }
-        if (en[5] != null && en[3] != null && en[4] == null && en[2] == null)
+        if (east != null && south != null && west == null && north == null)
         {
             return 1;
         }
-        if (en[3] != null && en[4] != null && en[2] == null && en[5] == null)
+        if (south != null && west != null && north == null && east == null)
         {
             return 2;
         }
 
         return 0;
-
     }
 }