diff --git a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/utility/render/LightUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/utility/render/LightUtil.java
index 278ae2c1b..12212d29d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/utility/render/LightUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/utility/render/LightUtil.java
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import net.minecraft.client.renderer.LightTexture;
 
 public class LightUtil {
     public static float getProperBlockLight(int packedLight) {
-        return ((LightTexture.getBlockLightCoordinates(packedLight) + 1) / (float) 0xF);
+        return LightTexture.getBlockLightCoordinates(packedLight) / (float) 0xF;
     }
 
     public static float getProperSkyLight(int packedLight) {
-        return ((LightTexture.getSkyLightCoordinates(packedLight) + 1) / (float) 0xF);
+        return LightTexture.getSkyLightCoordinates(packedLight) / (float) 0xF;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/assets/create/shader/instanced.frag b/src/main/resources/assets/create/shader/instanced.frag
index 215f1178a..f10008954 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/assets/create/shader/instanced.frag
+++ b/src/main/resources/assets/create/shader/instanced.frag
@@ -9,18 +9,6 @@ out vec4 fragColor;
 layout(binding=0) uniform sampler2D BlockAtlas;
 layout(binding=1) uniform sampler2D LightMap;
 
-float blendDarken(float base, float blend) {
-    return min(blend,base);
-}
-
-vec3 blendDarken(vec3 base, vec3 blend) {
-    return vec3(blendDarken(base.r,blend.r),blendDarken(base.g,blend.g),blendDarken(base.b,blend.b));
-}
-
-vec3 blendDarken(vec3 base, vec3 blend, float opacity) {
-    return (blendDarken(base, blend) * opacity + base * (1.0 - opacity));
-}
-
 float diffuse() {
     float x = Normal.x;
     float y = Normal.y;
@@ -28,10 +16,19 @@ float diffuse() {
     return min(x * x * 0.6f + y * y * ((3f + y) / 4f) + z * z * 0.8f, 1f);
 }
 
+vec4 light() {
+    vec2 lm = Light * 0.9375 + 0.03125;
+    return texture2D(LightMap, lm);
+}
+
+
 void main() {
     vec4 tex = texture2D(BlockAtlas, TexCoords);
 
-    vec4 light = texture2D(LightMap, Light);
+    tex *= vec4(light().rgb, 1);
 
-    fragColor = vec4(blendDarken(tex.rgb, light.rgb, light.a) * diffuse(), tex.a);
+    float df = diffuse();
+    tex *= vec4(df, df, df, 1);
+
+    fragColor = tex;
 }
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