diff --git a/src/Entities/Player.cpp b/src/Entities/Player.cpp
index 95ee8b39d..3a1ebf3f9 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Player.cpp
+++ b/src/Entities/Player.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ cPlayer::cPlayer(cClientHandle* a_Client, const AString & a_PlayerName)
 	, m_FoodSaturationLevel(5)
 	, m_FoodTickTimer(0)
 	, m_FoodExhaustionLevel(0)
-	, m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining(0)
 	, m_LastJumpHeight(0)
 	, m_LastGroundHeight(0)
 	, m_bTouchGround(false)
@@ -551,15 +550,6 @@ void cPlayer::SetFoodExhaustionLevel(double a_FoodExhaustionLevel)
 
 
 
-void cPlayer::SetFoodPoisonedTicksRemaining(int a_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining)
-{
-	m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining = a_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining;
-}
-
-
-
-
-
 bool cPlayer::Feed(int a_Food, double a_Saturation)
 {
 	if (m_FoodLevel >= MAX_FOOD_LEVEL)
@@ -580,16 +570,7 @@ bool cPlayer::Feed(int a_Food, double a_Saturation)
 
 void cPlayer::FoodPoison(int a_NumTicks)
 {
-	bool HasBeenFoodPoisoned = (m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining > 0);
-	m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining = std::max(m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining, a_NumTicks);
-	if (!HasBeenFoodPoisoned)
-	{
-		SendHealth();
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		AddEntityEffect(cEntityEffect::efHunger, cEntityEffect(0, 400)); // Give the player the "Hunger" effect for 20 seconds.
-	}
+	AddEntityEffect(cEntityEffect::efHunger, cEntityEffect(0, a_NumTicks));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Entities/Player.h b/src/Entities/Player.h
index 88f732096..83114a4dd 100644
--- a/src/Entities/Player.h
+++ b/src/Entities/Player.h
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ public:
 	double GetFoodSaturationLevel       (void) const { return m_FoodSaturationLevel; }
 	int    GetFoodTickTimer             (void) const { return m_FoodTickTimer; }
 	double GetFoodExhaustionLevel       (void) const { return m_FoodExhaustionLevel; }
-	int    GetFoodPoisonedTicksRemaining(void) const { return m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining; }
 	
 	/** Returns true if the player is satiated, i. e. their foodlevel is at the max and they cannot eat anymore */
 	bool IsSatiated(void) const { return (m_FoodLevel >= MAX_FOOD_LEVEL); }
@@ -276,7 +275,6 @@ public:
 	void SetFoodSaturationLevel       (double a_FoodSaturationLevel);
 	void SetFoodTickTimer             (int a_FoodTickTimer);
 	void SetFoodExhaustionLevel       (double a_FoodExhaustionLevel);
-	void SetFoodPoisonedTicksRemaining(int a_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining);
 
 	/** Adds to FoodLevel and FoodSaturationLevel, returns true if any food has been consumed, false if player "full" */
 	bool Feed(int a_Food, double a_Saturation);
@@ -287,7 +285,7 @@ public:
 		m_FoodExhaustionLevel += a_Exhaustion;
 	}
 	
-	/** Starts the food poisoning for the specified amount of ticks; if already foodpoisoned, sets FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining to the larger of the two */
+	/** Starts the food poisoning for the specified amount of ticks */
 	void FoodPoison(int a_NumTicks);
 	
 	/** Returns true if the player is currently in the process of eating the currently equipped item */
@@ -442,9 +440,6 @@ protected:
 	/** A "buffer" which adds up hunger before it is substracted from m_FoodSaturationLevel or m_FoodLevel. Each action adds a little */
 	double m_FoodExhaustionLevel;
 	
-	/** Number of ticks remaining for the foodpoisoning effect; zero if not foodpoisoned */
-	int m_FoodPoisonedTicksRemaining;
-	
 	float m_LastJumpHeight;
 	float m_LastGroundHeight;
 	bool m_bTouchGround;
diff --git a/src/Items/ItemHandler.cpp b/src/Items/ItemHandler.cpp
index d97f986ba..67740e860 100644
--- a/src/Items/ItemHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/Items/ItemHandler.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ bool cItemHandler::EatItem(cPlayer * a_Player, cItem * a_Item)
 			cFastRandom r1;
 			if ((r1.NextInt(100, a_Player->GetUniqueID()) - Info.PoisonChance) <= 0)
 			{
-				a_Player->FoodPoison(300);
+				a_Player->FoodPoison(600); // Give the player food poisoning for 30 seconds.
 			}
 		}