diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBlockState.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBlockState.java
index ffd2a5f06e..1390e51d8c 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBlockState.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaBlockState.java
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ import net.minecraft.core.component.PatchedDataComponentMap;
 import net.minecraft.core.component.TypedDataComponent;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTBase;
 import net.minecraft.nbt.NBTTagCompound;
-import net.minecraft.world.item.EnumColor;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.component.CustomData;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.entity.TileEntity;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.block.BlockState;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.DelegateDeserialization;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftBanner;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftBlockEntityState;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.block.CraftBlockStates;
 import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.util.CraftMagicNumbers;
@@ -52,8 +50,6 @@ public class CraftMetaBlockState extends CraftMetaItem implements BlockStateMeta
 
     @ItemMetaKey.Specific(ItemMetaKey.Specific.To.NBT)
     static final ItemMetaKeyType<CustomData> BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG = new ItemMetaKeyType<>(DataComponents.BLOCK_ENTITY_DATA, "BlockEntityTag");
-    @ItemMetaKey.Specific(ItemMetaKey.Specific.To.NBT)
-    static final ItemMetaKeyType<EnumColor> BASE_COLOR = new ItemMetaKeyType<>(DataComponents.BASE_COLOR, "Base", "base-color");
 
     final Material material;
     private CraftBlockEntityState<?> blockEntityTag;
@@ -77,14 +73,8 @@ public class CraftMetaBlockState extends CraftMetaItem implements BlockStateMeta
         super(tag);
         this.material = material;
 
-        getOrEmpty(tag, BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG).ifPresent((customData) -> {
-            NBTTagCompound nbt = customData.copyTag();
-
-            getOrEmpty(tag, BASE_COLOR).ifPresent((color) -> {
-                nbt.putInt(BASE_COLOR.NBT, color.getId());
-            });
-
-            blockEntityTag = getBlockState(material, nbt);
+        getOrEmpty(tag, BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG).ifPresent((nbt) -> {
+            blockEntityTag = getBlockState(material, nbt.copyTag());
         });
 
         if (!tag.isEmpty()) {
@@ -129,10 +119,6 @@ public class CraftMetaBlockState extends CraftMetaItem implements BlockStateMeta
         if (blockEntityTag != null) {
             tag.put(BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG, CustomData.of(blockEntityTag.getSnapshotNBTWithoutComponents()));
 
-            if (material == Material.SHIELD) {
-                tag.put(BASE_COLOR, EnumColor.byId(((CraftBanner) blockEntityTag).getBaseColor().getWoolData()));
-            }
-
             for (TypedDataComponent<?> component : blockEntityTag.collectComponents()) {
                 tag.putIfAbsent(component);
             }
@@ -151,13 +137,7 @@ public class CraftMetaBlockState extends CraftMetaItem implements BlockStateMeta
     @Override
     void serializeInternal(final Map<String, NBTBase> internalTags) {
         if (blockEntityTag != null) {
-            NBTTagCompound nbt = blockEntityTag.getSnapshotNBT();
-
-            if (material == Material.SHIELD) {
-                nbt.putInt(BASE_COLOR.NBT, ((CraftBanner) blockEntityTag).getBaseColor().getWoolData());
-            }
-
-            internalTags.put(BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG.NBT, nbt);
+            internalTags.put(BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG.NBT, blockEntityTag.getSnapshotNBT());
         }
     }
 
@@ -222,7 +202,7 @@ public class CraftMetaBlockState extends CraftMetaItem implements BlockStateMeta
 
     private static CraftBlockEntityState<?> getBlockState(Material material, NBTTagCompound blockEntityTag) {
         BlockPosition pos = BlockPosition.ZERO;
-        Material stateMaterial = (material != Material.SHIELD) ? material : shieldToBannerHack(blockEntityTag); // Only actually used for jigsaws
+        Material stateMaterial = (material != Material.SHIELD) ? material : shieldToBannerHack(); // Only actually used for jigsaws
         if (blockEntityTag != null) {
             if (material == Material.SHIELD) {
                 blockEntityTag.putString("id", "minecraft:banner");
@@ -243,53 +223,14 @@ public class CraftMetaBlockState extends CraftMetaItem implements BlockStateMeta
     public void setBlockState(BlockState blockState) {
         Preconditions.checkArgument(blockState != null, "blockState must not be null");
 
-        Material stateMaterial = (material != Material.SHIELD) ? material : shieldToBannerHack(null);
+        Material stateMaterial = (material != Material.SHIELD) ? material : shieldToBannerHack();
         Class<?> blockStateType = CraftBlockStates.getBlockStateType(stateMaterial);
         Preconditions.checkArgument(blockStateType == blockState.getClass() && blockState instanceof CraftBlockEntityState, "Invalid blockState for " + material);
 
         this.blockEntityTag = (CraftBlockEntityState<?>) blockState;
     }
 
-    private static Material shieldToBannerHack(NBTTagCompound tag) {
-        if (tag == null || !tag.contains(BASE_COLOR.NBT, CraftMagicNumbers.NBT.TAG_INT)) {
-            return Material.WHITE_BANNER;
-        }
-
-        switch (tag.getInt(BASE_COLOR.NBT)) {
-            case 0:
-                return Material.WHITE_BANNER;
-            case 1:
-                return Material.ORANGE_BANNER;
-            case 2:
-                return Material.MAGENTA_BANNER;
-            case 3:
-                return Material.LIGHT_BLUE_BANNER;
-            case 4:
-                return Material.YELLOW_BANNER;
-            case 5:
-                return Material.LIME_BANNER;
-            case 6:
-                return Material.PINK_BANNER;
-            case 7:
-                return Material.GRAY_BANNER;
-            case 8:
-                return Material.LIGHT_GRAY_BANNER;
-            case 9:
-                return Material.CYAN_BANNER;
-            case 10:
-                return Material.PURPLE_BANNER;
-            case 11:
-                return Material.BLUE_BANNER;
-            case 12:
-                return Material.BROWN_BANNER;
-            case 13:
-                return Material.GREEN_BANNER;
-            case 14:
-                return Material.RED_BANNER;
-            case 15:
-                return Material.BLACK_BANNER;
-            default:
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unknown banner colour");
-        }
+    private static Material shieldToBannerHack() {
+        return Material.WHITE_BANNER;
     }
 }
diff --git a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
index 4df133da64..875ededd74 100644
--- a/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
+++ b/paper-server/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/inventory/CraftMetaItem.java
@@ -1927,7 +1927,6 @@ class CraftMetaItem implements ItemMeta, Damageable, Repairable, BlockDataMeta {
                         CraftMetaSkull.NOTE_BLOCK_SOUND.TYPE,
                         CraftMetaSpawnEgg.ENTITY_TAG.TYPE,
                         CraftMetaBlockState.BLOCK_ENTITY_TAG.TYPE,
-                        CraftMetaBlockState.BASE_COLOR.TYPE,
                         CraftMetaBook.BOOK_CONTENT.TYPE,
                         CraftMetaBookSigned.BOOK_CONTENT.TYPE,
                         CraftMetaFirework.FIREWORKS.TYPE,