diff --git a/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c b/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c
index 5ca7af8..7b5a8dd 100644
--- a/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c
+++ b/code/game/src/debug_ui_actions.c
@@ -80,18 +80,7 @@ ActEraseWorldChanges(void) {
     
     for (int y = 0; y < 100; y++) {
         for (int x = 0; x < 100; x++) {
-            world_block_lookup l = world_block_from_realpos((p->x - (x*bs)/2.0f), p->y - (y*bs)/2.0f);
-            world_chunk_place_block(l.chunk_id, l.id, 0);
-            
-            if (l.is_outer && l.block_id > 0) {
-                asset_id item_asset = blocks_get_asset(l.block_id);
-                if (item_find(item_asset) == ASSET_INVALID) continue;
-                uint64_t e = item_spawn(item_asset, 1);
-                
-                Position *dest = ecs_get_mut(world_ecs(), e, Position, NULL);
-                dest->x = (p->x - (x*bs)/2.0f);
-                dest->y = (p->y - (y*bs)/2.0f);
-            }
+            world_chunk_destroy_block((p->x - (x*bs)/2.0f), (p->y - (y*bs)/2.0f), true);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/code/game/src/items.c b/code/game/src/items.c
index 1c44485..e54e88b 100644
--- a/code/game/src/items.c
+++ b/code/game/src/items.c
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ void item_use(ecs_world_t *ecs, ItemDrop *it, Position p, uint64_t udata) {
         case UKIND_HOLD: /* NOOP */ break;
         case UKIND_PLACE:{
             world_block_lookup l = world_block_from_realpos(p.x, p.y);
-            if (world_chunk_place_block(l.chunk_id, l.id, blocks_find(desc->place.kind + (asset_id)udata)) )
-                it->quantity--;
+            if (l.block_id > 0) {
+                world_chunk_destroy_block(p.x, p.y, true);
+            }
+            world_chunk_replace_block(l.chunk_id, l.id, blocks_find(desc->place.kind + (asset_id)udata));
+            it->quantity--;
         }break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/code/game/src/world/world.c b/code/game/src/world/world.c
index 693457a..0c99f37 100644
--- a/code/game/src/world/world.c
+++ b/code/game/src/world/world.c
@@ -430,6 +430,21 @@ world_block_lookup world_block_from_realpos(float x, float y) {
     return lookup;
 }
 
+void world_chunk_destroy_block(float x, float y, bool drop_item) {
+    world_block_lookup l = world_block_from_realpos(x, y);
+    world_chunk_replace_block(l.chunk_id, l.id, 0);
+    
+    if (l.is_outer && l.block_id > 0 && drop_item) {
+        asset_id item_asset = blocks_get_asset(l.block_id);
+        if (item_find(item_asset) == ASSET_INVALID) return;
+        uint64_t e = item_spawn(item_asset, 1);
+        
+        Position *dest = ecs_get_mut(world_ecs(), e, Position, NULL);
+        dest->x = x;
+        dest->y = y;
+    }
+}
+
 world_block_lookup world_block_from_index(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx) {
     uint8_t block_id = world.outer_block_mapping[id][block_idx];
     if (block_id == 0) {
@@ -455,12 +470,18 @@ int64_t world_chunk_from_entity(ecs_entity_t id) {
     return librg_entity_chunk_get(world.tracker, id);
 }
 
-void world_chunk_replace_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id) {
+void world_chunk_replace_worldgen_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id) {
     ZPL_ASSERT(block_idx >= 0 && block_idx < zpl_square(world.chunk_size));
     world.block_mapping[id][block_idx] = block_id;
     world_chunk_mark_dirty(world.chunk_mapping[id]);
 }
 
+void world_chunk_replace_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id) {
+    ZPL_ASSERT(block_idx >= 0 && block_idx < zpl_square(world.chunk_size));
+    world.outer_block_mapping[id][block_idx] = block_id;
+    world_chunk_mark_dirty(world.chunk_mapping[id]);
+}
+
 bool world_chunk_place_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id) {
     ZPL_ASSERT(block_idx >= 0 && block_idx < zpl_square(world.chunk_size));
     if (world.outer_block_mapping[id][block_idx] != 0 && block_id != 0) return false;
diff --git a/code/game/src/world/world.h b/code/game/src/world/world.h
index eacac25..7afbb1d 100644
--- a/code/game/src/world/world.h
+++ b/code/game/src/world/world.h
@@ -89,8 +89,14 @@ world_block_lookup world_block_from_realpos(float x, float y);
 world_block_lookup world_block_from_index(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx);
 int64_t world_chunk_from_realpos(float x, float y);
 int64_t world_chunk_from_entity(ecs_entity_t id);
+
+void world_chunk_replace_worldgen_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id);
+
 void world_chunk_replace_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id);
 bool world_chunk_place_block(int64_t id, uint16_t block_idx, uint8_t block_id);
+
+void world_chunk_destroy_block(float x, float y, bool drop_item);
+
 uint8_t *world_chunk_get_blocks(int64_t id);
 void world_chunk_mark_dirty(ecs_entity_t e);
 uint8_t world_chunk_is_dirty(ecs_entity_t e);