diff --git a/zone/inventory.cpp b/zone/inventory.cpp
index 0bba56d9e..ff6608d84 100644
--- a/zone/inventory.cpp
+++ b/zone/inventory.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "QuestParserCollection.h"
 extern WorldServer worldserver;
 
-// @merth: this needs to be touched up
 uint32 Client::NukeItem(uint32 itemnum, uint8 where_to_check) {
 	if (itemnum == 0)
 		return 0;
@@ -598,8 +597,7 @@ bool Client::SummonItem(uint32 item_id, int16 charges, uint32 aug1, uint32 aug2,
 // Drop item from inventory to ground (generally only dropped from SLOT_CURSOR)
 void Client::DropItem(int16 slot_id)
 {
-	if(GetInv().CheckNoDrop(slot_id) && RuleI(World, FVNoDropFlag) == 0 ||
-		RuleI(Character, MinStatusForNoDropExemptions) < Admin() && RuleI(World, FVNoDropFlag) == 2) {
+	if(GetInv().CheckNoDrop(slot_id) && RuleI(World, FVNoDropFlag) == 0 ||	RuleI(Character, MinStatusForNoDropExemptions) < Admin() && RuleI(World, FVNoDropFlag) == 2) {
 		database.SetHackerFlag(this->AccountName(), this->GetCleanName(), "Tried to drop an item on the ground that was nodrop!");
 		GetInv().DeleteItem(slot_id);
 		return;
@@ -682,7 +680,7 @@ int32 Client::GetAugmentIDAt(int16 slot_id, uint8 augslot) {
 }
 
 // Remove item from inventory
-void Client::DeleteItemInInventory(int16 slot_id, int8 quantity, bool client_update, bool update_db) {
+void Client::DeleteItemInInventory(int16 slot_id, int16 quantity, bool client_update, bool update_db) {
 	#if (EQDEBUG >= 5)
 		LogFile->write(EQEMuLog::Debug, "DeleteItemInInventory(%i, %i, %s)", slot_id, quantity, (client_update) ? "true":"false");
 	#endif
diff --git a/zone/perl_client.cpp b/zone/perl_client.cpp
index 5f4be3cd8..d8fe49793 100644
--- a/zone/perl_client.cpp
+++ b/zone/perl_client.cpp
@@ -3011,7 +3011,7 @@ XS(XS_Client_DeleteItemInInventory)
 	{
 		Client *		THIS;
 		int16		slot_id = (int16)SvIV(ST(1));
-		int8		quantity;
+		int16		quantity;
 		bool		client_update;
 
 		if (sv_derived_from(ST(0), "Client")) {