diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/StatusEffect.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/StatusEffect.cs
index d615243ad..a1d6cc4b0 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/StatusEffect.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Characters/StatusEffect.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         private readonly float duration;
 
         private readonly bool useItem;
-        private readonly bool hudUseItem;
 
         public readonly ActionType type;
 
@@ -167,11 +166,9 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                         FireSize = subElement.GetAttributeFloat("size",10.0f);
                         break;
                     case "use":
+                    case "useitem":
                         useItem = true;
                         break;
-                    case "huduse":
-                        hudUseItem = true;
-                        break;
                     case "requireditem":
                     case "requireditems":
                         RelatedItem newRequiredItem = RelatedItem.Load(subElement);
@@ -261,13 +258,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                     item.Use(deltaTime, targets.FirstOrDefault(t => t is Character) as Character);
                 }
             }
-            if (hudUseItem)
-            {
-                foreach (Item item in targets.FindAll(t => t is Item).Cast<Item>())
-                {
-                    item.HudUse(deltaTime, targets.FirstOrDefault(t => t is Character) as Character);
-                }
-            }
 
             foreach (ISerializableEntity target in targets)
             {
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/CharacterInventory.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/CharacterInventory.cs
index 8d6dce863..b25a8e34a 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/CharacterInventory.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/CharacterInventory.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma
         {
             if (Items[slotIndex] == null) return false;
 
-//Isn't this useless? Client isn't handling status effects. Plus, this doesn't send the ActionType so it can be wrong even.
 #if CLIENT
             if (GameMain.Client != null)
             {
@@ -47,10 +46,10 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 
             if (GameMain.Server != null)
             {
-                GameMain.Server.CreateEntityEvent(Items[slotIndex], new object[] { NetEntityEvent.Type.ApplyStatusEffect, ActionType.OnHudUse, character.ID });
+                GameMain.Server.CreateEntityEvent(Items[slotIndex], new object[] { NetEntityEvent.Type.ApplyStatusEffect, ActionType.OnUse, character.ID });
             }
 
-            Items[slotIndex].ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnHudUse, 1.0f, character);
+            Items[slotIndex].ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnUse, 1.0f, character);
 
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/ItemComponent.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/ItemComponent.cs
index 1e7096266..970d7d23f 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/ItemComponent.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Components/ItemComponent.cs
@@ -290,13 +290,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Items.Components
             return false;
         }
 
-        //called when the item is used via the HUD button
-        //returns true if the item was used succesfully (not out of ammo, reloading, etc)
-        public virtual bool HudUse(float deltaTime, Character character = null)
-        {
-            return false;
-        }
-
         //called when the item is equipped and right mouse button is pressed
         public virtual void Aim(float deltaTime, Character character = null) { }  
 
diff --git a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
index 8f1d82837..2da3079f7 100644
--- a/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
+++ b/Barotrauma/BarotraumaShared/Source/Items/Item.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma
 {
     public enum ActionType
     {
-        Always, OnPicked, OnUse, OnHudUse, OnAim,
+        Always, OnPicked, OnUse, OnAim,
         OnWearing, OnContaining, OnContained, 
         OnActive, OnFailure, OnBroken, 
         OnFire, InWater,
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma
                 if (!ic.WasUsed)
                 {
                     ic.StopSounds(ActionType.OnUse);
-                    ic.StopSounds(ActionType.OnHudUse);
                 }
 #endif
                 ic.WasUsed = false;
@@ -1166,33 +1165,6 @@ namespace Barotrauma
             if (remove) Remove();
         }
 
-        public void HudUse(float deltaTime, Character character = null)
-        {
-            if (condition == 0.0f) return;
-
-            bool remove = false;
-
-            foreach (ItemComponent ic in components)
-            {
-                if (!ic.HasRequiredContainedItems(character == Character.Controlled)) continue;
-                if (ic.HudUse(deltaTime, character))
-                {
-                    ic.WasUsed = true;
-
-#if CLIENT
-                    ic.PlaySound(ActionType.OnHudUse, WorldPosition);
-#endif
-
-                    ic.ApplyStatusEffects(ActionType.OnHudUse, deltaTime, character);
-
-                    if (ic.DeleteOnUse) remove = true;
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (remove) Remove();
-        }
-
-        public void Aim(float deltaTime, Character character = null)
         {
             foreach (ItemComponent ic in components)
             {