diff --git a/src/k_collide.c b/src/k_collide.c
index d16d309ae..b32833b44 100644
--- a/src/k_collide.c
+++ b/src/k_collide.c
@@ -582,18 +582,7 @@ boolean K_BubbleShieldCollide(mobj_t *t1, mobj_t *t2)
 {
 	if (t2->type == MT_PLAYER)
 	{
-		if (P_PlayerInPain(t2->player)
-			|| t2->player->flashing || t2->player->hyudorotimer
-			|| t2->player->justbumped || t2->scale > t1->scale + (mapobjectscale/8))
-			return true;
-		// Player Damage
-		if (K_KartBouncing(t2, t1->target, false, true))
-		{
-			P_DamageMobj(t2, t1, t1->target, 1, DMG_NORMAL);
-			K_BubbleShieldCollideDrain(t1->target->player, t1);
-			S_StartSound(t2, sfx_s3k44);
-		}
-
+		// Ignore players.
 		return true;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/k_kart.c b/src/k_kart.c
index ec200462d..32d1c757a 100644
--- a/src/k_kart.c
+++ b/src/k_kart.c
@@ -11581,18 +11581,13 @@ void K_MoveKartPlayer(player_t *player, boolean onground)
 
 									if (player->bubbleblowup > bubbletime*2)
 									{
-										player->itemamount--;
-										K_ThrowKartItem(player, (player->throwdir > 0), MT_BUBBLESHIELDTRAP, -1, 0);
-										K_PlayAttackTaunt(player->mo);
-										player->bubbleblowup = 0;
-										player->bubblecool = 0;
-										player->bubblepop = 0;
-										player->itemflags &= ~IF_HOLDREADY;
-										player->botvars.itemconfirm = 0;
-									}
+										// Jump straight to deflating the bubble.
+										goto bubbledeflate;
+									}z
 								}
 								else
 								{
+bubbledeflate:
 									if (player->bubbleblowup > bubbletime)
 										player->bubbleblowup = bubbletime;