diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableBiForest.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableBiForest.java
index a023d148ff..42b2bec411 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableBiForest.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableBiForest.java
@@ -18,15 +18,10 @@ public void calculateReduced() {
 
     @Override
     public void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit) {
-        TraversableForest.super.traverse(visitor, viewport, distanceLimit);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit, float buildDistance) {
         // no sorting is necessary because we assume the camera will never be closer to the secondary tree than the main tree
-        this.mainTree.traverse(visitor, viewport, distanceLimit, buildDistance);
+        this.mainTree.traverse(visitor, viewport, distanceLimit, this.buildDistance);
         if (this.secondaryTree != null) {
-            this.secondaryTree.traverse(visitor, viewport, distanceLimit, buildDistance);
+            this.secondaryTree.traverse(visitor, viewport, distanceLimit, this.buildDistance);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableMultiForest.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableMultiForest.java
index 2c9f310b38..eb758d8e36 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableMultiForest.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/AbstractTraversableMultiForest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public void calculateReduced() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit, float buildDistance) {
+    public void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit) {
         var transform = viewport.getTransform();
         var cameraSectionX = transform.intX >> 4;
         var cameraSectionY = transform.intY >> 4;
@@ -50,5 +50,4 @@ public void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewpor
             }
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseForest.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseForest.java
index 3ffae16243..2501fbd68e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseForest.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseForest.java
@@ -11,10 +11,5 @@ protected BaseForest(int baseOffsetX, int baseOffsetY, int baseOffsetZ, float bu
         this.buildDistance = buildDistance;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public float getBuildDistance() {
-        return this.buildDistance;
-    }
-
     protected abstract T makeTree(int offsetX, int offsetY, int offsetZ);
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseMultiForest.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseMultiForest.java
index 52f9de4e2f..43485b8bbc 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseMultiForest.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/BaseMultiForest.java
@@ -6,13 +6,18 @@ public abstract class BaseMultiForest<T extends Tree> extends BaseForest<T> {
 
     protected T lastTree;
 
-    public BaseMultiForest(int baseOffsetX, int baseOffsetY, int baseOffsetZ, float buildDistance) {
+    public BaseMultiForest(int baseOffsetX, int baseOffsetY, int baseOffsetZ,float buildDistance) {
         super(baseOffsetX, baseOffsetY, baseOffsetZ, buildDistance);
 
-        this.forestDim = (int) Math.ceil((buildDistance / 8.0 + 1) / 64.0);
+        this.forestDim = forestDimFromBuildDistance(buildDistance);
         this.trees = this.makeTrees(this.forestDim * this.forestDim * this.forestDim);
     }
 
+    public static int forestDimFromBuildDistance(float buildDistance) {
+        // / 16 (block to chunk) * 2 (radius to diameter) + 1 (center chunk) / 64 (chunks per tree)
+        return (int) Math.ceil((buildDistance / 8.0 + 1) / 64.0);
+    }
+
     protected int getTreeIndex(int localX, int localY, int localZ) {
         var treeX = localX >> 6;
         var treeY = localY >> 6;
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/Forest.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/Forest.java
index 19d8d174c9..ed425201d5 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/Forest.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/Forest.java
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
 public interface Forest {
     void add(int x, int y, int z);
 
-    float getBuildDistance();
-
     int getPresence(int x, int y, int z);
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/TraversableForest.java b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/TraversableForest.java
index 548fa88038..d60c8f1529 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/TraversableForest.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/net/caffeinemc/mods/sodium/client/render/chunk/tree/TraversableForest.java
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@
 public interface TraversableForest extends Forest {
     void calculateReduced();
 
-    default void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit) {
-        this.traverse(visitor, viewport, distanceLimit, this.getBuildDistance());
-    }
-
-    void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit, float buildDistance);
+    void traverse(SectionTree.VisibleSectionVisitor visitor, Viewport viewport, float distanceLimit);
 
     static TraversableForest createTraversableForest(int baseOffsetX, int baseOffsetY, int baseOffsetZ, float buildDistance, Level level) {
         if (BaseBiForest.checkApplicable(buildDistance, level)) {