Remove "Tears" Music Disc
by HazestGod
Remove "Tears" Music Disc is a data pack that stops Ghasts from dropping the Tears music disc when they are killed by their own reflected fireball.
What it does
The data pack changes only the loot table of the Ghast. Once it is active, a Ghast that dies to its own reflected fireball no longer yields the Tears music disc, and every other Ghast drop, including ghast tears and gunpowder, keeps its vanilla behavior. Nothing else in the game is altered.
The pack is installed by placing its folder in the datapacks directory of a world save, then running the reload command in-game so the change takes effect without restarting. Because it is a data pack, it works on any loader that reads world datapacks and does not depend on a mod loader API.
The mod is released under the MIT License and is not open source in the sense of publishing its source for contribution. Files exist for 1.21.6, 1.21.7 and 1.21.8, with the 1.0.0 build for 1.21.8 as the latest release for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt. Snapshot builds are published as well.
Key features
Disc removal from Ghasts
Prevents Ghasts killed by their own reflected fireball from dropping the Tears music disc.
Other drops unchanged
Ghast tears and gunpowder still drop as normal, so only the one disc is affected.
Reload without restart
A reload command applies the change in an existing world without restarting the game.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
This mod also publishes snapshot builds. Snapshots are not shown in the matrix.
Use cases
Keeping the disc rare
A server owner who wants the Tears disc to come only from other sources can apply the pack to a world save.
Adventure map settings
Map makers who ship a world with a fixed loot setup can include the pack in its datapacks folder.
Who it’s for: Server owners and world maintainers who want a fixed change to Ghast loot without installing a client-side mod. Players need nothing, since the pack only has to be present on the server or in the world.
How it compares
Crying Ghasts runs only on the server and is published under All rights reserved for 1.16.5 – 26.3, so its license is not open source. Faster Happy Ghasts needs the server and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 for 1.21.6 – 26.3, and Ghast Tweaks targets 1.13 – 26.3 under All rights reserved. This pack is released under the MIT License and covers 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remove "Tears" Music Disc | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 1.21.8 | Server required, client optional | 2025-06-28 |
| Crying Ghasts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Faster Happy Ghasts | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.6 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-01-24 |
| Ghast Tweaks | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.13 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2025-10-04 |
Questions
Does Remove Tears Music Disc need a mod loader?
Does the client need the pack installed?
How is the change applied to an existing world?
In the catalog
Remove "Tears" Music Disc is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
This simple data pack remove the drop of the "Tears" music disc from Ghasts when killed by their own reflected fireball.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/remove-tears-music-disc
- Owner
- HazestGod
- Published
- 2025-06-28
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-28
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15