diff --git a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java
index 3a7dc4d..3165e13 100644
--- a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java
+++ b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/Chairs.java
@@ -210,12 +210,7 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
                 type = s;                
             }
             try {                
-                Material mat;
-                if (type.matches("\\d+")) {
-                    mat = Material.getMaterial(Integer.parseInt(type));
-                } else {
-                    mat = Material.matchMaterial(type);
-                }
+                Material mat = Material.matchMaterial(type);
                 if (mat != null) {                    
                     logInfo("Allowed block: " + mat.toString() + " => " + sh + " => " + d);
                     allowedBlocks.add(new ChairBlock(mat,sh,d));
@@ -231,11 +226,7 @@ public class Chairs extends JavaPlugin {
         validSigns = new ArrayList<Material>();    
         for (String type : getConfig().getStringList("valid-signs")) {            
             try {
-                if (type.matches("\\d+")) {
-                    validSigns.add(Material.getMaterial(Integer.parseInt(type)));
-                } else {
-                    validSigns.add(Material.matchMaterial(type));
-                }
+            	validSigns.add(Material.matchMaterial(type));
             }
             catch (Exception e) {
                 logError(e.getMessage());
diff --git a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/EventListener.java b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/EventListener.java
index 521d692..a2a6541 100644
--- a/src/com/cnaude/chairs/EventListener.java
+++ b/src/com/cnaude/chairs/EventListener.java
@@ -100,18 +100,12 @@ public class EventListener implements Listener {
                     blockOkay = true;
                     continue;
                 }
-            } else if (cb.getMat().equals(block.getType())
-                    && cb.getDamage() == block.getData()) {
+            } else if (cb.getMat().equals(block.getType())) {
                 blockOkay = true;
                 continue;
             }
         }
-        if (    
-        		player.hasPermission("chairs.sit." + block.getTypeId() + ":" + block.getData()) || 
-				player.hasPermission("chairs.sit." + block.getType().toString() + ":" + block.getData()) ||
-				player.hasPermission("chairs.sit." + block.getTypeId()) ||
-				player.hasPermission("chairs.sit." + block.getType().toString())
-		) {
+        if (player.hasPermission("chairs.sit." + block.getType().toString())) {
         	blockOkay = true;
         }
         if (blockOkay) {
@@ -221,8 +215,7 @@ public class EventListener implements Listener {
                     sh = cb.getSitHeight();
                     continue;
                 }
-            } else if (cb.getMat().equals(block.getType())
-                    && cb.getDamage() == block.getData()) {
+            } else if (cb.getMat().equals(block.getType())) {
                 sh = cb.getSitHeight();
                 continue;
             }