diff --git a/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/Particle.java b/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/Particle.java
index b9fdc40..ba7b2a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/Particle.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/Particle.java
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ public class Particle {
 
         this.pos.add(acceleration);
         this.pos.add(velocity);
-
-        //this.lifeAlpha -= 1;
     }
 
     public void render(int mouseX, int mouseY) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/ParticleSystem.java b/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/ParticleSystem.java
index 28c7d1f..4ee22c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/ParticleSystem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/rigamortis/seppuku/api/gui/hud/particle/ParticleSystem.java
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 package me.rigamortis.seppuku.api.gui.hud.particle;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
 import net.minecraft.client.gui.ScaledResolution;
 
 import javax.vecmath.Vector2f;
-import java.util.List;
 
 public final class ParticleSystem {
 
     private final int PARTS = 100;
-    private final List<Particle> particles = Lists.newArrayListWithCapacity(PARTS);
+    private final Particle[] particles = new Particle[PARTS];
 
     private final ScaledResolution scaledResolution;
 
     public ParticleSystem(ScaledResolution scaledResolution) {
         this.scaledResolution = scaledResolution;
         for (int i = 0; i < PARTS; i++) {
-            this.particles.add(new Particle(new Vector2f((float) (Math.random() * scaledResolution.getScaledWidth()), (float) (Math.random() * scaledResolution.getScaledHeight()))));
+            this.particles[i] = new Particle(new Vector2f((float) (Math.random() * scaledResolution.getScaledWidth()), (float) (Math.random() * scaledResolution.getScaledHeight())));
         }
     }
 
     public void update() {
-        for (Particle particle : this.particles) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < PARTS; i++) {
+            final Particle particle = this.particles[i];
             if (this.scaledResolution != null) {
                 final boolean isOffScreenX = particle.getPos().x > this.scaledResolution.getScaledWidth() || particle.getPos().x < 0;
                 final boolean isOffScreenY = particle.getPos().y > this.scaledResolution.getScaledHeight() || particle.getPos().y < 0;
@@ -34,7 +33,8 @@ public final class ParticleSystem {
     }
 
     public void render(int mouseX, int mouseY) {
-        for (Particle particle : this.particles) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < PARTS; i++) {
+            final Particle particle = this.particles[i];
             particle.render(mouseX, mouseY);
         }
     }