diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index f1872420d3..0ee3615754 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - Fix potential race condition with wires damaging entities (BluSunrize)
 - Fix shader banners and potion fluids using the wrong colors (BluSunrize)
 - Fix accumulator backpack getting rendered as full-bright when worn (BluSunrize)
+- Fix IE's tools rendering inverted in offhand (BluSunrize)
 
 ##### Version 1.20.4-11.3.0-174
 - Re-add CC-Tweaked integration (Malte)
diff --git a/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/client/render/IEOBJItemRenderer.java b/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/client/render/IEOBJItemRenderer.java
index 5ae5edc13b..45a556ed94 100644
--- a/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/client/render/IEOBJItemRenderer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/blusunrize/immersiveengineering/client/render/IEOBJItemRenderer.java
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ public <T> void renderByItem(
 		LivingEntity entity = GlobalTempData.getActiveHolder();
 		if(transformType==ItemDisplayContext.FIRST_PERSON_LEFT_HAND||transformType==ItemDisplayContext.THIRD_PERSON_LEFT_HAND)
 		{
-			MultiBufferSource oldBufferIn = bufferIn;
-			bufferIn = type -> new InvertingVertexBuffer(4, oldBufferIn.getBuffer(type));
+			// todo: do we still need this? Currently it's just resulting in model rendering inside-out
+			// MultiBufferSource oldBufferIn = bufferIn;
+			// bufferIn = type -> new InvertingVertexBuffer(4, oldBufferIn.getBuffer(type));
 		}
 		for(List<String> groups : callback.getSpecialGroups(stack, transformType, entity))
 		{