diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java
index b83e39e6d..16bb118ce 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ public Tier getPowerLevel() {
         return getMachineTier();
     }
 
-    public boolean has(MachineFlag flag) {
+    public boolean has(String flag) {
         return getMachineType().has(flag);
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/integration/kubejs/AMCreationEvent.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/integration/kubejs/AMCreationEvent.java
index 777a828d6..f08b1ba0e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/integration/kubejs/AMCreationEvent.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/integration/kubejs/AMCreationEvent.java
@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ public void addFlagsToMaterial(String materialId, String... flags) {
         }
     }
 
-    public MachineFlag machineFlag(String id){
-        return MachineFlag.valueOf(id);
-    }
-
     public MaterialType type(String type) {
         return AntimatterAPI.get(MaterialType.class, type);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/MachineFlag.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/MachineFlag.java
index 1c6824f03..6080462ab 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/MachineFlag.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/MachineFlag.java
@@ -11,27 +11,21 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-public enum MachineFlag {
-
-    BASIC, //
-    STEAM,
-    MULTI, //Has structure
-    HATCH,
-    ITEM, //Can store items
-    CELL,
-    FLUID,
-    EU, //Needs power
-    RF, //Uses RF instead of EU
-    HEAT,
-    RECIPE, //Has a recipe map
-    GUI,
-    GENERATOR, //Has a recipe map and converts applicable recipes to power.
-    COVERABLE,
-    PARTIAL_AMPS,
-    UNCULLED;
-
-    @Override
-    public String toString() {
-        return super.toString().toLowerCase();
-    }
+public final class MachineFlag {
+    public static final String BASIC = "basic"; //
+    public static final String STEAM = "steam";
+    public static final String MULTI = "multi"; //Has structure
+    public static final String HATCH = "hatch";
+    public static final String ITEM = "item"; //Can store items
+    public static final String CELL = "cell";
+    public static final String FLUID = "fluid";
+    public static final String EU = "eu"; //Needs power
+    public static final String RF = "rf"; //Uses RF instead of EU
+    public static final String HEAT = "heat";
+    public static final String RECIPE = "recipe"; //Has a recipe map
+    public static final String GUI = "gui";
+    public static final String GENERATOR = "generator"; //Has a recipe map and converts applicable recipes to power.
+    public static final String COVERABLE = "coverable";
+    public static final String PARTIAL_AMPS = "partial_amps";
+    public static final String UNCULLED = "unculled";
 }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/types/Machine.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/types/Machine.java
index 00acee184..3c6c6cd57 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/types/Machine.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/types/Machine.java
@@ -612,13 +612,6 @@ public IRecipeMap getRecipeMap(Tier tier) {
         return tierRecipeMaps.get("");
     }
 
-    public T addFlags(MachineFlag... flags) {
-        for (MachineFlag flag : flags) {
-            FLAG_MAP.computeIfAbsent(flag.toString(), s -> new ObjectOpenHashSet<>()).add(this);
-        }
-        return (T) this;
-    }
-
     public T addFlags(String... flags) {
         for (String flag : flags) {
             FLAG_MAP.computeIfAbsent(flag, s -> new ObjectOpenHashSet<>()).add(this);
@@ -626,13 +619,6 @@ public T addFlags(String... flags) {
         return (T) this;
     }
 
-    public T removeFlags(MachineFlag... flags) {
-        for (MachineFlag flag : flags) {
-            FLAG_MAP.computeIfAbsent(flag.toString(), s -> new ObjectOpenHashSet<>()).remove(this);
-        }
-        return (T) this;
-    }
-
     public T removeFlags(String... flags) {
         for (String flag : flags) {
             FLAG_MAP.computeIfAbsent(flag, s -> new ObjectOpenHashSet<>()).remove(this);
@@ -640,7 +626,7 @@ public T removeFlags(String... flags) {
         return (T) this;
     }
 
-    public void setFlags(MachineFlag... flags) {
+    public void setFlags(String... flags) {
         FLAG_MAP.forEach((s, m) -> m.remove(this));
         addFlags(flags);
     }
@@ -725,16 +711,6 @@ public boolean hasTierSpecificLang(){
         return tierSpecificLang;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Whether or not this machine has the given machine flag.
-     *
-     * @param flag the flag.
-     * @return if it has it;.
-     */
-    public boolean has(MachineFlag flag) {
-        return has(flag.toString());
-    }
-
     /**
      * Whether or not this machine has the given machine flag.
      *
@@ -772,11 +748,11 @@ public static Optional<Machine<?>> get(String name, String domain) {
         return Optional.ofNullable(machine);
     }
 
-    public static Collection<Machine<?>> getTypes(MachineFlag... flags) {
+    public static Collection<Machine<?>> getTypes(String... flags) {
         List<Machine<?>> types = new ObjectArrayList<>();
-        for (MachineFlag flag : flags) {
-            if (FLAG_MAP.containsKey(flag.toString())){
-                types.addAll(FLAG_MAP.get(flag.toString()));
+        for (var flag : flags) {
+            if (FLAG_MAP.containsKey(flag)){
+                types.addAll(FLAG_MAP.get(flag));
             }
 
         }