diff --git a/src/engine/parsers/cache/DeedParser.java b/src/engine/parsers/cache/DeedParser.java
index c4e3083a..5743fb54 100644
--- a/src/engine/parsers/cache/DeedParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/parsers/cache/DeedParser.java
@@ -97,8 +97,14 @@ public class DeedParser {
         deed.item_type = CacheParserUtil.readEnum(mbEnums.ItemType.class, deedJson.getString("item_type"), templateId, "item_type");
         deed.item_eq_slots_value = deedJson.getInt("item_eq_slots_value");
         deed.item_eq_slots_type = deedJson.getBoolean("item_eq_slots_type");
+
+        // The exporter writes ["NONE"] for an empty slot mask
+
         deed.item_eq_slots_or.addAll(CacheParserUtil.readEnumSet(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.class, deedJson.getJSONArray("item_eq_slots_or"), templateId, "item_eq_slots_or"));
+        deed.item_eq_slots_or.remove(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.NONE);
         deed.item_eq_slots_and.addAll(CacheParserUtil.readEnumSet(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.class, deedJson.getJSONArray("item_eq_slots_and"), templateId, "item_eq_slots_and"));
+        deed.item_eq_slots_and.remove(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.NONE);
+
         deed.item_takeable = deedJson.getBoolean("item_takeable");
         deed.item_value = deedJson.getInt("item_value");
         deed.item_wt = deedJson.getInt("item_wt");
diff --git a/src/engine/parsers/cache/RuneParser.java b/src/engine/parsers/cache/RuneParser.java
index f3358c28..bfd5bd30 100644
--- a/src/engine/parsers/cache/RuneParser.java
+++ b/src/engine/parsers/cache/RuneParser.java
@@ -112,8 +112,14 @@ public class RuneParser {
         rune.item_type = CacheParserUtil.readEnum(mbEnums.ItemType.class, runeJson.getString("item_type"), templateId, "item_type");
         rune.item_eq_slots_value = runeJson.getInt("item_eq_slots_value");
         rune.item_eq_slots_type = runeJson.getBoolean("item_eq_slots_type");
+
+        // The exporter writes ["NONE"] for an empty slot mask
+
         rune.item_eq_slots_or.addAll(CacheParserUtil.readEnumSet(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.class, runeJson.getJSONArray("item_eq_slots_or"), templateId, "item_eq_slots_or"));
+        rune.item_eq_slots_or.remove(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.NONE);
         rune.item_eq_slots_and.addAll(CacheParserUtil.readEnumSet(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.class, runeJson.getJSONArray("item_eq_slots_and"), templateId, "item_eq_slots_and"));
+        rune.item_eq_slots_and.remove(mbEnums.EquipSlotType.NONE);
+
         rune.item_takeable = runeJson.getBoolean("item_takeable");
         rune.item_value = runeJson.getInt("item_value");
         rune.item_wt = runeJson.getInt("item_wt");