diff --git a/src/common.lua b/src/common.lua
index 7cc3922..b4aca41 100644
--- a/src/common.lua
+++ b/src/common.lua
@@ -514,14 +514,17 @@ local function compress_items(list, start_i)
 	return new_inv
 end
 
-local function drop_items(player, inv, list, start_i, rej)
+local function drop_items(player, inv, list, start_i, rej, remove)
 	for i = start_i, #list do
 		local stack = list[i]
 		local name = stack:get_name()
 
 		for _, it in ipairs(rej) do
 			if name == it then
-				spawn_item(player, stack)
+				if not remove then
+					spawn_item(player, stack)
+				end
+
 				inv:set_stack("main", i, ItemStack(""))
 			end
 		end
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ local function sort_inventory(player, data)
 	local start_i = data.ignore_hotbar and (i3.settings.hotbar_len + 1) or 1
 
 	if true_table(data.drop_items) then
-		list = drop_items(player, inv, list, start_i, data.drop_items)
+		list = drop_items(player, inv, list, start_i, data.drop_items, true)
 	end
 
 	if data.inv_compress then
diff --git a/src/gui.lua b/src/gui.lua
index f0f10a7..6c120d5 100644
--- a/src/gui.lua
+++ b/src/gui.lua
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ local function show_popup(fs, data)
 			end
 
 			fs("style[drop_items;font_size=15;font=mono;textcolor=#dbeeff]",
-			   fmt("field[5.4,10.68;2.4,0.45;drop_items;Drop items:;%s]",
+			   fmt("field[5.4,10.68;2.4,0.45;drop_items;Remove items:;%s]",
 				ESC(concat(data.drop_items or {}, ","))),
 			   "field_close_on_enter[drop_items;false]")
 
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ local function show_popup(fs, data)
 			   fmt("tooltip[cb_auto_sorting;%s;#707070;#fff]",
 				ES"Enable this option to sort your inventory automatically"),
 			   fmt("tooltip[drop_items;%s;#707070;#fff]",
-				"Add a comma-separated list of items to drop on inventory sorting.\n" ..
+				"Add a comma-separated list of items to remove on inventory sorting.\n" ..
 				"Format: " .. ("mod:item,mod:item, ..."):gsub("(%a+:%a+)", clr("#bddeff", "%1"))))
 		end
 	end