diff --git a/src/entity/effect/EffectContainer.php b/src/entity/effect/EffectContainer.php
index 145785e5cb..cc87069123 100644
--- a/src/entity/effect/EffectContainer.php
+++ b/src/entity/effect/EffectContainer.php
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ class EffectContainer{
 	 */
 	protected ObjectSet $effectRemoveHooks;
 
-	protected Color $defaultBubbleColor;
-
-	protected ?Color $bubbleColor = null;
+	protected Color $bubbleColor;
 
 	protected bool $onlyAmbientEffects = false;
 
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ class EffectContainer{
 	protected \Closure $effectValidatorForBubbles;
 
 	public function __construct(){
-		$this->defaultBubbleColor = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
+		$this->bubbleColor = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
 		$this->effectAddHooks = new ObjectSet();
 		$this->effectRemoveHooks = new ObjectSet();
 
@@ -200,21 +198,13 @@ protected function recalculateEffectColor() : void{
 			$this->bubbleColor = Color::mix(...$colors);
 			$this->onlyAmbientEffects = $ambient;
 		}else{
-			$this->bubbleColor = null;
+			$this->bubbleColor = new Color(0, 0, 0, 0);
 			$this->onlyAmbientEffects = false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	public function getDefaultBubbleColor() : Color{
-		return $this->defaultBubbleColor;
-	}
-
-	public function setDefaultBubbleColor(Color $color) : void{
-		$this->defaultBubbleColor = $color;
-	}
-
 	public function getBubbleColor() : Color{
-		return $this->bubbleColor ?? $this->defaultBubbleColor;
+		return $this->bubbleColor;
 	}
 
 	public function hasOnlyAmbientEffects() : bool{
diff --git a/src/entity/object/AreaEffectCloud.php b/src/entity/object/AreaEffectCloud.php
index a7e87f272d..736efdded6 100644
--- a/src/entity/object/AreaEffectCloud.php
+++ b/src/entity/object/AreaEffectCloud.php
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ protected function initEntity(CompoundTag $nbt) : void{
 		parent::initEntity($nbt);
 
 		$this->effectContainer = new EffectContainer();
-		$this->effectContainer->setDefaultBubbleColor(PotionSplashParticle::DEFAULT_COLOR());
 		$this->effectContainer->getEffectAddHooks()->add(function() : void{ $this->networkPropertiesDirty = true; });
 		$this->effectContainer->getEffectRemoveHooks()->add(function() : void{ $this->networkPropertiesDirty = true; });
 		$this->effectContainer->setEffectFilterForBubbles(function(EffectInstance $effect) : bool{
@@ -452,7 +451,9 @@ protected function syncNetworkData(EntityMetadataCollection $properties) : void{
 		$properties->setFloat(EntityMetadataProperties::AREA_EFFECT_CLOUD_RADIUS, $this->radius);
 		$properties->setFloat(EntityMetadataProperties::AREA_EFFECT_CLOUD_PICKUP_COUNT, $this->pickupCount);
 		$properties->setInt(EntityMetadataProperties::AREA_EFFECT_CLOUD_WAITING, $spawnTime + $this->waiting);
-		$properties->setInt(EntityMetadataProperties::POTION_COLOR, Binary::signInt($this->effectContainer->getBubbleColor()->toARGB()));
+		$properties->setInt(EntityMetadataProperties::POTION_COLOR, Binary::signInt((
+			count($this->effectContainer->all()) === 0 ? PotionSplashParticle::DEFAULT_COLOR() : $this->effectContainer->getBubbleColor()
+		)->toARGB()));
 		$properties->setByte(EntityMetadataProperties::POTION_AMBIENT, $this->effectContainer->hasOnlyAmbientEffects() ? 1 : 0);
 
 		//TODO: HACK! we purposely fill these in with invalid values to disable the client-sided radius calculation.