diff --git a/patches/server/0973-Fix-DamageSource-API.patch b/patches/server/0973-Fix-DamageSource-API.patch
index 809c54cab5..0e5c644bc1 100644
--- a/patches/server/0973-Fix-DamageSource-API.patch
+++ b/patches/server/0973-Fix-DamageSource-API.patch
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ index 0ffff5329fa2c7833f9ec71528cb7f951cf78109..bf2d91bbb4bf401696f5f5d14a67e392
                  if (damager != null) {
                      event = new HangingBreakByEntityEvent((Hanging) this.getBukkitEntity(), damager.getBukkitEntity(), source.is(DamageTypeTags.IS_EXPLOSION) ? HangingBreakEvent.RemoveCause.EXPLOSION : HangingBreakEvent.RemoveCause.ENTITY);
 diff --git a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Creeper.java b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Creeper.java
-index 4b94e21d05d6deae75f0c2fb711e43a4c7d06f90..662b55f69fb4284cbeb0e08b4b63353d498e0217 100644
+index 4b94e21d05d6deae75f0c2fb711e43a4c7d06f90..cbcb2bfa8f91099e5c374f590f48885390bdf7a7 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Creeper.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/net/minecraft/world/entity/monster/Creeper.java
 @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ public class Creeper extends Monster implements PowerableMob {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ index 4b94e21d05d6deae75f0c2fb711e43a4c7d06f90..662b55f69fb4284cbeb0e08b4b63353d
              // CraftBukkit end
              this.dead = true;
 -            this.level().explode(this, net.minecraft.world.level.Explosion.getDefaultDamageSource(this.level(), this).customCausingEntity(this.entityIgniter), null, this.getX(), this.getY(), this.getZ(), event.getRadius(), event.getFire(), Level.ExplosionInteraction.MOB); // CraftBukkit
-+            this.level().explode(this, net.minecraft.world.level.Explosion.getDefaultDamageSource(this.level(), this).customEventDamager(this.entityIgniter), null, this.getX(), this.getY(), this.getZ(), event.getRadius(), event.getFire(), Level.ExplosionInteraction.MOB); // CraftBukkit // Paper - fix DamageSource API
++            this.level().explode(this, this.getX(), this.getY(), this.getZ(), event.getRadius(), event.getFire(), Level.ExplosionInteraction.MOB); // CraftBukkit // Paper - fix DamageSource API
              this.discard(EntityRemoveEvent.Cause.EXPLODE); // CraftBukkit - add Bukkit remove cause
              this.spawnLingeringCloud();
              // CraftBukkit start
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ index 4c6e15535fa40aad8cf1920f392589404f9ba79c..35eb95ef6fb6a0f7ea63351e90741c48
      }
  }
 diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
-index 444287fea080182df533198f5c659533de86c5dc..0a06b9f9691896dc9d5b67361e41d9f049422020 100644
+index 444287fea080182df533198f5c659533de86c5dc..544567e576023709f86abf57963c37a5490ab9f0 100644
 --- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
 +++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/event/CraftEventFactory.java
 @@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ public class CraftEventFactory {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ index 444287fea080182df533198f5c659533de86c5dc..0a06b9f9691896dc9d5b67361e41d9f0
      private static EntityDamageEvent handleEntityDamageEvent(Entity entity, DamageSource source, Map<DamageModifier, Double> modifiers, Map<DamageModifier, Function<? super Double, Double>> modifierFunctions, boolean cancelled) {
          CraftDamageSource bukkitDamageSource = new CraftDamageSource(source);
 -        Entity damager = (bukkitDamageSource.isIndirect() && source.getDirectEntity() != null) ? source.getDirectEntity() : source.getCausingEntity();
-+        Entity damager = (bukkitDamageSource.isIndirect() && source.getDirectEntity() != null) ? source.getDirectEntity() : source.getCustomEventDamager(); // Paper - fix DamageSource API
++        final Entity damager = source.getCustomEventDamager(); // Paper - fix DamageSource API
          if (source.is(DamageTypeTags.IS_EXPLOSION)) {
              if (damager == null) {
                  return CraftEventFactory.callEntityDamageEvent(source.getDirectBlock(), entity, DamageCause.BLOCK_EXPLOSION, bukkitDamageSource, modifiers, modifierFunctions, cancelled, source.explodedBlockState); // Paper - Include BlockState for damage