diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 29dfecf78..1fe6af87a 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -2191,17 +2191,6 @@ boolean P_ZMovement(mobj_t *mo)
 		case MT_BIGTUMBLEWEED:
 		case MT_LITTLETUMBLEWEED:
 		case MT_SHELL:
-		// SRB2kart stuff that should die in pits
-		// Shouldn't stop moving along the Z if there's no speed though!
-		case MT_EGGMANITEM:
-		case MT_BANANA:
-		case MT_ORBINAUT:
-		case MT_JAWZ:
-		case MT_BALLHOG:
-		case MT_SSMINE:
-		case MT_LANDMINE:
-		case MT_DROPTARGET:
-		case MT_BUBBLESHIELDTRAP:
 			// Remove stuff from death pits.
 			if (P_CheckDeathPitCollide(mo))
 			{
@@ -2283,6 +2272,17 @@ boolean P_ZMovement(mobj_t *mo)
 			}
 			break;
 		default:
+			// SRB2kart stuff that should die in pits
+			// Shouldn't stop moving along the Z if there's no speed though!
+			if (P_CanDeleteKartItem(mo->type))
+			{
+				// Remove stuff from death pits.
+				if (P_CheckDeathPitCollide(mo))
+				{
+					P_RemoveMobj(mo);
+					return false;
+				}
+			}
 			break;
 	}
 
@@ -5114,20 +5114,58 @@ cont:
 }
 
 // Kartitem stuff.
+
+// This item is never attached to a player -- it can DIE
+// unconditionally in death sectors.
+boolean P_IsKartFieldItem(INT32 type)
+{
+	switch (type)
+	{
+		case MT_BANANA:
+		case MT_EGGMANITEM:
+		case MT_ORBINAUT:
+		case MT_JAWZ:
+		case MT_SSMINE:
+		case MT_LANDMINE:
+		case MT_BALLHOG:
+		case MT_BUBBLESHIELDTRAP:
+		case MT_POGOSPRING:
+		case MT_SINK:
+		case MT_DROPTARGET:
+			return true;
+
+		default:
+			return false;
+	}
+}
+
 boolean P_IsKartItem(INT32 type)
 {
-	if (type == MT_EGGMANITEM || type == MT_EGGMANITEM_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_BANANA || type == MT_BANANA_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_DROPTARGET || type == MT_DROPTARGET_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_ORBINAUT || type == MT_ORBINAUT_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_JAWZ || type == MT_JAWZ_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_SSMINE || type == MT_SSMINE_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_SINK || type == MT_SINK_SHIELD ||
-		type == MT_SPB || type == MT_BALLHOG || type == MT_BUBBLESHIELDTRAP ||
-		type == MT_LANDMINE)
-		return true;
-	else
-		return false;
+	switch (type)
+	{
+		case MT_EGGMANITEM_SHIELD:
+		case MT_BANANA_SHIELD:
+		case MT_DROPTARGET_SHIELD:
+		case MT_ORBINAUT_SHIELD:
+		case MT_JAWZ_SHIELD:
+		case MT_SSMINE_SHIELD:
+		case MT_SINK_SHIELD:
+		case MT_SPB:
+		case MT_HYUDORO:
+			return true;
+
+		default:
+			return P_IsKartFieldItem(type);
+	}
+}
+
+// This item can die in death sectors. There may be some
+// special conditions for items that don't switch types...
+// TODO: just make a general function for things that should
+// die like this?
+boolean P_CanDeleteKartItem(INT32 type)
+{
+	return P_IsKartFieldItem(type);
 }
 
 // Called when a kart item "thinks"
@@ -9453,11 +9491,7 @@ void P_MobjThinker(mobj_t *mobj)
 		return;
 
 	// Destroy items sector special
-	if (mobj->type == MT_BANANA || mobj->type == MT_EGGMANITEM
-	|| mobj->type == MT_ORBINAUT || mobj->type == MT_BALLHOG
-	|| mobj->type == MT_JAWZ
-	|| mobj->type == MT_SSMINE || mobj->type == MT_BUBBLESHIELDTRAP
-	|| mobj->type == MT_LANDMINE)
+	if (P_CanDeleteKartItems(mobj->type))
 	{
 		if (mobj->health > 0 && P_MobjTouchingSectorSpecial(mobj, 4, 7, true))
 		{
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.h b/src/p_mobj.h
index 1755ea81d..19cd1c77a 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.h
+++ b/src/p_mobj.h
@@ -500,7 +500,9 @@ void P_RunCachedActions(void);
 void P_AddCachedAction(mobj_t *mobj, INT32 statenum);
 
 // kartitem stuff: Returns true if the specified 'type' is one of the kart item constants we want in the kitemcap list
+boolean P_IsKartFieldItem(INT32 type);
 boolean P_IsKartItem(INT32 type);
+boolean P_CanDeleteKartItem(INT32 type);
 void P_AddKartItem(mobj_t *thing);	// needs to be called in k_kart.c
 void P_RunKartItems(void);