diff --git a/common/src/main/java/org/valkyrienskies/mod/mixin/ValkyrienCommonMixinConfigPlugin.java b/common/src/main/java/org/valkyrienskies/mod/mixin/ValkyrienCommonMixinConfigPlugin.java
index 8baef82b..5e7d3d55 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/org/valkyrienskies/mod/mixin/ValkyrienCommonMixinConfigPlugin.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/org/valkyrienskies/mod/mixin/ValkyrienCommonMixinConfigPlugin.java
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ public boolean shouldApplyMixin(final String s, final String mixinClassName) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
+        // Only load this mixin when ETF is installed
+        if (mixinClassName.equals("org.valkyrienskies.mod.mixin.mod_compat.etf.MixinBlockEntity")) {
+            if (!classExists("traben.entity_texture_features.utils.ETFEntity")) {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
 
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/fabric/build.gradle b/fabric/build.gradle
index e009120c..da7bdc66 100644
--- a/fabric/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric/build.gradle
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ dependencies {
     modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:cc-tweaked:${cc_tweaked_version}")
 
     // EMF compat
-    modImplementation("curse.maven:entity-model-features-844662:5696901")
-    modImplementation("curse.maven:entity-texture-features-fabric-568563:5697084")
+    modCompileOnly("curse.maven:entity-model-features-844662:5696901")
+    modCompileOnly("curse.maven:entity-texture-features-fabric-568563:5697084")
 
     // Create compat
     modCompileOnly("com.simibubi.create:create-fabric-${minecraft_version}:${create_fabric_version}") {
diff --git a/forge/build.gradle b/forge/build.gradle
index e07ddb2c..91998b06 100644
--- a/forge/build.gradle
+++ b/forge/build.gradle
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ dependencies {
     modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:cc-tweaked:${cc_tweaked_version}")
 
     // EMF compat
-    modImplementation("curse.maven:entity-model-features-844662:5696899")
-    modImplementation("curse.maven:entity-texture-features-fabric-568563:5697083")
+    modCompileOnly("curse.maven:entity-model-features-844662:5696899")
+    modCompileOnly("curse.maven:entity-texture-features-fabric-568563:5697083")
 
     modCompileOnly("maven.modrinth:create-utilities:0.2.0+1.20.1")
     modImplementation("teamreborn:energy:${energy_version}") {