diff --git a/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery.java.patch b/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery.java.patch
index 71cd42db56..17e954dd06 100644
--- a/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery.java.patch
+++ b/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery.java.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery.java
 +++ b/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelBakery.java
-@@ -117,6 +_,13 @@
+@@ -117,6 +_,12 @@
          p_252014_.popPush("special");
          this.loadSpecialItemModelAndDependencies(ItemRenderer.TRIDENT_IN_HAND_MODEL);
          this.loadSpecialItemModelAndDependencies(ItemRenderer.SPYGLASS_IN_HAND_MODEL);
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 +        net.neoforged.neoforge.client.ClientHooks.onRegisterAdditionalModels(additionalModels);
 +        for (ModelResourceLocation rl : additionalModels) {
 +            UnbakedModel unbakedmodel = this.getModel(rl.id());
-+            this.unbakedCache.put(rl.id(), unbakedmodel);
 +            this.registerModelAndLoadDependencies(rl, unbakedmodel);
 +        }
          this.topLevelModels.values().forEach(p_247954_ -> p_247954_.resolveParents(this::getModel));
diff --git a/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelResourceLocation.java.patch b/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelResourceLocation.java.patch
index ec200edc69..de31fc2069 100644
--- a/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelResourceLocation.java.patch
+++ b/patches/net/minecraft/client/resources/model/ModelResourceLocation.java.patch
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@
  @OnlyIn(Dist.CLIENT)
  public record ModelResourceLocation(ResourceLocation id, String variant) {
      public static final String INVENTORY_VARIANT = "inventory";
-+    public static final String NEOFORGE_SPECIAL_VARIANT = "neoforge_special";
++    public static final String NEOFORGE_STANDALONE_VARIANT = "neoforge_standalone";
  
      public ModelResourceLocation(ResourceLocation id, String variant) {
          variant = lowercaseVariant(variant);
-@@ -21,6 +_,10 @@
+@@ -21,6 +_,13 @@
  
      public static ModelResourceLocation inventory(ResourceLocation p_352141_) {
          return new ModelResourceLocation(p_352141_, "inventory");
 +    }
 +
-+    public static ModelResourceLocation neoforgeSpecial(ResourceLocation id) {
-+        return new ModelResourceLocation(id, NEOFORGE_SPECIAL_VARIANT);
++    /**
++     * Construct a {@code ModelResourceLocation} for use in the {@link net.neoforged.neoforge.client.event.ModelEvent.RegisterAdditional}
++     */
++    public static ModelResourceLocation neoForgeStandalone(ResourceLocation id) {
++        return new ModelResourceLocation(id, NEOFORGE_STANDALONE_VARIANT);
      }
  
      private static String lowercaseVariant(String p_248567_) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/client/event/ModelEvent.java b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/client/event/ModelEvent.java
index eab02b04e1..0a9ecec29d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/client/event/ModelEvent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/client/event/ModelEvent.java
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ public ModelBakery getModelBakery() {
 
     /**
      * Fired when the {@link net.minecraft.client.resources.model.ModelBakery} is notified of the resource manager reloading.
-     * Allows developers to register models to be loaded, along with their dependencies.
+     * Allows developers to register models to be loaded, along with their dependencies. Models registered through this
+     * event must use the {@link ModelResourceLocation#NEOFORGE_STANDALONE_VARIANT} variant
      *
      * <p>This event is not {@linkplain ICancellableEvent cancellable}, and does not {@linkplain HasResult have a result}.</p>
      *
@@ -148,8 +149,8 @@ public RegisterAdditional(Set<ModelResourceLocation> models) {
          */
         public void register(ModelResourceLocation model) {
             Preconditions.checkArgument(
-                    model.getVariant().equals(ModelResourceLocation.NEOFORGE_SPECIAL_VARIANT),
-                    "Side-loaded models must use the '" + ModelResourceLocation.NEOFORGE_SPECIAL_VARIANT + "' variant");
+                    model.getVariant().equals(ModelResourceLocation.NEOFORGE_STANDALONE_VARIANT),
+                    "Side-loaded models must use the '" + ModelResourceLocation.NEOFORGE_STANDALONE_VARIANT + "' variant");
             models.add(model);
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/oldtest/client/rendering/RenderableTest.java b/tests/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/oldtest/client/rendering/RenderableTest.java
index 0ebcb4a52a..e748a515ac 100644
--- a/tests/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/oldtest/client/rendering/RenderableTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/main/java/net/neoforged/neoforge/oldtest/client/rendering/RenderableTest.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public RenderableTest(IEventBus modEventBus) {
     }
 
     private static class Client {
-        private static ModelResourceLocation MODEL_LOC = ModelResourceLocation.neoforgeSpecial(
+        private static ModelResourceLocation MODEL_LOC = ModelResourceLocation.neoForgeStandalone(
                 ResourceLocation.fromNamespaceAndPath("minecraft", "block/blue_stained_glass"));
 
         private static IRenderable<CompositeRenderable.Transforms> renderable;