diff --git a/assets/common/items/crafting_tools/craftsman_hammer.ron b/assets/common/items/crafting_tools/craftsman_hammer.ron
deleted file mode 100644
index 24b5822c37..0000000000
--- a/assets/common/items/crafting_tools/craftsman_hammer.ron
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-ItemDef(
-    name: "Old Hammer",
-    description: "You don't quite remember where you got this from...",
-    kind: Ingredient(
-        kind: "CraftsmanHammer",
-    ),
-    quality: Low,
-    tags: [CraftingTool],
-)
diff --git a/assets/voxygen/item_image_manifest.ron b/assets/voxygen/item_image_manifest.ron
index 1a90921bbb..94c348a731 100644
--- a/assets/voxygen/item_image_manifest.ron
+++ b/assets/voxygen/item_image_manifest.ron
@@ -1941,11 +1941,7 @@
     Tool("common.items.tool.craftsman_hammer"): VoxTrans( 
         "voxel.weapon.hammer.craftsman",
         (1.0, -1.0, 0.0), (-135.0, 90.0, 0.0), 0.9,
-    ),
-    Ingredient("CraftsmanHammer"): VoxTrans(
-        "voxel.weapon.hammer.craftsman",
-        (1.0, 1.0, 0.0), (-135.0, 90.0, 0.0), 0.8,
-    ),
+    ),    
     Ingredient("SewingSet"): Png(
         "element.items.sewing_set",
     ),
diff --git a/server/src/migrations/V35__rename_craftsman_hammer.sql b/server/src/migrations/V35__rename_craftsman_hammer.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..773436b601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/migrations/V35__rename_craftsman_hammer.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- Replace old crafting hammer ingredient with functional 1h-hammer variant
+
+UPDATE item SET item_definition_id = 'common.items.tool.craftsman_hammer' WHERE item_definition_id = 'common.items.crafting_tools.craftsman_hammer';
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