diff --git a/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFile.cs b/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFile.cs
index de1b9173..f90213ab 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFile.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFile.cs
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
         /// Perform deduplication based on the deduplication type provided
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="dedupeType">Dedupe type that should be used</param>
-        public void Deduplicate(DedupeType dedupeType)
+        public void Deduplicate()
         {
-            Items.Deduplicate(dedupeType);
-            ItemsDB.Deduplicate(dedupeType);
+            Items.Deduplicate();
+            ItemsDB.Deduplicate();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFileTool.cs b/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFileTool.cs
index 49a9cd4d..a7675e10 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFileTool.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatFiles/DatFileTool.cs
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
             {
                 // For comparison's sake, we want to use CRC as the base bucketing
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
                 intDat.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
 
                 // Then we do a hashwise comparison against the base DAT
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
             {
                 // For comparison's sake, we want to use Machine Name as the base bucketing
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
                 intDat.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
 
                 // Then we do a namewise comparison against the base DAT
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
             {
                 // For comparison's sake, we want to use CRC as the base bucketing
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
                 intDat.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
 
                 // Then we do a hashwise comparison against the base DAT
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
             {
                 // For comparison's sake, we want to use Machine Name as the base bucketing
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
                 intDat.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
 
                 // Then we do a namewise comparison against the base DAT
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
             else
             {
                 intDat.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
-                intDat.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                intDat.Deduplicate();
             }
 
             // Then we compare against the base DAT
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatFiles/Enums.cs b/SabreTools.DatFiles/Enums.cs
index 66a937c1..27403346 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatFiles/Enums.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatFiles/Enums.cs
@@ -169,29 +169,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
         ALL = ulong.MaxValue,
     }
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Determines the DAT deduplication type
-    /// </summary>
-    public enum DedupeType
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// No deduplication
-        /// </summary>
-        None = 0,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deduplicate across all available fields
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Requires sorting by any hash</remarks>
-        Full,
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Deduplicate on a per-machine basis
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <remarks>Requires sorting by machine</remarks>
-        Game,
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines merging tag handling for DAT output
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs b/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs
index 25589935..cc783f52 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionary.cs
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
         /// </summary>
         private ItemKey _bucketedBy = ItemKey.NULL;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Determine merging type for all items
-        /// </summary>
-        private DedupeType _mergedBy = DedupeType.None;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Internal dictionary for the class
         /// </summary>
@@ -381,22 +376,10 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Perform deduplication based on the deduplication type provided
+        /// Perform deduplication on the current sorted dictionary
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="dedupeType">Dedupe type that should be used</param>
-        public void Deduplicate(DedupeType dedupeType)
+        public void Deduplicate()
         {
-            // Set the sorted type
-            _mergedBy = dedupeType;
-
-            // If no deduplication is requested, just return
-            if (dedupeType == DedupeType.None)
-                return;
-
-            // Ensure Game deduplication is valid
-            if (dedupeType == DedupeType.Game && _bucketedBy != ItemKey.Machine)
-                return;
-
 #if NET452_OR_GREATER || NETCOREAPP
             Parallel.ForEach(SortedKeys, Core.Globals.ParallelOptions, key =>
 #elif NET40_OR_GREATER
@@ -579,9 +562,6 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
             // Set the sorted type
             _bucketedBy = bucketBy;
 
-            // Reset the merged type since this might change the merge
-            _mergedBy = DedupeType.None;
-
             // First do the initial sort of all of the roms inplace
             List<string> oldkeys = [.. SortedKeys];
 
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionaryDB.cs b/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionaryDB.cs
index 605baa42..8d16eddb 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionaryDB.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatFiles/ItemDictionaryDB.cs
@@ -679,19 +679,10 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatFiles
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Perform deduplication based on the deduplication type provided
+        /// Perform deduplication on the current sorted dictionary
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="dedupeType">Dedupe type that should be used</param>
-        public void Deduplicate(DedupeType dedupeType)
+        public void Deduplicate()
         {
-            // If no deduplication is requested, just return
-            if (dedupeType == DedupeType.None)
-                return;
-
-            // Ensure Game deduplication is valid
-            if (dedupeType == DedupeType.Game && _bucketedBy != ItemKey.Machine)
-                return;
-
 #if NET452_OR_GREATER || NETCOREAPP
             Parallel.ForEach(SortedKeys, Core.Globals.ParallelOptions, key =>
 #elif NET40_OR_GREATER
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatTools/Cleaner.cs b/SabreTools.DatTools/Cleaner.cs
index 893c80d7..a72262b7 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatTools/Cleaner.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatTools/Cleaner.cs
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatTools
                 if (DedupeRoms == DedupeType.Full)
                 {
                     datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
-                    datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeRoms);
+                    datFile.Deduplicate();
                 }
                 else if (DedupeRoms == DedupeType.Game)
                 {
                     datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
-                    datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeRoms);
+                    datFile.Deduplicate();
                 }
 
                 // Process description to machine name
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatTools/Enums.cs b/SabreTools.DatTools/Enums.cs
index 76ef83f0..f93a6365 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatTools/Enums.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatTools/Enums.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,28 @@
 namespace SabreTools.DatTools
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Determines the DAT deduplication type
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum DedupeType
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// No deduplication
+        /// </summary>
+        None = 0,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deduplicate across all available fields
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Requires sorting by any hash</remarks>
+        Full,
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deduplicate on a per-machine basis
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Requires sorting by machine</remarks>
+        Game,
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Determines which files should be skipped in DFD
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/SabreTools.DatTools/Verification.cs b/SabreTools.DatTools/Verification.cs
index 6c4930ba..2f6ee95f 100644
--- a/SabreTools.DatTools/Verification.cs
+++ b/SabreTools.DatTools/Verification.cs
@@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatTools
             if (hashOnly)
             {
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
             }
             else
             {
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
             }
 
             // Then mark items for removal
@@ -261,12 +261,12 @@ namespace SabreTools.DatTools
             if (hashOnly)
             {
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.CRC);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
             }
             else
             {
                 datFile.BucketBy(ItemKey.Machine);
-                datFile.Deduplicate(DedupeType.Full);
+                datFile.Deduplicate();
             }
 
             // Then mark items for removal