diff --git a/bot/cogs/commands/config.py b/bot/cogs/commands/config.py
index ff68e26f..e48a190b 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/commands/config.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/commands/config.py
@@ -92,28 +92,6 @@ async def config_replies(self, ctx: Ctx, replies: str = None):
         else:
             await ctx.reply_embed(ctx.l.config.invalid.format("`on`, `off`"))
 
-    @config.command(name="difficulty", aliases=["diff"])
-    @commands.guild_only()
-    @commands.has_permissions(administrator=True)
-    @commands.cooldown(1, 10, commands.BucketType.user)
-    async def config_difficulty(self, ctx: Ctx, diff: str = None):
-        if diff is None:
-            guild = await self.db.fetch_guild(ctx.guild.id)
-            await ctx.reply_embed(ctx.l.config.diff.this_server.format(guild.difficulty))
-            return
-
-        if diff.lower() == "peaceful":
-            await self.db.set_guild_attr(ctx.guild.id, "difficulty", "peaceful")
-            await ctx.reply_embed(ctx.l.config.diff.set.format("peaceful"))
-        elif diff.lower() == "easy":
-            await self.db.set_guild_attr(ctx.guild.id, "difficulty", "easy")
-            await ctx.reply_embed(ctx.l.config.diff.set.format("easy"))
-        elif diff.lower() == "hard":
-            await self.db.set_guild_attr(ctx.guild.id, "difficulty", "hard")
-            await ctx.reply_embed(ctx.l.config.diff.set.format("hard"))
-        else:
-            await ctx.reply_embed(ctx.l.config.invalid.format("`peaceful`, `easy`, `hard`"))
-
     @config.command(name="language", aliases=["lang"])
     @commands.guild_only()
     @commands.has_permissions(administrator=True)
diff --git a/bot/cogs/commands/useful.py b/bot/cogs/commands/useful.py
index 257ba7c2..46be7672 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/commands/useful.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/commands/useful.py
@@ -497,8 +497,6 @@ async def server_info(self, ctx: Ctx, *, guild: int | discord.Guild | None = Non
         elif guild is None:
             guild = ctx.guild
 
-        db_guild = await self.db.fetch_guild(guild.id)
-
         age = arrow.get(discord.utils.snowflake_time(guild.id))
         display_age = (
             age.format("MMM D, YYYY", locale=ctx.l.lang) + ", " + age.humanize(locale=ctx.l.lang)
@@ -526,7 +524,6 @@ async def server_info(self, ctx: Ctx, *, guild: int | discord.Guild | None = Non
 
         villager = (
             f"{ctx.l.useful.ginf.lang}: `{ctx.l.name}`\n"
-            f"{ctx.l.useful.ginf.diff}: `{db_guild.difficulty}`\n"
             f"{ctx.l.useful.ginf.cmd_prefix}: `{self.bot.prefix_cache.get(guild.id, self.bot.k.default_prefix)}`\n"  # noqa: E501
             f"{ctx.l.useful.ginf.joined_at}: `{arrow.get(ctx.me.joined_at).humanize(locale=ctx.l.lang)}`\n"  # noqa: E501
         )
diff --git a/bot/cogs/core/database.py b/bot/cogs/core/database.py
index 15c2d04d..c9caa925 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/core/database.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/core/database.py
@@ -124,10 +124,9 @@ async def fetch_guild(self, guild_id: int) -> Guild:
 
         if g is None:
             g = await self.db.fetchrow(
-                "INSERT INTO guilds (guild_id, prefix, difficulty, language) VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4) RETURNING *",
+                "INSERT INTO guilds (guild_id, prefix, language) VALUES ($1, $2, $3) RETURNING *",
                 guild_id,
                 self.k.default_prefix,
-                "easy",
                 "en",
             )
 
diff --git a/bot/cogs/core/mobs.py b/bot/cogs/core/mobs.py
index 4737d632..161c7d0a 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/core/mobs.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/core/mobs.py
@@ -102,11 +102,16 @@ async def _spawn_event(self, ctx: Ctx):
         if ctx.guild is None:  # ignore dms
             return
 
-        db_guild = await self.db.fetch_guild(ctx.guild.id)
-        difficulty = db_guild.difficulty
-
-        if difficulty == "peaceful":
-            return
+        # The difficulty of the mob spawned is based off who triggered the action, rather
+        # than the person who actually engages the mob
+        ctx_user_pickaxe_lvl = len(self.d.mining.pickaxes) - self.d.mining.pickaxes.index(
+            await self.db.fetch_pickaxe(ctx.author.id)
+        )
+        difficulty: typing.Literal["easy", "hard"]
+        if ctx_user_pickaxe_lvl >= 3:  # Gold pick
+            difficulty = "hard"
+        else:
+            difficulty = "easy"
 
         difficulty_multi = {"easy": 1, "hard": 1.5}[difficulty]
 
diff --git a/bot/data/text/en.json b/bot/data/text/en.json
index d10731e6..b22d8a41 100644
--- a/bot/data/text/en.json
+++ b/bot/data/text/en.json
@@ -1608,10 +1608,6 @@
         "this_server": "Message replies are **{}**.",
         "set": "Turned message replies **{}**."
       },
-      "diff": {
-        "this_server": "The server difficulty is currently set to **{}**.",
-        "set": "Set the server difficulty to **{}**."
-      },
       "lang": {
         "this_server": "The server language is currently set to **{}**.\n\nAvailable languages are: {}",
         "set": "Set the server language to **{}**."
@@ -1684,7 +1680,6 @@
         "bans": "Bans",
         "cmd_prefix": "Prefix",
         "lang": "Language",
-        "diff": "Difficulty",
         "joined_at": "Joined",
         "not_found": "Not Found"
       },
diff --git a/bot/data/text/es.json b/bot/data/text/es.json
index 6bb7e585..a115fc07 100644
--- a/bot/data/text/es.json
+++ b/bot/data/text/es.json
@@ -1608,10 +1608,6 @@
         "this_server": "Las respuestas a los mensajes están **{}**.",
         "set": "Las respuestas de los mensajes fue establecida a **{}**."
       },
-      "diff": {
-        "this_server": "La dificultad del servidor actualmente está establecida en **{}**.",
-        "set": "Se ha establecido la dificultad del servidor a **{}**."
-      },
       "lang": {
         "this_server": "El lenguaje del servidor actualmente está establecido en **{}**\n\nLos idiomas disponibles son: {}",
         "set": "Se ha establecido el idioma del servidor a **{}**."
@@ -1684,7 +1680,6 @@
         "bans": "Baneos",
         "cmd_prefix": "Prefijo",
         "lang": "Idioma",
-        "diff": "Dificultad",
         "joined_at": "Unido",
         "not_found": "No se ha encontrado"
       },
diff --git a/bot/data/text/fr.json b/bot/data/text/fr.json
index 30c907fc..d5116a59 100644
--- a/bot/data/text/fr.json
+++ b/bot/data/text/fr.json
@@ -1608,10 +1608,6 @@
         "this_server": "Les réponses aux messages sont **{}**",
         "set": "Passage des réponses aux messages sur **{}**"
       },
-      "diff": {
-        "this_server": "La difficulté du serveur est actuellement réglée sur **{}**",
-        "set": "Réglage de la difficulté du serveur sur **{}**"
-      },
       "lang": {
         "this_server": "La langue du serveur est actuellement réglée sur **{}**\n\nLes langues disponibles sont : {}",
         "set": "Réglage de la langue du serveur sur **{}**"
@@ -1684,7 +1680,6 @@
         "bans": "Bans",
         "cmd_prefix": "Préfixe",
         "lang": "Langue",
-        "diff": "Difficulté",
         "joined_at": "A Rejoint",
         "not_found": "Non trouvé"
       },
diff --git a/bot/data/text/pt.json b/bot/data/text/pt.json
index e9243d34..2b430f49 100644
--- a/bot/data/text/pt.json
+++ b/bot/data/text/pt.json
@@ -1608,10 +1608,6 @@
         "this_server": "As respostas das mensagens são **{}**.",
         "set": "Respostas de mensagens definidas como **{}**."
       },
-      "diff": {
-        "this_server": "A dificuldade do servidor está atualmente definida como **{}**.",
-        "set": "Dificuldade do servidor definida para **{}**."
-      },
       "lang": {
         "this_server": "O idioma do servidor está atualmente definido como **{}**.\n\nOs idiomas disponíveis são: {}",
         "set": "Idioma do servidor definido para **{}**."
@@ -1684,7 +1680,6 @@
         "bans": "Banimentos",
         "cmd_prefix": "Prefixo",
         "lang": "Idioma",
-        "diff": "Dificuldade",
         "joined_at": "Juntou-se",
         "not_found": "Não encontrado"
       },
diff --git a/bot/models/translation.py b/bot/models/translation.py
index b74cd55f..82dbe627 100644
--- a/bot/models/translation.py
+++ b/bot/models/translation.py
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ class VbConfig(ImmutableBaseModel):
     main: VbConfig_Main
     prefix: VbConfig_Prefix
     replies: VbConfig_Replies
-    diff: VbConfig_Diff
     lang: VbConfig_Lang
     mcs: VbConfig_Mcs
     gift: VbConfig_Gift
@@ -400,7 +399,6 @@ class Useful_Ginf(ImmutableBaseModel):
     bans: str
     cmd_prefix: str
     lang: str
-    diff: str
     joined_at: str
     not_found: str
 
diff --git a/common/models/db/guild.py b/common/models/db/guild.py
index 3c475734..6517f8c9 100644
--- a/common/models/db/guild.py
+++ b/common/models/db/guild.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 class Guild(BaseModel):
     guild_id: int
     prefix: str
-    difficulty: str
     language: str
     mc_server: str | None
     do_replies: bool
diff --git a/setup.sql b/setup.sql
index 771f3b60..5849afc4 100644
--- a/setup.sql
+++ b/setup.sql
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS guilds (
   guild_id           BIGINT PRIMARY KEY, -- the discord guild id / snowflake
   prefix             VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL, -- the prefix of the guild
-  difficulty         VARCHAR NOT NULL, -- the difficulty the server is on peaceful, easy, hard
   language           VARCHAR(6) NOT NULL, -- the language the bot will speak in
   mc_server          VARCHAR(100), -- the minecraft server of the guild
   do_replies         BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT true -- whether to do funny replies to certain messages