diff --git a/QSB/AuthoritySync/IAuthWorldObject.cs b/QSB/AuthoritySync/IAuthWorldObject.cs
index 323f4849..7d706feb 100644
--- a/QSB/AuthoritySync/IAuthWorldObject.cs
+++ b/QSB/AuthoritySync/IAuthWorldObject.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ namespace QSB.AuthoritySync;
 /// </summary>
 public interface IAuthWorldObject : IWorldObject
 {
+	/// <summary>
+	/// 0 = owned by no one
+	/// </summary>
 	public uint Owner { get; set; }
 	/// <summary>
 	/// can the world object have authority
diff --git a/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/Messages/IlluminatedByMessage.cs b/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/Messages/IlluminatedByMessage.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index f8e63cc7..00000000
--- a/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/Messages/IlluminatedByMessage.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-using QSB.EchoesOfTheEye.LightSensorSync.WorldObjects;
-using QSB.Messaging;
-using System.Linq;
-
-namespace QSB.EchoesOfTheEye.LightSensorSync.Messages;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// always sent by host
-/// </summary>
-internal class IlluminatedByMessage : QSBWorldObjectMessage<QSBLightSensor, uint[]>
-{
-	public IlluminatedByMessage(uint[] illuminatedBy) : base(illuminatedBy) { }
-
-	public override void OnReceiveRemote()
-	{
-		foreach (var added in Data.Except(WorldObject._illuminatedBy).ToList())
-		{
-			WorldObject.SetIlluminated(added, true);
-		}
-
-		foreach (var removed in WorldObject._illuminatedBy.Except(Data).ToList())
-		{
-			WorldObject.SetIlluminated(removed, false);
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs b/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs
index e5558338..0c11cc45 100644
--- a/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs
+++ b/QSB/EchoesOfTheEye/LightSensorSync/WorldObjects/QSBLightSensor.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using Cysharp.Threading.Tasks;
+using QSB.AuthoritySync;
 using QSB.EchoesOfTheEye.LightSensorSync.Messages;
 using QSB.Messaging;
 using QSB.Player;
@@ -24,21 +25,20 @@ namespace QSB.EchoesOfTheEye.LightSensorSync.WorldObjects;
 /// the sector it's enabled in is bigger than the sector the zone2 walls are enabled in :(
 /// maybe this can be fixed by making the collision group use the same sector.
 /// </summary>
-internal class QSBLightSensor : WorldObject<SingleLightSensor>
+internal class QSBLightSensor : WorldObject<SingleLightSensor>, IAuthWorldObject
 {
 	internal bool _locallyIlluminated;
 	public Action OnDetectLocalLight;
 	public Action OnDetectLocalDarkness;
 
-	internal readonly List<uint> _illuminatedBy = new();
+
+	public uint Owner { get; set; }
+	public bool CanOwn => AttachedObject.enabled;
+
 
 	public override void SendInitialState(uint to)
 	{
-		this.SendMessage(new IlluminatedByMessage(_illuminatedBy.ToArray()) { To = to });
-		if (AttachedObject._illuminatingDreamLanternList != null)
-		{
-			this.SendMessage(new IlluminatingLanternsMessage(AttachedObject._illuminatingDreamLanternList) { To = to });
-		}
+		// todo initial state
 	}
 
 	public override async UniTask Init(CancellationToken ct)
@@ -64,25 +64,6 @@ internal class QSBLightSensor : WorldObject<SingleLightSensor>
 
 	public void SetIlluminated(uint playerId, bool locallyIlluminated)
 	{
-		var illuminated = _illuminatedBy.Count > 0;
-		if (locallyIlluminated)
-		{
-			_illuminatedBy.SafeAdd(playerId);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			_illuminatedBy.QuickRemove(playerId);
-		}
-
-		if (!illuminated && _illuminatedBy.Count > 0)
-		{
-			AttachedObject._illuminated = true;
-			AttachedObject.OnDetectLight.Invoke();
-		}
-		else if (illuminated && _illuminatedBy.Count == 0)
-		{
-			AttachedObject._illuminated = false;
-			AttachedObject.OnDetectDarkness.Invoke();
-		}
+		// todo remove
 	}
 }