diff --git a/nodes.py b/nodes.py
index bc69772..dc2dfe0 100644
--- a/nodes.py
+++ b/nodes.py
@@ -7,13 +7,9 @@ import numpy as np
 import torch.nn.functional as F
 from comfy.utils import load_torch_file
 from .utils.convert_unet import convert_iclight_unet
-from .utils.patches import calculate_weight_adjust_channel
 from .utils.image import generate_gradient_image, LightPosition
 from nodes import MAX_RESOLUTION
-from comfy.model_patcher import ModelPatcher
-from comfy import lora
 import model_management
-import logging
 
 class LoadAndApplyICLightUnet:
     @classmethod
@@ -38,6 +34,8 @@ Used with ICLightConditioning -node
 
     def load(self, model, model_path):
         type_str = str(type(model.model.model_config).__name__)
+        device = model_management.get_torch_device()
+        dtype = model_management.unet_dtype()
         if "SD15" not in type_str:
             raise Exception(f"Attempted to load {type_str} model, IC-Light is only compatible with SD 1.5 models.")
 
@@ -50,33 +48,30 @@ Used with ICLightConditioning -node
             model_clone = model.clone()
 
             iclight_state_dict = load_torch_file(model_full_path)
-            
+
             print("LoadAndApplyICLightUnet: Attempting to add patches with IC-Light Unet weights")
             try:          
                 if 'conv_in.weight' in iclight_state_dict:
                     iclight_state_dict = convert_iclight_unet(iclight_state_dict)
-                    in_channels = iclight_state_dict["diffusion_model.input_blocks.0.0.weight"].shape[1]
-                    for key in iclight_state_dict:
-                        model_clone.add_patches({key: (iclight_state_dict[key],)}, 1.0, 1.0)
+                    prefix = ""
                 else:
-                    for key in iclight_state_dict:
-                        model_clone.add_patches({"diffusion_model." + key: (iclight_state_dict[key],)}, 1.0, 1.0)
+                    prefix = "diffusion_model."
 
-                    in_channels = iclight_state_dict["input_blocks.0.0.weight"].shape[1]
+                patches={
+                    (prefix + key): (
+                        "diff",
+                        [value.to(dtype=dtype, device=device), 
+                        {"pad_weight": key == "diffusion_model.input_blocks.0.0.weight" or key == "input_blocks.0.0.weight"},],
+                    )
+                    for key, value in iclight_state_dict.items()
+                    }
 
+                model_clone.add_patches(patches)
+                    
             except:
                 raise Exception("Could not patch model")
             print("LoadAndApplyICLightUnet: Added LoadICLightUnet patches")
 
-            #Patch ComfyUI's LoRA weight application to accept multi-channel inputs. Thanks @huchenlei
-            try:
-                if hasattr(lora, 'calculate_weight'):
-                    lora.calculate_weight = calculate_weight_adjust_channel(lora.calculate_weight)
-                else:
-                    raise Exception("IC-Light: The 'calculate_weight' function does not exist in 'lora'")
-            except Exception as e:
-                raise Exception(f"IC-Light: Could not patch calculate_weight - {str(e)}")
-            
             # Mimic the existing IP2P class to enable extra_conds
             def bound_extra_conds(self, **kwargs):
                  return ICLight.extra_conds(self, **kwargs)
@@ -84,7 +79,7 @@ Used with ICLightConditioning -node
             model_clone.add_object_patch("extra_conds", new_extra_conds)
             
 
-            model_clone.model.model_config.unet_config["in_channels"] = in_channels        
+            #model_clone.model.model_config.unet_config["in_channels"] = in_channels        
 
             return (model_clone, )
 
diff --git a/utils/patches.py b/utils/patches.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 439d191..0000000
--- a/utils/patches.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-
-#credit to huchenlei for this
-#from https://github.com/huchenlei/ComfyUI-layerdiffuse/blob/151f7460bbc9d7437d4f0010f21f80178f7a84a6/layered_diffusion.py#L34-L96
-
-import torch
-import functools
-from comfy.model_patcher import ModelPatcher
-import comfy.model_management
-
-def calculate_weight_adjust_channel(func):
-    """Patches ComfyUI's LoRA weight application to accept multi-channel inputs."""
-
-    @functools.wraps(func)
-    def calculate_weight(patches, weight: torch.Tensor, key: str, intermediate_dtype=torch.float32) -> torch.Tensor:
-        weight = func(patches, weight, key, intermediate_dtype)
-
-        for p in patches:
-            alpha = p[0]
-            v = p[1]
-
-            # The recursion call should be handled in the main func call.
-            if isinstance(v, list):
-                continue
-
-            if len(v) == 1:
-                patch_type = "diff"
-            elif len(v) == 2:
-                patch_type = v[0]
-                v = v[1]
-
-            if patch_type == "diff":
-                w1 = v[0]
-                if all(
-                    (
-                        alpha != 0.0,
-                        w1.shape != weight.shape,
-                        w1.ndim == weight.ndim == 4,
-                    )
-                ):
-                    new_shape = [max(n, m) for n, m in zip(weight.shape, w1.shape)]
-                    print(
-                        f"IC-Light: Merged with {key} channel changed from {weight.shape} to {new_shape}"
-                    )
-                    new_diff = alpha * comfy.model_management.cast_to_device(
-                        w1, weight.device, weight.dtype
-                    )
-                    new_weight = torch.zeros(size=new_shape).to(weight)
-                    new_weight[
-                        : weight.shape[0],
-                        : weight.shape[1],
-                        : weight.shape[2],
-                        : weight.shape[3],
-                    ] = weight
-                    new_weight[
-                        : new_diff.shape[0],
-                        : new_diff.shape[1],
-                        : new_diff.shape[2],
-                        : new_diff.shape[3],
-                    ] += new_diff
-                    new_weight = new_weight.contiguous().clone()
-                    weight = new_weight
-        return weight
-
-    return calculate_weight