diff --git a/src/kernel/equipment.test.c b/src/kernel/equipment.test.c
index 1e6bf1819..4ed077fb0 100644
--- a/src/kernel/equipment.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/equipment.test.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <CuTest.h>
 #include <tests.h>
 
-void test_equipment(CuTest * tc)
+static void test_equipment(CuTest * tc)
 {
     equipment * eq;
     unit * u;
@@ -46,9 +46,33 @@ void test_equipment(CuTest * tc)
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void test_get_equipment(CuTest * tc)
+{
+    equipment * eq;
+
+    test_setup();
+    eq = create_equipment("catapultammo");
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, eq);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "catapultammo", eq->name);
+    eq = get_equipment("catapultammo");
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, eq);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "catapultammo", eq->name);
+    eq = get_equipment("catapult");
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, NULL, eq);
+    eq = create_equipment("catapult");
+    eq = get_equipment("catapult");
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, eq);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "catapult", eq->name);
+    eq = get_equipment("catapultammo");
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, eq);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "catapultammo", eq->name);
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_equipment_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_equipment);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_equipment);
     return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/item.c b/src/kernel/item.c
index 7f77fc3bb..2c38db008 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.c
+++ b/src/kernel/item.c
@@ -203,16 +203,6 @@ resource_type *rt_get_or_create(const char *name) {
     return rtype;
 }
 
-static void it_register(item_type * itype)
-{
-    char buffer[64];
-    const char * name = itype->rtype->_name;
-    size_t len = strlen(name);
-
-    assert(len < sizeof(buffer) - sizeof(itype));
-    len = cb_new_kv(name, len, &itype, sizeof(itype), buffer);
-}
-
 static const char *it_aliases[][2] = {
     { "Runenschwert", "runesword" },
     { "p12", "truthpotion" },
@@ -255,7 +245,6 @@ item_type *it_get_or_create(resource_type *rtype) {
     rtype->uchange = res_changeitem;
     rtype->itype = itype;
     rtype->flags |= RTF_ITEM;
-    it_register(itype);
     return itype;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/item.test.c b/src/kernel/item.test.c
index c1c64bf62..c6113ec5d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/item.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/item.test.c
@@ -173,12 +173,31 @@ static void test_core_resources(CuTest *tc) {
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void test_get_resource(CuTest *tc) {
+    resource_type *rtype;
+
+    test_setup();
+
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, NULL, rt_find("catapultammo"));
+    rtype = rt_get_or_create("catapultammo");
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, rtype);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, rtype, rt_find("catapultammo"));
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "catapultammo", rtype->_name);
+
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, NULL, rt_find("catapult"));
+    rtype = rt_get_or_create("catapult");
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, rtype, rt_find("catapult"));
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "catapult", rtype->_name);
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_item_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_resourcename_no_appearance);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_resourcename_with_appearance);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_change_item);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_resource);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_resource_type);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_finditemtype);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_findresourcetype);