diff --git a/Fill.py b/Fill.py
index fe39b74f..cce7aec2 100644
--- a/Fill.py
+++ b/Fill.py
@@ -75,9 +75,11 @@ def fill_restrictive(multiworld: MultiWorld, base_state: CollectionState, locati
                 items_to_place.append(reachable_items[next_player].pop())
 
         for item in items_to_place:
-            for p, pool_item in enumerate(item_pool):
+            # The items added into `reachable_items` are placed starting from the end of each deque in
+            # `reachable_items`, so the items being placed are more likely to be found towards the end of `item_pool`.
+            for p, pool_item in enumerate(reversed(item_pool), start=1):
                 if pool_item is item:
-                    item_pool.pop(p)
+                    del item_pool[-p]
                     break
 
         maximum_exploration_state = sweep_from_pool(