diff --git a/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/items/AgedBrieItem.java b/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/items/AgedBrieItem.java
index e79c4348..486dd5f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/items/AgedBrieItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/gildedrose/items/AgedBrieItem.java
@@ -1,29 +1,47 @@
 package com.gildedrose.items;
 
-import com.gildedrose.item_helpers.ItemHandler;
 import com.gildedrose.item_helpers.ItemType;
 import com.gildedrose.main.Item;
 
+import static java.lang.Math.min;
+
 public class AgedBrieItem implements ItemType {
 
   public static final String AGED_BRIE = "Aged Brie";
 
-  private final ItemHandler item;
+  private final Item item;
 
   public AgedBrieItem(Item item) {
-    this.item = new ItemHandler(item);
+    this.item = item;
   }
 
   @Override
   public void updateQuality() {
-    item.decrementSellInDate();
-    if (item.beforeSellInDate()) {
-      item.incrementQuality();
+    decrementSellInDate();
+    if (beforeSellInDate()) {
+      incrementQuality();
     } else {
-      item.incrementQualityBy2();
+      incrementQualityBy2();
     }
   }
 
+  public void incrementQuality() {
+    item.quality = min(item.quality + 1, 50);
+  }
+
+
+  public void incrementQualityBy2() {
+    item.quality = min(item.quality + 2, 50);
+  }
+
+  public void decrementSellInDate() {
+    item.sellIn--;
+  }
+
+  public boolean beforeSellInDate() {
+    return item.sellIn >= 0;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String getName() {
     return AGED_BRIE;