diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index dd73e4aec4..dfd3a7900b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Since last release
 * Removed the ResourceBuff class and replaced its instances with ResBuf (#1755)
 
 **Fixed:**
-
+* Removed unnecessary records being added to the Resource database by packaging process (#1761)
 
 v1.6.0
 ====================
diff --git a/src/res_tracker.cc b/src/res_tracker.cc
index c673420e83..d9c877bab0 100644
--- a/src/res_tracker.cc
+++ b/src/res_tracker.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "res_tracker.h"
 
 #include "recorder.h"
+#include "cyc_limits.h"
 
 namespace cyclus {
 
@@ -44,13 +45,17 @@ void ResTracker::Extract(ResTracker* removed) {
     return;
   }
 
-  parent1_ = res_->state_id();
-  parent2_ = 0;
+  if (res_->quantity() > eps_rsrc()) {
+    parent1_ = res_->state_id();
+    parent2_ = 0;
+    
+    Record();
+  }
+  
   removed->parent1_ = res_->state_id();
   removed->parent2_ = 0;
   removed->tracked_ = tracked_;
 
-  Record();
   removed->Record();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/toolkit/matl_sell_policy.cc b/src/toolkit/matl_sell_policy.cc
index 115d76f803..065a991fc6 100644
--- a/src/toolkit/matl_sell_policy.cc
+++ b/src/toolkit/matl_sell_policy.cc
@@ -212,15 +212,26 @@ void MatlSellPolicy::GetMatlTrades(
     double qty = it->amt;
     LGH(INFO3) << " sending " << qty << " kg of " << it->request->commodity();
     Material::Ptr mat = buf_->Pop(qty, cyclus::eps_rsrc());
-    std::vector<Material::Ptr> mat_pkgd = mat->Package<Material>(package_);
-    // push any extra material that couldn't be packaged back onto buffer
-    buf_->Push(mat);
-    if (mat_pkgd.size() > 0) {
-      if (ignore_comp_) {
-        mat_pkgd[0]->Transmute(it->request->target()->comp());
-        }
-      responses.push_back(std::make_pair(*it, mat_pkgd[0]));
+    Material::Ptr trade_mat;
+
+    // don't go through packaging if you don't need to. packaging always bumps
+    // resource ids and records on resources table, which is not necessary
+    // when nothing is happening
+    if (package_->name() != mat->package_name()) { // packaging needed
+      std::vector<Material::Ptr> mat_pkgd = mat->Package<Material>(package_);
+      // push any extra material that couldn't be packaged back onto buffer
+      buf_->Push(mat);
+      if (mat_pkgd.size() > 0) {
+        trade_mat = mat_pkgd[0];
+      }
+    } else { // no packaging needed
+      trade_mat = mat;
+    }
+
+    if (ignore_comp_) {
+      trade_mat->Transmute(it->request->target()->comp());
     }
+    responses.push_back(std::make_pair(*it, trade_mat));
   }
 }