diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/sharpener.dm b/code/game/objects/items/sharpener.dm
index 93056adc995..b90a5b155a6 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/sharpener.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/sharpener.dm
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[I] has already been refined before. It cannot be sharpened further!</span>")
 		return
 	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] sharpens [I] with [src]!</span>", "<span class='notice'>You sharpen [I], making it much more deadly than before.</span>")
+	playsound(src, 'sound/items/unsheath.ogg', 25, 1)
 	I.sharpness = IS_SHARP_ACCURATE
 	I.force = CLAMP(I.force + increment, 0, max)
 	I.throwforce = CLAMP(I.throwforce + increment, 0, max)
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm
index 63a3198421b..449ff8df251 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/cult/cult_items.dm
@@ -362,10 +362,7 @@
 	prefix = "darkened"
 
 /obj/item/sharpener/cult/update_icon()
-	var/old_state = icon_state
 	icon_state = "cult_sharpener[used ? "_used" : ""]"
-	if(old_state != icon_state)
-		playsound(get_turf(src), 'sound/items/unsheath.ogg', 25, 1)
 
 /obj/item/clothing/suit/hooded/cultrobes/cult_shield
 	name = "empowered cultist armor"