diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index b405648f4dd..0225ac4ee3b 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
 	//Perform the connection
 	connected_port = new_port
 	connected_port.connected_device = src
-	var/datum/pipeline/connected_port_parent = connected_port.parents["p1"]
+	var/datum/pipeline/connected_port_parent = connected_port.PARENT1
 	connected_port_parent.reconcile_air()
 
 	log_message("Connected to gas port.")
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
index 2cabf80db63..77cd895fc0d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
 	else if(entry_vent)
 		if(get_dist(src, entry_vent) <= 1)
 			var/list/vents = list()
-			var/datum/pipeline/entry_vent_parent = entry_vent.parents["p1"]
+			var/datum/pipeline/entry_vent_parent = entry_vent.PARENT1
 			for(var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/unary/vent_pump/temp_vent in entry_vent_parent.other_atmosmch)
 				vents.Add(temp_vent)
 			if(!vents.len)
diff --git a/code/modules/events/alien_infestation.dm b/code/modules/events/alien_infestation.dm
index 4ed1f4c0e8a..35dee19e978 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/alien_infestation.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/alien_infestation.dm
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 	var/list/vents = list()
 	for(var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/unary/vent_pump/temp_vent in world)
 		if(temp_vent.loc.z == ZLEVEL_STATION && !temp_vent.welded)
-			var/datum/pipeline/temp_vent_parent = temp_vent.parents["p1"]
+			var/datum/pipeline/temp_vent_parent = temp_vent.PARENT1
 			if(temp_vent_parent.other_atmosmch.len > 20)	//Stops Aliens getting stuck in small networks. See: Security, Virology
 				vents += temp_vent
 
diff --git a/code/modules/events/spider_infestation.dm b/code/modules/events/spider_infestation.dm
index 771ade0995a..32641e5125d 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/spider_infestation.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/spider_infestation.dm
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	var/list/vents = list()
 	for(var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/unary/vent_pump/temp_vent in world)
 		if(temp_vent.loc.z == ZLEVEL_STATION && !temp_vent.welded)
-			var/datum/pipeline/temp_vent_parent = temp_vent.parents["p1"]
+			var/datum/pipeline/temp_vent_parent = temp_vent.PARENT1
 			if(temp_vent_parent.other_atmosmch.len > 20)
 				vents += temp_vent