diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
index cdddbeb62b5..cd25b28b774 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
@@ -76,11 +76,14 @@
 /turf/open/space/attack_paw(mob/user)
 	return src.attack_hand(user)
 
-/turf/open/space/attackby(obj/item/C, mob/user, params, area/area_restriction)
+/turf/open/space/proc/CanBuildHere()
+	return TRUE
+
+/turf/open/space/attackby(obj/item/C, mob/user, params)
 	..()
+	if(!CanBuildHere())
+		return
 	if(istype(C, /obj/item/stack/rods))
-		if(istype(area_restriction) && !istype(get_area(src), area_restriction))
-			return
 		var/obj/item/stack/rods/R = C
 		var/obj/structure/lattice/L = locate(/obj/structure/lattice, src)
 		var/obj/structure/lattice/catwalk/W = locate(/obj/structure/lattice/catwalk, src)
@@ -194,6 +197,8 @@
 
 
 /turf/open/space/rcd_vals(mob/user, obj/item/weapon/rcd/the_rcd)
+	if(!CanBuildHere())
+		return FALSE
 	switch(the_rcd.mode)
 		if(RCD_FLOORWALL)
 			return list("mode" = RCD_FLOORWALL, "delay" = 0, "cost" = 2)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm
index 5cea451da26..b3a322d4073 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/transit.dm
@@ -58,9 +58,8 @@
 	AM.loc = T
 	AM.newtonian_move(dir)
 
-//Overwrite because we dont want people building rods
-/turf/open/space/transit/attackby(obj/item/C, mob/user, params)
-	..(C, user, params, /area/shuttle)
+/turf/open/space/transit/CanBuildHere()
+	return istype(get_area(src), /area/shuttle)
 
 /turf/open/space/transit/Initialize()
 	..()
@@ -90,4 +89,4 @@
 			state =	((p*x+y) % 15) + 1
 
 	icon_state = "speedspace_ns_[state]"
-	transform = turn(matrix(), angle)
+	transform = turn(matrix(), angle)
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