diff --git a/code/modules/mining/equipment/survival_pod.dm b/code/modules/mining/equipment/survival_pod.dm
index 500864b2db9..f3aa12766a8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/equipment/survival_pod.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/equipment/survival_pod.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	static_lighting = TRUE
 	requires_power = FALSE
 	has_gravity = STANDARD_GRAVITY
-	area_flags = BLOBS_ALLOWED | UNIQUE_AREA | CULT_PERMITTED
+	area_flags = BLOBS_ALLOWED | UNIQUE_AREA
 	flags_1 = CAN_BE_DIRTY_1
 
 //Survival Capsule