diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/decal.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/decal.dm
index 5916010cbb9..42d763ec204 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/decal.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/decal.dm
@@ -38,12 +38,7 @@
 
 /obj/effect/turf_decal/Initialize()
 	..()
-	//SKYRAT EDIT CHANGE - ASSAULTOPS - ORIGINAL: return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
-	var/area/loc_area = get_area(src)
-	if(!istype(loc_area, /area/shuttle))
-		return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
-	else
-		return INITIALIZE_HINT_NORMAL
+	return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
 
 /obj/effect/turf_decal/ComponentInitialize()
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/assaultops/code/assaultops_capturemachine.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/assaultops/code/assaultops_capturemachine.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index ee1aa2a5e20..00000000000
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/assaultops/code/assaultops_capturemachine.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//nothing to see here
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index ed6e7ddbc2c..4338a45738e 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -3594,7 +3594,6 @@
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\_assaultops_defines.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\areas.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\assaultops_admin.dm"
-#include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\assaultops_capturemachine.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\assaultops_datum.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\assaultops_gamemode.dm"
 #include "modular_skyrat\modules\assaultops\code\assaultops_misc.dm"