diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm
index bb73af6b43f..b6baac4f213 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/overlays.dm
@@ -145,24 +145,6 @@
 		setDir(mimiced_atom.dir)
 	animate(src, alpha = 0, time = duration)
 
-/obj/effect/overlay/cult
-	mouse_opacity = 0
-	var/atom/linked
-
-/obj/effect/overlay/cult/ex_act()
-	return FALSE
-
-/obj/effect/overlay/cult/Destroy()
-	if(linked)
-		linked = null
-	..()
-	return QDEL_HINT_PUTINPOOL
-
-/obj/effect/overlay/cult/floor
-	icon = 'icons/turf/floors.dmi'
-	icon_state = "cult"
-	layer = TURF_LAYER
-
 /obj/effect/overlay/temp/cult
 	randomdir = 0
 	duration = 10
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
index a7895b526d4..85446ef351d 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
@@ -151,14 +151,17 @@
 /turf/open/floor/engine/cult
 	name = "engraved floor"
 	icon_state = "plating"
-	var/obj/effect/clockwork/overlay/floor/realappearence
+	var/obj/effect/clockwork/overlay/floor/bloodcult/realappearence
 
 /turf/open/floor/engine/cult/New()
 	..()
 	PoolOrNew(/obj/effect/overlay/temp/cult/turf/open/floor, src)
-	realappearence = PoolOrNew(/obj/effect/overlay/cult/floor, src)
+	realappearence = PoolOrNew(/obj/effect/overlay/cult/floor/bloodcult, src)
 	realappearence.linked = src
 
+/obj/effect/clockwork/overlay/floor/bloodcult
+	icon_state = "cult"
+
 /turf/open/floor/engine/cult/Destroy()
 	be_removed()
 	return ..()