diff --git a/code/datums/components/material/remote_materials.dm b/code/datums/components/material/remote_materials.dm
index 9f23de90d34..b74347cf6a0 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/material/remote_materials.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/material/remote_materials.dm
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ handles linking back and forth.
 /datum/component/remote_materials/Destroy()
 	if(silo)
 		allow_standalone = FALSE
-		disconnect_from(silo)
+		disconnect()
 	mat_container = null
 
 	return ..()
@@ -115,14 +115,9 @@ handles linking back and forth.
 	if (!silo && mat_container)
 		mat_container.max_amount = size
 
-/**
- * Disconnect this component from the remote silo
- *
- * Arguments
- * old_silo- The silo we are trying to disconnect from
- */
-/datum/component/remote_materials/proc/disconnect_from(obj/machinery/ore_silo/old_silo)
-	if (QDELETED(old_silo) || silo != old_silo)
+///Disconnects this component from the silo
+/datum/component/remote_materials/proc/disconnect()
+	if(isnull(silo))
 		return
 
 	UnregisterSignal(parent, list(COMSIG_ATOM_ITEM_INTERACTION, COMSIG_ATOM_ITEM_INTERACTION_SECONDARY))
diff --git a/code/modules/mining/machine_silo.dm b/code/modules/mining/machine_silo.dm
index 9756935b96c..1c376172e65 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/machine_silo.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/machine_silo.dm
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 		GLOB.ore_silo_default = null
 
 	for(var/datum/component/remote_materials/mats as anything in ore_connected_machines)
-		mats.disconnect_from(src)
+		mats.disconnect()
 
 	ore_connected_machines = null
 	materials = null
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 			if(isnull(remote))
 				return
 
-			remote.disconnect_from(src)
+			remote.disconnect()
 			return TRUE
 
 		if("hold")