diff --git a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/gas_recipe_machines/crystallizer.dm b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/gas_recipe_machines/crystallizer.dm
index b5cc7c628df..e06b3b52458 100644
--- a/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/gas_recipe_machines/crystallizer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/atmospherics/machinery/components/gas_recipe_machines/crystallizer.dm
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/atmospherics/components/binary/crystallizer/update_overlays()
 	. = ..()
-	cut_overlays()
 	var/mutable_appearance/pipe_appearance1 = mutable_appearance('icons/obj/pipes_n_cables/pipe_underlays.dmi', "intact_[dir]_[piping_layer]", layer = GAS_SCRUBBER_LAYER)
 	pipe_appearance1.color = COLOR_LIME
 	var/mutable_appearance/pipe_appearance2 = mutable_appearance('icons/obj/pipes_n_cables/pipe_underlays.dmi', "intact_[REVERSE_DIR(dir)]_[piping_layer]", layer = GAS_SCRUBBER_LAYER)