diff --git a/code/game/turfs/open/openspace.dm b/code/game/turfs/open/openspace.dm
index f3b4a1ddc99..9c4ed110e4c 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/open/openspace.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/open/openspace.dm
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(openspace_backdrop_one_for_all, /atom/movable/openspace_backdr
 			return
 		if(L)
 			if(R.use(1))
+				qdel(L)
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You construct a catwalk.</span>")
 				playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/genhit.ogg', 50, TRUE)
 				new/obj/structure/lattice/catwalk(src)
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/open/space/space.dm b/code/game/turfs/open/space/space.dm
index acdd4c364ce..65e369d9181 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/open/space/space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/open/space/space.dm
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 			return
 		if(L)
 			if(R.use(1))
+				qdel(L)
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You construct a catwalk.</span>")
 				playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/genhit.ogg', 50, TRUE)
 				new/obj/structure/lattice/catwalk(src)