diff --git a/code/ZAS/Connection.dm b/code/ZAS/Connection.dm
index 8a919d5043..b26217eeb6 100644
--- a/code/ZAS/Connection.dm
+++ b/code/ZAS/Connection.dm
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ Indirect connections will not merge the two zones after they reach equilibrium.
 
 	//Disconnect zones while handling unusual conditions.
 	//	e.g. loss of a zone on a turf
-	if(A && A.zone && B && B.zone)
-		DisconnectZones(A.zone, B.zone)
+	DisconnectZones(zone_A, zone_B)
 
 	//Finally, preform actual deletion.
 	. = ..()
@@ -400,4 +399,4 @@ Indirect connections will not merge the two zones after they reach equilibrium.
 
 #undef CONNECTION_DIRECT
 #undef CONNECTION_INDIRECT
-#undef CONNECTION_CLOSED
\ No newline at end of file
+#undef CONNECTION_CLOSED