diff --git a/code/modules/ventcrawl/ventcrawl.dm b/code/modules/ventcrawl/ventcrawl.dm
index 1a4271050d..d54a15517b 100644
--- a/code/modules/ventcrawl/ventcrawl.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ventcrawl/ventcrawl.dm
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ var/list/ventcrawl_machinery = list(
 					if(HAZARD_HIGH_PRESSURE to INFINITY)
 						to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>You feel a roaring wind pushing you away from the vent!</span>")
 
-			fade_towards(vent_found,45)
+			//fade_towards(vent_found,45) //CHOMPEDIT removing fade animation
 			if(!do_after(src, 45, vent_found, 1, 1))
 				return
 			if(!can_ventcrawl())
@@ -198,4 +198,4 @@ var/list/ventcrawl_machinery = list(
 		client.screen -= global_hud.centermarker
 		client.eye = src
 
-	pipes_shown.len = 0
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+	pipes_shown.len = 0