diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
index 4d02555eac5..cc31699766d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
@@ -72,6 +72,15 @@ var/global/list/globalBlankCanvases[AMT_OF_CANVASES]
 	icon_state = "23x23"
 	whichGlobalBackup = 4
 
+//HEY YOU
+//ARE YOU READING THE CODE FOR CANVASES?
+//ARE YOU AWARE THEY CRASH HALF THE SERVER WHEN SOMEONE DRAWS ON THEM...
+//...AND NOBODY CAN FIGURE OUT WHY?
+//THEN GO ON BRAVE TRAVELER
+//TRY TO FIX THEM AND REMOVE THIS CODE
+/obj/item/canvas/Initialize()
+	..()
+	return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL //Delete on creation
 
 //Find the right size blank canvas
 /obj/item/canvas/proc/getGlobalBackup()
diff --git a/code/modules/research/designs/autolathe_designs.dm b/code/modules/research/designs/autolathe_designs.dm
index cbc6ad98582..f7ab0abbcb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/designs/autolathe_designs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/designs/autolathe_designs.dm
@@ -856,6 +856,7 @@
 	build_path = /obj/item/videocam
 	category = list("initial", "Miscellaneous")
 
+/* THESE ARE BROKEN AND CRASH EVERYONE. SEE code/game/objects/structures/artstuff.dm
 /datum/design/canvas
 	name = "11px by 11px Canvas"
 	id = "canvas"
@@ -887,6 +888,7 @@
 	materials = list(MAT_METAL = 100)
 	build_path = /obj/item/canvas/twentythreeXtwentythree
 	category = list("initial", "Miscellaneous")
+*/
 
 /datum/design/logic_board
 	name = "Logic Circuit"