diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadow.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadow.dm
index e2541c7bcb0..3727bd8de0a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadow.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadow.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 	blood_color = "#CCCCCC"
 	flesh_color = "#AAAAAA"
-	butt = "plasma"
 	has_organ = list(
 		"brain" = /obj/item/organ/brain
 		)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
index dc1bae56c30..c4c2711b1c3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
 	//Used in icon caching.
 	var/race_key = 0
 	var/icon/icon_template
-	var/butt = "human"//Determines which image to use for copier
 	var/is_small
 	var/show_ssd = 1
 	var/virus_immune
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm
index 55ddc09b787..bebe8381671 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station.dm
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 	heat_level_3_breathe = 1100 //Default 1000
 
 	flesh_color = "#34AF10"
-	butt = "unathi"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
 	base_color = "#066000"
 
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@
 	clothing_flags = HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_UNDERSHIRT | HAS_SOCKS
 	bodyflags = FEET_PADDED | HAS_TAIL | HAS_SKIN_COLOR | TAIL_WAGGING
 	dietflags = DIET_OMNI
-	butt = "tajaran"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
 	flesh_color = "#AFA59E"
 	base_color = "#333333"
@@ -134,7 +132,6 @@
 	clothing_flags = HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_UNDERSHIRT | HAS_SOCKS
 	bodyflags = FEET_PADDED | HAS_TAIL | HAS_SKIN_COLOR | TAIL_WAGGING
 	dietflags = DIET_OMNI
-	butt = "vulp"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
 	flesh_color = "#966464"
 	base_color = "#BE8264"
@@ -163,7 +160,6 @@
 	clothing_flags = HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_UNDERSHIRT | HAS_SOCKS
 	bodyflags = HAS_SKIN_COLOR
 	dietflags = DIET_HERB
-	butt = "skrell"
 	flesh_color = "#8CD7A3"
 	blood_color = "#1D2CBF"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
@@ -179,7 +175,6 @@
 	language = "Vox-pidgin"
 	speech_sounds = list('sound/voice/shriek1.ogg')
 	speech_chance = 20
-	butt = "vox"
 	unarmed_type = /datum/unarmed_attack/claws	//I dont think it will hurt to give vox claws too.
 
 	blurb = "The Vox are the broken remnants of a once-proud race, now reduced to little more than \
@@ -309,7 +304,6 @@
 	clothing_flags = HAS_SOCKS
 	bodyflags = FEET_CLAWS
 	dietflags = DIET_HERB
-	butt = "kidan"
 	blood_color = "#FB9800"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
 
@@ -328,7 +322,6 @@
 	bodyflags = HAS_SKIN_COLOR
 	bloodflags = BLOOD_SLIME
 	dietflags = DIET_CARN
-	butt = "slime"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
 	//ventcrawler = 1 //ventcrawling commented out
 
@@ -355,7 +348,6 @@
 	flags = IS_WHITELISTED | HAS_LIPS | CAN_BE_FAT
 	clothing_flags = HAS_UNDERWEAR | HAS_UNDERSHIRT | HAS_SOCKS
 	dietflags = DIET_HERB
-	butt = "grey"
 	reagent_tag = PROCESS_ORG
 	blood_color = "#A200FF"
 
@@ -408,7 +400,6 @@
 	dietflags = 0		//Diona regenerate nutrition in light, no diet necessary
 
 	body_temperature = T0C + 15		//make the plant people have a bit lower body temperature, why not
-	butt = "diona"
 	blood_color = "#004400"
 	flesh_color = "#907E4A"
 
@@ -503,7 +494,6 @@
 	clothing_flags = HAS_SOCKS
 	bodyflags = HAS_SKIN_COLOR
 	dietflags = 0		//IPCs can't eat, so no diet
-	butt = "machine"
 	blood_color = "#1F181F"
 	flesh_color = "#AAAAAA"
 	virus_immune = 1
diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
index 5f4792fdbd5..39c5442c7e7 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/photocopier.dm
@@ -224,13 +224,36 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/photocopier/proc/copyass()
 	var/icon/temp_img
-	if(ishuman(ass) && (ass.get_item_by_slot(slot_w_uniform) || ass.get_item_by_slot(slot_wear_suit)))
-		usr << "<span class='notice'>You feel kind of silly copying [ass == usr ? "your" : ass][ass == usr ? "" : "\'s"] ass with [ass == usr ? "your" : "their"] clothes on.</span>"
-		return
 	if(check_ass()) //You have to be sitting on the copier and either be a xeno or a human without clothes on.
 		if(ishuman(ass)) //Suit checks are in check_ass
 			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = ass
-			temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "[H.species.butt]")
+			switch(H.get_species())
+				if("Human")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "human")
+				if("Tajaran")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "tajaran")
+				if("Unathi")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "unathi")
+				if("Skrell")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "skrell")
+				if("Vox")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "vox")
+				if("Kidan")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "kidan")
+				if("Grey")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "grey")
+				if("Diona")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "diona")
+				if("Slime People")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "slime")
+				if("Vulpkanin")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "vulp")
+				if("Machine")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "machine")
+				if("Plasmaman")
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "plasma")
+				else
+					temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "human")
 		else if(istype(ass,/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone))
 			temp_img = icon('icons/obj/butts.dmi', "drone")
 		else if(istype(ass,/mob/living/simple_animal/diona))
@@ -307,11 +330,6 @@
 		ass = null
 		updateUsrDialog()
 		return 0
-	else if(istype(ass,/mob/living/carbon/human))
-		if(!ass.get_item_by_slot(slot_w_uniform) && !ass.get_item_by_slot(slot_wear_suit))
-			return 1
-		else
-			return 0
 	else
 		return 1