diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack_recipe.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack_recipe.dm
index b704ca35e27..4fe283c6db6 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack_recipe.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack_recipe.dm
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@
 		R.update_icon()
 	..()
 
-/datum/stack_recipe/bluespacecrystals
-/datum/stack_recipe/bluespacecrystals/post_build(var/obj/item/stack/S, var/obj/result)
-	if(istype(result, obj/item/weapon/ore/bluespacecrystal/B))
-		var/obj/item/weapon/ore/bluespacecrystal/B = result
-		B.refined_type = null
-	..()
-
 /*
  * Recipe list datum
  */
diff --git a/code/modules/telesci/bscrystal.dm b/code/modules/telesci/bscrystal.dm
index 34d4fb37396..8b44aaac7de 100644
--- a/code/modules/telesci/bscrystal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/telesci/bscrystal.dm
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@
 		blink_mob(hit_atom)
 	qdel(src)
 
+// Bluespace crystal fragments
+/obj/item/weapon/ore/bluespace_crystal/fragment
+    points = 0
+    refined_type = null
+
 // Artifical bluespace crystal, doesn't give you much research.
 /obj/item/weapon/ore/bluespace_crystal/artificial
 	name = "artificial bluespace crystal"
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@
 
 // Polycrystals, aka stacks
 
-var/global/list/datum/stack_recipe/bluespace_crystal_recipes = list(/datum/stack_recipe/bluespacecrystals("Breakdown into bluespace crystal", /obj/item/weapon/ore/bluespace_crystal, 1, one_per_turf = 0, on_floor = 1))
+var/global/list/datum/stack_recipe/bluespace_crystal_recipes = list(new/datum/stack_recipe("Breakdown into bluespace crystal", /obj/item/weapon/ore/bluespace_crystal/fragment, 1, one_per_turf = 0, on_floor = 1))
 
 /obj/item/stack/sheet/bluespace_crystal
 	name = "bluespace polycrystal"