diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/suits/aliens/teshari.dm b/code/modules/clothing/suits/aliens/teshari.dm
index 1e052f0101..f776cee5bd 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/suits/aliens/teshari.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/suits/aliens/teshari.dm
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 // Placeholders to force Teshari cloaks to use sprite_sheets to avoid erroneous pixel shifting.
 /obj/item/clothing/suit/storage/teshari/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
-	if(. != INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL && !LAZYACCESS(sprite_sheets, SPECIES_TESHARI))
+	if(. != INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL)
 		LAZYSET(sprite_sheets, SPECIES_TESHARI, icon)
 
 /obj/item/clothing/suit/storage/hooded/teshari/Initialize()
 	. = ..()
-	if(. != INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL && !LAZYACCESS(sprite_sheets, SPECIES_TESHARI))
+	if(. != INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL)
 		LAZYSET(sprite_sheets, SPECIES_TESHARI, icon)
 // End placeholders.