diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystems/persistence.dm b/code/controllers/subsystems/persistence.dm
index f238621b3e1..e20c83e5a59 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystems/persistence.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystems/persistence.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(persistence)
 	flags = SS_NO_FIRE
 	var/list/tracking_values = list()
 	var/list/persistence_datums = list()
-	
+
 	/// Places our subsystem can spawn paintings (helps with art spawning differently across maps)
 	var/list/obj/structure/sign/painting/painting_frames = list()
 	var/list/all_paintings = list()
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(persistence)
 	if(!A || (A.flags & AREA_FLAG_IS_NOT_PERSISTENT))
 		return
 
-//	if((!T.z in GLOB.using_map.station_levels) || !initialized)
-	if(!(T.z in using_map.station_levels))
-		return
-
 	if(!(T.z in using_map.persist_levels))
 		return
 
diff --git a/code/modules/persistence/datum/persistence_datum.dm b/code/modules/persistence/datum/persistence_datum.dm
index 325ff15ceda..14d813406d9 100644
--- a/code/modules/persistence/datum/persistence_datum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/persistence/datum/persistence_datum.dm
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
 				return
 
 		var/_z = token["z"]
-		if(_z in using_map.station_levels)
+		if(_z in using_map.persist_levels)
 			. = GetValidTurf(locate(token["x"], token["y"], _z), token)
 			if(.)
 				CreateEntryInstance(., token)
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 	if(GetEntryAge(entry) >= entries_expire_at)
 		return FALSE
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(entry)
-	if(!T || !(T.z in using_map.station_levels) )
+	if(!T || !(T.z in using_map.persist_levels) )
 		return FALSE
 	var/area/A = get_area(T)
 	if(!A || (A.flags & AREA_FLAG_IS_NOT_PERSISTENT))
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 /datum/persistent/proc/Shutdown()
 	if(fexists(filename))
 		fdel(filename)
-	
+
 	var/list/to_store = list()
 	for(var/thing in SSpersistence.tracking_values[type])
 		if(!IsValidEntry(thing))
@@ -121,10 +121,10 @@
 	var/list/my_tracks = SSpersistence.tracking_values[type]
 	if(!my_tracks?.len)
 		return
-	
+
 	. = list("<tr><td colspan = 4><b>[capitalize(name)]</b></td></tr>")
 	. += "<tr><td colspan = 4><hr></td></tr>"
-	
+
 	for(var/thing in my_tracks)
 		. += "<tr>[GetAdminDataStringFor(thing, can_modify, user)]</tr>"
 	. += "<tr><td colspan = 4><hr></td></tr>"