diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm
index e3d1af79edef..da21f43ce7c6 100755
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/parallax.dm
@@ -152,12 +152,6 @@
 			continue
 
 		var/newstate = initial(L.icon_state)
-		if (animatedir)
-			if(animatedir == NORTH || animatedir == SOUTH)
-				newstate += "_vertical"
-			else
-				newstate += "_horizontal"
-
 		var/T = PARALLAX_LOOP_TIME / L.speed
 
 		if (newstate in icon_states(L.icon))
diff --git a/icons/effects/parallax.dmi b/icons/effects/parallax.dmi
index b7a003d1bb0f..a518b2d2fc16 100755
Binary files a/icons/effects/parallax.dmi and b/icons/effects/parallax.dmi differ