diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
index 1572d45d2f..4acf911e7b 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences.dm
@@ -2430,7 +2430,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(preferences_datums)
 					var/index = text2num(href_list["marking_index"])
 					var/marking_type = href_list["marking_type"]
 					if(index && marking_type && features[marking_type])
-						features[marking_type].Cut(index, index + 1)
+						// because linters are just absolutely awful:
+						var/list/L = features[marking_type]
+						L.Cut(index, index + 1)
 
 				if("marking_add")
 					// add a marking
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
index bd5095059b..50d8cdaed5 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
@@ -833,7 +833,8 @@
 						markings_list.Add(image(marking_list[1], "[marking_list[2]]_[digitigrade_type]_[use_digitigrade]_[body_zone]", -MARKING_LAYER, image_dir))
 
 					if(color_src && length(marking_list) == 3)
-						markings_list[length(markings_list)].color = marking_list[3]
+						var/image/I = markings_list[length(markings_list)]
+						I.color = marking_list[3]
 		. += markings_list
 
 		// Citadel End