diff --git a/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/ClientDreamParticlesSystem.cs b/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/ClientDreamParticlesSystem.cs
index 929af157c0..1484e026a0 100644
--- a/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/ClientDreamParticlesSystem.cs
+++ b/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/ClientDreamParticlesSystem.cs
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ private void OnDreamParticlesComponentChange(EntityUid uid, DreamParticlesCompon
 
     private void HandleComponentAdd(EntityUid uid, DreamParticlesComponent component, ref ComponentAdd args)
     {
-        component.particlesSystem = _particlesManager.CreateParticleSystem(uid, GetParticleSystemArgs(component));
+        _particlesManager.CreateParticleSystem(uid, GetParticleSystemArgs(component));
     }
 
     private void HandleComponentRemove(EntityUid uid, DreamParticlesComponent component, ref ComponentRemove args)
     {
-        component.particlesSystem = null;
         _particlesManager.DestroyParticleSystem(uid);
     }
 
diff --git a/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs b/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d5ac27bd8..0000000000
--- a/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-
-using OpenDreamShared.Rendering;
-using Robust.Client.Graphics;
-using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
-
-namespace OpenDreamClient.Rendering;
-
-[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent, AutoGenerateComponentState(true)]
-public sealed partial class DreamParticlesComponent : SharedDreamParticlesComponent {
-    public ParticleSystem? particlesSystem;
-}
diff --git a/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamViewOverlay.cs b/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamViewOverlay.cs
index e3b3ea3726..d5e7e0172a 100644
--- a/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamViewOverlay.cs
+++ b/OpenDreamClient/Rendering/DreamViewOverlay.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ internal sealed partial class DreamViewOverlay : Overlay {
     private readonly ClientImagesSystem _clientImagesSystem;
 
     private readonly EntityQuery<DMISpriteComponent> _spriteQuery;
-    private readonly EntityQuery<DynamicParticlesComponent> _particlesQuery;
     private readonly EntityQuery<TransformComponent> _xformQuery;
     private readonly EntityQuery<DreamMobSightComponent> _mobSightQuery;
 
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ public DreamViewOverlay(RenderTargetPool renderTargetPool, TransformSystem trans
         _clientImagesSystem = clientImagesSystem;
 
         _spriteQuery = _entityManager.GetEntityQuery<DMISpriteComponent>();
-        _particlesQuery = _entityManager.GetEntityQuery<DynamicParticlesComponent>();
         _xformQuery = _entityManager.GetEntityQuery<TransformComponent>();
         _mobSightQuery = _entityManager.GetEntityQuery<DreamMobSightComponent>();
 
diff --git a/OpenDreamRuntime/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs b/OpenDreamRuntime/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index f5a213f0bc..0000000000
--- a/OpenDreamRuntime/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-using OpenDreamShared.Rendering;
-using Robust.Shared.GameObjects;
-using Robust.Shared.GameStates;
-
-namespace OpenDreamShared.Rendering;
-
-[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent, AutoGenerateComponentState(true)]
-public sealed partial class DreamParticlesComponent : SharedDreamParticlesComponent {}
diff --git a/OpenDreamShared/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs b/OpenDreamShared/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
index b8c02e8f8b..7dce99ea3c 100644
--- a/OpenDreamShared/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
+++ b/OpenDreamShared/Rendering/DreamParticlesComponent.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace OpenDreamShared.Rendering;
 
-[NetworkedComponent, AutoGenerateComponentState(true)]
-public abstract partial class SharedDreamParticlesComponent : Component {
+[RegisterComponent, NetworkedComponent, AutoGenerateComponentState(true)]
+public sealed partial class DreamParticlesComponent : Component {
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite), AutoNetworkedField] public int Width;
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite), AutoNetworkedField] public int Height;
     [ViewVariables(VVAccess.ReadWrite), AutoNetworkedField] public int Count;