diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 8496c977f0ec..cac69751597c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -930,7 +930,6 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 	var/image/pickup_animation = image(icon = src, loc = loc, layer = layer + 0.1)
 	pickup_animation.plane = GAME_PLANE
 	pickup_animation.transform.Scale(0.75)
-	pickup_animation.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI_IGNORE_ALPHA
 
 	var/turf/current_turf = get_turf(src)
 	var/direction = get_dir(current_turf, target)
@@ -1004,8 +1003,6 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 
 		// Scale the icon.
 		attack_image.transform *= 0.4
-		// The icon should not rotate.
-		attack_image.appearance_flags = APPEARANCE_UI
 
 		// Set the direction of the icon animation.
 		var/direction = get_dir(src, attacked_atom)