diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java
index 55765d666..bee9edef4 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/BlockEntityMachine.java
@@ -516,7 +516,6 @@ public void setMachineState(MachineState newState) {
             MachineState old = this.machineState;
             this.machineState = newState;
             if (level != null) {
-                setMachineStateBlockState(machineState);
                 sidedSync(true);
                 if (!level.isClientSide) {
                     if (old == MachineState.ACTIVE) {
@@ -542,14 +541,6 @@ public void setMachineState(MachineState newState) {
         }
     }
 
-    protected void setMachineStateBlockState(MachineState newState){
-        BlockState state = getBlockState();
-        if (newState == MachineState.ACTIVE || newState == MachineState.IDLE){
-            state = state.setValue(BlockMachine.MACHINE_STATE, newState);
-            getLevel().setBlockAndUpdate(getBlockPos(), state);
-        }
-    }
-
     public CoverFactory[] getValidCovers() { 
         return AntimatterAPI.all(CoverFactory.class).toArray(new CoverFactory[0]);
     }
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/multi/BlockEntityBasicMultiMachine.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/multi/BlockEntityBasicMultiMachine.java
index 602e13062..c889b3d4e 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/multi/BlockEntityBasicMultiMachine.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/blockentity/multi/BlockEntityBasicMultiMachine.java
@@ -278,15 +278,6 @@ public void setMachineState(MachineState newState) {
         //result.updateState(this, result); //TODO changing state element
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void setMachineStateBlockState(MachineState newState){
-        BlockState state = getBlockState();
-        if (newState == MachineState.ACTIVE || newState == MachineState.IDLE || newState == MachineState.INVALID_STRUCTURE){
-            state = state.setValue(BlockMultiMachine.MACHINE_STATE, newState);
-            getLevel().setBlockAndUpdate(getBlockPos(), state);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setBlockState(BlockState p_155251_) {
         BlockState old = this.getBlockState();
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMachine.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMachine.java
index ff2b6591a..8b513bf0d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMachine.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMachine.java
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
 import static muramasa.antimatter.machine.MachineFlag.*;
 
 public class BlockMachine extends BlockBasic implements IItemBlockProvider, EntityBlock {
-    public static final EnumProperty<MachineState> MACHINE_STATE = EnumProperty.create("machine_state", MachineState.class, MachineState.IDLE, MachineState.ACTIVE);
-
     @Getter
     protected Machine<?> type;
     @Getter
@@ -110,9 +108,9 @@ public VoxelShape getShape(BlockState state, BlockGetter level, BlockPos pos, Co
     protected void createBlockStateDefinition(StateDefinition.Builder<Block, BlockState> builder) {
         if (type == null) return; // means this is the first run
         if (type.isVerticalFacingAllowed()) {
-            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.FACING).add(MACHINE_STATE);
+            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.FACING);
         } else {
-            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING).add(MACHINE_STATE);
+            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMultiMachine.java b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMultiMachine.java
index 8dad724b9..4c0fc7989 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMultiMachine.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/muramasa/antimatter/machine/BlockMultiMachine.java
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.properties.EnumProperty;
 
 public class BlockMultiMachine extends BlockMachine {
-    public static final EnumProperty<MachineState> MACHINE_STATE = EnumProperty.create("machine_state", MachineState.class, MachineState.INVALID_STRUCTURE, MachineState.IDLE, MachineState.ACTIVE);
-
     public BlockMultiMachine(Machine<?> type, Tier tier) {
         super(type, tier);
     }
@@ -21,9 +19,9 @@ public BlockMultiMachine(Machine<?> type, Tier tier) {
     protected void createBlockStateDefinition(StateDefinition.Builder<Block, BlockState> builder) {
         if (type == null) return; // means this is the first run
         if (type.isVerticalFacingAllowed()) {
-            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.FACING).add(MACHINE_STATE);
+            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.FACING);
         } else {
-            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING).add(MACHINE_STATE);
+            builder.add(BlockStateProperties.HORIZONTAL_FACING);
         }
     }