diff --git a/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
index 395ebffe52..8eba67555e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Kitchen/EntitySystems/SharpSystem.cs
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ public sealed class SharpSystem : EntitySystem
         if (!TryComp<SharpComponent>(ev.Sharp, out var sharp))
             return;
 
+        sharp.Butchering.Remove(ev.Entity);
+
         if (_containerSystem.IsEntityInContainer(ev.Entity))
             return;
 
-        sharp.Butchering.Remove(ev.Entity);
-
         var spawnEntities = EntitySpawnCollection.GetSpawns(butcher.SpawnedEntities, _robustRandom);
         var coords = Transform(ev.Entity).MapPosition;
         EntityUid popupEnt = default;