diff --git a/Content.Server/Parallax/BiomeSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Parallax/BiomeSystem.cs
index d54293f5683..9d38df8d5c3 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Parallax/BiomeSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Parallax/BiomeSystem.cs
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ private void LoadChunks(
                     var startNodeY = rand.Next(lower, upper + 1);
                     var startNode = new Vector2i(startNodeX, startNodeY);
                     frontier.Clear();
-                    frontier.Add(startNode + chunk);
+                    frontier.Add(startNode);
 
                     while (groupCount > 0 && frontier.Count > 0)
                     {
@@ -434,39 +434,40 @@ private void LoadChunks(
                                     continue;
 
                                 var neighbor = new Vector2i(x + node.X, y + node.Y);
-                                var chunkOffset = neighbor - chunk;
 
                                 // Check if it's inbounds.
-                                if (chunkOffset.X < lower ||
-                                    chunkOffset.Y < lower ||
-                                    chunkOffset.X > upper ||
-                                    chunkOffset.Y > upper)
+                                if (neighbor.X < lower ||
+                                    neighbor.Y < lower ||
+                                    neighbor.X > upper ||
+                                    neighbor.Y > upper)
                                 {
                                     continue;
                                 }
 
-                                if (!spawnSet.Add(neighbor))
-                                    continue;
-
                                 frontier.Add(neighbor);
                             }
                         }
 
+                        var actualNode = node + chunk;
+
+                        if (!spawnSet.Add(actualNode))
+                            continue;
+
                         // Check if it's a valid spawn, if so then use it.
-                        var enumerator = grid.GetAnchoredEntitiesEnumerator(node);
+                        var enumerator = grid.GetAnchoredEntitiesEnumerator(actualNode);
 
                         if (enumerator.MoveNext(out _))
                             continue;
 
                         // Check if mask matches.
-                        TryGetEntity(node, component.Layers, noiseCopy, grid, out var proto);
+                        TryGetEntity(actualNode, component.Layers, noiseCopy, grid, out var proto);
 
                         if (proto != layerProto.EntityMask)
                         {
                             continue;
                         }
 
-                        var chunkOrigin = SharedMapSystem.GetChunkIndices(node, ChunkSize) * ChunkSize;
+                        var chunkOrigin = SharedMapSystem.GetChunkIndices(actualNode, ChunkSize) * ChunkSize;
 
                         if (!pending.TryGetValue(chunkOrigin, out var pendingMarkers))
                         {
@@ -481,7 +482,7 @@ private void LoadChunks(
                         }
 
                         // Log.Info($"Added node at {actualNode} for chunk {chunkOrigin}");
-                        layerMarkers.Add(node);
+                        layerMarkers.Add(actualNode);
                         groupCount--;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/Layers/BiomeMetaLayer.cs b/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/Layers/BiomeMetaLayer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index a33d6c522df..00000000000
--- a/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/Layers/BiomeMetaLayer.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-using Robust.Shared.Noise;
-using Robust.Shared.Serialization;
-using Robust.Shared.Serialization.TypeSerializers.Implementations.Custom.Prototype;
-
-namespace Content.Shared.Parallax.Biomes.Layers;
-
-/// <summary>
-/// Contains more biome layers recursively via a biome template.
-/// Can be used for sub-biomes.
-/// </summary>
-[Serializable, NetSerializable]
-public sealed class BiomeMetaLayer : IBiomeLayer
-{
-    [DataField("noise")]
-    public FastNoiseLite Noise { get; } = new(0);
-
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    [DataField("threshold")]
-    public float Threshold { get; } = -1f;
-
-    /// <inheritdoc/>
-    [DataField("invert")]
-    public bool Invert { get; }
-
-    [DataField("template", required: true, customTypeSerializer: typeof(PrototypeIdSerializer<BiomeTemplatePrototype>))]
-    public string Template = string.Empty;
-}
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/SharedBiomeSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/SharedBiomeSystem.cs
index e22f009760b..f3ec77b3c57 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/SharedBiomeSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Parallax/Biomes/SharedBiomeSystem.cs
@@ -109,23 +109,6 @@ public bool TryGetBiomeTile(Vector2i indices, List<IBiomeLayer> layers, FastNois
         {
             var layer = layers[i];
 
-            // Check if the tile is from meta layer, otherwise fall back to default layers.
-            if (layer is BiomeMetaLayer meta)
-            {
-                SetNoise(noise, oldSeed, layer.Noise);
-                var found = noise.GetNoise(indices.X, indices.Y);
-                found *= layer.Invert ? -1 : 1;
-
-                if (found > layer.Threshold && TryGetBiomeTile(indices, ProtoManager.Index<BiomeTemplatePrototype>(meta.Template).Layers, noise,
-                        grid, out tile))
-                {
-                    noise.SetSeed(oldSeed);
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-                continue;
-            }
-
             if (layer is not BiomeTileLayer tileLayer)
                 continue;
 
@@ -204,8 +187,6 @@ protected bool TryGetEntity(Vector2i indices, List<IBiomeLayer> layers, FastNois
                     if (!worldLayer.AllowedTiles.Contains(tileId))
                         continue;
 
-                    break;
-                case BiomeMetaLayer:
                     break;
                 default:
                     continue;
@@ -217,16 +198,7 @@ protected bool TryGetEntity(Vector2i indices, List<IBiomeLayer> layers, FastNois
             value = invert ? value * -1 : value;
 
             if (value < layer.Threshold)
-                continue;
-
-            if (layer is BiomeMetaLayer meta)
             {
-                if (TryGetEntity(indices, ProtoManager.Index<BiomeTemplatePrototype>(meta.Template).Layers, noise, grid, out entity))
-                {
-                    noise.SetSeed(oldSeed);
-                    return true;
-                }
-
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -276,8 +248,6 @@ public bool TryGetDecals(Vector2i indices, List<IBiomeLayer> layers, FastNoiseLi
                     if (!worldLayer.AllowedTiles.Contains(tileId))
                         continue;
 
-                    break;
-                case BiomeMetaLayer:
                     break;
                 default:
                     continue;
@@ -286,20 +256,6 @@ public bool TryGetDecals(Vector2i indices, List<IBiomeLayer> layers, FastNoiseLi
             SetNoise(noise, oldSeed, layer.Noise);
             var invert = layer.Invert;
 
-            if (layer is BiomeMetaLayer meta)
-            {
-                var found = noise.GetNoise(indices.X, indices.Y);
-                found *= layer.Invert ? -1 : 1;
-
-                if (found > layer.Threshold && TryGetDecals(indices, ProtoManager.Index<BiomeTemplatePrototype>(meta.Template).Layers, noise, grid, out decals))
-                {
-                    noise.SetSeed(oldSeed);
-                    return true;
-                }
-
-                continue;
-            }
-
             // Check if the other layer should even render, if not then keep going.
             if (layer is not BiomeDecalLayer decalLayer)
             {
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Procedural/biome_templates.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Procedural/biome_templates.yml
index 1dd0a0aaa47..51b3a28a46b 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Procedural/biome_templates.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Procedural/biome_templates.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,3 @@
-# Contains several biomes
-- type: biomeTemplate
-  id: Continental
-  layers:
-    - !type:BiomeMetaLayer
-      template: Lava
-    - !type:BiomeMetaLayer
-      template: Caves
-      threshold: -0.5
-      noise:
-        frequency: 0.001
-        noiseType: OpenSimplex2
-        fractalType: FBm
-        octaves: 2
-        lacunarity: 2
-        gain: 0.5
-    - !type:BiomeMetaLayer
-      template: Grasslands
-      threshold: 0
-      noise:
-        frequency: 0.001
-        noiseType: OpenSimplex2
-        fractalType: FBm
-        octaves: 2
-        lacunarity: 2
-        gain: 0.5
-    - !type:BiomeMetaLayer
-      template: Snow
-      threshold: 0.5
-      noise:
-        frequency: 0.001
-        noiseType: OpenSimplex2
-        fractalType: FBm
-        octaves: 2
-        lacunarity: 2
-        gain: 0.5
-
 # Desert
 # TODO: Water in desert
 - type: biomeTemplate