diff --git a/src/activity_actor.cpp b/src/activity_actor.cpp
index 0861a5f27c021..07e634876caab 100644
--- a/src/activity_actor.cpp
+++ b/src/activity_actor.cpp
@@ -3871,8 +3871,9 @@ void craft_activity_actor::canceled( player_activity &/*act*/, Character &/*who*
         return;
     }
     const recipe item_recipe = craft->get_making();
-    // practice recipe items with no components can be safely removed
-    if( item_recipe.category->is_practice && craft->components.empty() ) {
+    // recipe items with no components and results/result_eocs can be safely removed
+    if( item_recipe.result() == itype_id::NULL_ID() && item_recipe.result_eocs.empty() &&
+        craft->components.empty() ) {
         craft_item.remove_item();
     }
 }