diff --git a/src/g_shared/a_skies.cpp b/src/g_shared/a_skies.cpp
index 72ad6a7ee3..497e4014ac 100644
--- a/src/g_shared/a_skies.cpp
+++ b/src/g_shared/a_skies.cpp
@@ -150,30 +150,3 @@ void AStackPoint::BeginPlay ()
 	AActor::BeginPlay ();
 }
 
-//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-class ASectorSilencer : public AActor
-{
-	DECLARE_CLASS (ASectorSilencer, AActor)
-public:
-	void BeginPlay ();
-	void OnDestroy() override;
-};
-
-IMPLEMENT_CLASS(ASectorSilencer, false, false)
-
-void ASectorSilencer::BeginPlay ()
-{
-	Super::BeginPlay ();
-	Sector->Flags |= SECF_SILENT;
-}
-
-void ASectorSilencer::OnDestroy ()
-{
-	if (Sector != nullptr)
-	{
-		Sector->Flags &= ~SECF_SILENT;
-	}
-	Super::OnDestroy();
-}
-
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/skies.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/skies.txt
index 35077ee5c6..72b86b14f0 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/skies.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/shared/skies.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class LowerStackLookOnly : StackPoint
 }
 
 
-class SectorSilencer native 
+class SectorSilencer : Actor
 {
 	default
 	{
@@ -46,4 +46,19 @@ class SectorSilencer native
 		+DONTSPLASH
 		RenderStyle "None";
 	}
+	
+	override void BeginPlay ()
+	{
+		Super.BeginPlay ();
+		CurSector.Flags |= Sector.SECF_SILENT;
+	}
+
+	override void OnDestroy ()
+	{
+		if (CurSector != null)
+		{
+			CurSector.Flags &= ~Sector.SECF_SILENT;
+		}
+		Super.OnDestroy();
+	}
 }