diff --git a/dat/sanctum.lua b/dat/sanctum.lua
index bc669a7cd..45aa0b361 100644
--- a/dat/sanctum.lua
+++ b/dat/sanctum.lua
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ des.map([[
 |             -------------                  -----          -------        |
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ]]);
-des.region({ region={15,07, 21,10}, lit=1, type="temple" })
+des.region({ region={15,07, 21,10}, lit=1, type="temple", contents = function()
+                des.door({ wall = "random", state = "secret" });
+end })
 des.altar({ x=18, y=08, align="noalign", type="sanctum" })
 des.region({ region={41,06, 48,11}, lit=0, type="morgue", prefilled=0, irregular=1 })
 -- Non diggable walls
diff --git a/src/mkmaze.c b/src/mkmaze.c
index 230f8facc..d37d1c08c 100644
--- a/src/mkmaze.c
+++ b/src/mkmaze.c
@@ -583,10 +583,6 @@ fixup_special()
         g.level.flags.graveyard = 1;
     } else if (Is_stronghold(&u.uz)) {
         g.level.flags.graveyard = 1;
-    } else if (Is_sanctum(&u.uz)) {
-        croom = search_special(TEMPLE);
-
-        create_secret_door(croom, W_ANY);
     } else if (on_level(&u.uz, &orcus_level)) {
         struct monst *mtmp, *mtmp2;