diff --git a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/tool/RecursivePickaxe.java b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/tool/RecursivePickaxe.java
index 5ad798663..e7f31ba11 100644
--- a/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/tool/RecursivePickaxe.java
+++ b/worldedit-core/src/main/java/com/sk89q/worldedit/command/tool/RecursivePickaxe.java
@@ -79,9 +79,7 @@ public class RecursivePickaxe implements BlockTool {
             final BlockReplace replace = new BlockReplace(editSession, (BlockTypes.AIR.getDefaultState()));
             editSession.setMask(null);
             RecursiveVisitor visitor = new RecursiveVisitor(new IdMask(editSession), replace, radius);
-            visitor.visit(pos);
-            Operations.completeBlindly(visitor);
-
+            recurse(server, editSession, world, pos, origin, radius, initialType, visitor.getVisited());
             editSession.flushQueue();
             session.remember(editSession);
         }