Air Conditioner Acting funny??

It would impact it negatively in the sense that the unit would never shut off it it froze over; however, I removed it from the coils as a troubleshooting method. Since it's function is to shut down the unit if it detects a specific low temperature, I removed it from the coils to see if the issue resolved or not. Had it resolved, I would have known that this sensor had gone bad and was shutting the unit at a higher temperature than it was designed. Since it did not resolve the issue, I know that the sensor is not the cause. I only mentioned it initially so that people attempting to assist in the diagnosis would know what troubleshooting steps I had already performed.