diff --git a/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/new_player.dm
index 70f440f6c4c..980bf896327 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/abstract/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -431,10 +431,9 @@ INITIALIZE_IMMEDIATE(/mob/abstract/new_player)
 	new_character.dna.ready_dna(new_character)
 	new_character.dna.b_type = client.prefs.b_type
 	new_character.sync_organ_dna()
-	if(client.prefs.disabilities)
+	if(client.prefs.disabilities & NEARSIGHTED)
 		// Set defer to 1 if you add more crap here so it only recalculates struc_enzymes once. - N3X
 		new_character.dna.SetSEState(GLASSESBLOCK,1,0)
-		new_character.disabilities |= NEARSIGHTED
 
 	// And uncomment this, too.
 	//new_character.dna.UpdateSE()