diff --git a/code/_onclick/ai.dm b/code/_onclick/ai.dm
index 406a0fb4423..719f7718977 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/ai.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/ai.dm
@@ -163,12 +163,10 @@
 
 /* AI Turrets */
 /obj/machinery/turretid/AIAltClick() //toggles lethal on turrets
-	if(can_be_used_by(usr))
-		toggle_lethal()
+	toggle_lethal()
 	add_fingerprint(usr)
 /obj/machinery/turretid/AICtrlClick() //turns off/on Turrets
-	if(can_be_used_by(usr))
-		toggle_on()
+	toggle_on()
 	add_fingerprint(usr)
 
 //
diff --git a/code/datums/wires/wires.dm b/code/datums/wires/wires.dm
index 0b7dd2a688c..97c36b241bc 100644
--- a/code/datums/wires/wires.dm
+++ b/code/datums/wires/wires.dm
@@ -304,8 +304,13 @@ var/list/wire_color_directory = list()
 /datum/wires/ui_host()
 	return holder
 
+/datum/wires/ui_status(mob/user)
+	if(interactable(user))
+		return ..()
+	return UI_CLOSE
+
 /datum/wires/ui_interact(mob/user, ui_key = "wires", datum/tgui/ui = null, force_open = 0, \
-							datum/tgui/master_ui = null, datum/ui_state/state = wire_state)
+							datum/tgui/master_ui = null, datum/ui_state/state = physical_state)
 	ui = SStgui.try_update_ui(user, src, ui_key, ui, force_open)
 	if (!ui)
 		ui = new(user, src, ui_key, "wires", "[holder.name] wires", 350, 150 + wires.len * 30, master_ui, state)
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/announcement_system.dm b/code/game/machinery/announcement_system.dm
index 2f652080af0..e83bff6774a 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/announcement_system.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/announcement_system.dm
@@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ var/list/announcement_systems = list()
 
 	return ..()
 
-/obj/machinery/announcement_system/attack_hand(mob/user)
-	if(can_be_used_by(user))
-		Interact(user)
-
 /obj/machinery/announcement_system/proc/CompileText(str, user, rank) //replaces user-given variables with actual thingies.
 	str = replacetext(str, "%PERSON", "[user]")
 	str = replacetext(str, "%RANK", "[rank]")
@@ -123,10 +119,7 @@ var/list/announcement_systems = list()
 
 //config stuff
 
-/obj/machinery/announcement_system/proc/Interact(mob/user)
-	if(!can_be_used_by(user))
-		return
-
+/obj/machinery/announcement_system/interact(mob/user)
 	if(broken)
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] buzzes.</span>", "<span class='italics'>You hear a faint buzz.</span>")
 		playsound(src.loc, 'sound/machines/buzz-two.ogg', 50, 1)
@@ -141,8 +134,6 @@ var/list/announcement_systems = list()
 	popup.open()
 
 /obj/machinery/announcement_system/Topic(href, href_list)
-	if(!can_be_used_by(usr) || usr.lying || usr.stat || usr.stunned)
-		return
 	if(broken)
 		visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] buzzes.</span>", "<span class='italics'>You hear a faint buzz.</span>")
 		playsound(src.loc, 'sound/machines/buzz-two.ogg', 50, 1)
@@ -169,7 +160,7 @@ var/list/announcement_systems = list()
 		update_icon()
 
 	add_fingerprint(usr)
-	Interact(usr)
+	interact(usr)
 	return
 
 /obj/machinery/announcement_system/attack_ai(mob/living/silicon/ai/user)
@@ -178,7 +169,7 @@ var/list/announcement_systems = list()
 	if(broken)
 		user << "<span class='warning'>[src]'s firmware appears to be malfunctioning!</span>"
 		return
-	Interact(user)
+	interact(user)
 
 /obj/machinery/announcement_system/proc/act_up() //does funny breakage stuff
 	broken = 1
diff --git a/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm b/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
index dd750ee02a6..25ec855e7a5 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/machinery.dm
@@ -202,32 +202,39 @@ Class Procs:
 		use_power(active_power_usage,power_channel)
 	return 1
 
-/obj/machinery/Topic(href, href_list)
-	..()
-	if(!can_be_used_by(usr))
-		return 1
-	add_fingerprint(usr)
-	return 0
-
-/obj/machinery/ui_act(action, params)
-	..()
-	if(!can_be_used_by(usr))
-		return TRUE
-	add_fingerprint(usr)
-
-/obj/machinery/proc/can_be_used_by(mob/user)
-	if(!interact_offline && stat & (NOPOWER|BROKEN))
-		return 0
-	if(!user.canUseTopic(src))
-		return 0
-	return 1
-
 /obj/machinery/proc/is_operational()
 	return !(stat & (NOPOWER|BROKEN|MAINT))
 
+/obj/machinery/proc/is_interactable()
+	if((stat & (NOPOWER|BROKEN)) && !interact_offline)
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+/obj/machinery/interact(mob/user)
+	ui_interact(user)
+
+/obj/machinery/Topic(href, href_list)
+	..()
+	if(!is_interactable())
+		return 1
+	if(!usr.canUseTopic(src))
+		return 1
+	add_fingerprint(usr)
+	return 0
+
+/obj/machinery/ui_status(mob/user)
+	if(is_interactable() && !panel_open)
+		return ..()
+	return UI_CLOSE
+
+/obj/machinery/ui_act(action, params)
+	..()
+	add_fingerprint(usr)
+
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 /obj/machinery/attack_ai(mob/user)
 	if(isrobot(user))
@@ -273,10 +280,6 @@ Class Procs:
 	add_fingerprint(user)
 	return 0
 
-/obj/machinery/interact(mob/user)
-	if(is_operational())
-		ui_interact(user)
-
 /obj/machinery/CheckParts()
 	RefreshParts()
 	return
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/states/wire.dm b/code/modules/tgui/states/wire.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d31c4c7637..00000000000
--- a/code/modules/tgui/states/wire.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
- /**
-  * tgui state: wire_state
-  *
-  * Checks specifically designed for wire datums.
- **/
-
-/var/global/datum/ui_state/wire_state/wire_state = new()
-
-/datum/ui_state/wire_state/can_use_topic(atom/src_object, mob/user)
-	var/datum/wires/W = src_object.wires
-	if(istype(W) && user.Adjacent(W.holder) && W.interactable(user))
-		return UI_INTERACTIVE
-	return UI_CLOSE
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/tgui/tgui.dm b/code/modules/tgui/tgui.dm
index c2b7b1ee1de..0de72fd2609 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui/tgui.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui/tgui.dm
@@ -316,14 +316,13 @@
 /datum/tgui/proc/push_data(data, force = 0)
 	update_status(push = 0) // Update the window state.
 	if(!initialized)
-		return // Cannot upadte UI if it is not set up yet.
+		return // Cannot update UI if it is not set up yet.
 	if(status <= UI_DISABLED && !force)
 		return // Cannot update UI, we have no visibility.
 
 	// Send the new JSON to the update() Javascript function.
 	user << output(url_encode(get_json(data)), "[window_id].browser:update")
 
-
  /**
   * private
   *
@@ -343,8 +342,7 @@
   * optional push bool Push an update to the UI (an update is always sent for UI_DISABLED).
  **/
 /datum/tgui/proc/update_status(push = 0)
-	var/datum/host = src_object.ui_host()
-	var/status = host.ui_status(user, state)
+	var/status = src_object.ui_status(user, state)
 	if(master_ui)
 		status = min(status, master_ui.status)
 
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 86563f04e9a..242e2b93b06 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -1603,7 +1603,6 @@
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\notcontained.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\physical.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\self.dm"
-#include "code\modules\tgui\states\wire.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tgui\states\zlevel.dm"
 #include "code\modules\tooltip\tooltip.dm"
 #include "code\modules\uplink\uplink.dm"