diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 2ea5fd79166..fbf9483829b 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -272,7 +272,8 @@
 	// The integrity to max_integrity ratio is still preserved.
 	set_custom_materials(custom_materials)
 
-	InitializeAIController()
+	if(ispath(ai_controller))
+		ai_controller = new ai_controller(src)
 
 	return INITIALIZE_HINT_NORMAL
 
@@ -1955,16 +1956,6 @@
 		return list()
 	return ..()
 
-/**
-* Instantiates the AI controller of this atom. Override this if you want to assign variables first.
-*
-* This will work fine without manually passing arguments.
-
-+*/
-/atom/proc/InitializeAIController()
-	if(ispath(ai_controller))
-		ai_controller = new ai_controller(src)
-
 /atom/MouseEntered(location, control, params)
 	SSmouse_entered.hovers[usr.client] = src