diff --git a/code/modules/tutorials/tutorial_instruction.dm b/code/modules/tutorials/tutorial_instruction.dm
index 05c95e2f754..0ad9ce6f2e0 100644
--- a/code/modules/tutorials/tutorial_instruction.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tutorials/tutorial_instruction.dm
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 	layer = TUTORIAL_INSTRUCTIONS_LAYER
 	mouse_opacity = MOUSE_OPACITY_TRANSPARENT
 
-	var/client/client
 	var/atom/movable/screen/tutorial_instruction_text/instruction_text
 
 /atom/movable/screen/tutorial_instruction/Initialize(mapload, datum/hud/hud_owner, message, client/client)
@@ -15,14 +14,12 @@
 
 	transform = transform.Scale(36, 2.5)
 
-	src.client = client
 	animate(src, alpha = 245, time = 0.8 SECONDS, easing = SINE_EASING)
 
 	instruction_text = new(src, null, message, client)
 	vis_contents += instruction_text
 
 /atom/movable/screen/tutorial_instruction/Destroy()
-	client = null
 	QDEL_NULL(instruction_text)
 
 	return ..()