diff --git a/code/modules/asset_cache/assets/vending.dm b/code/modules/asset_cache/assets/vending.dm
index e8b92e59392..e7d2fb9bc37 100644
--- a/code/modules/asset_cache/assets/vending.dm
+++ b/code/modules/asset_cache/assets/vending.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 	name = "vending"
 
 /datum/asset/spritesheet/vending/create_spritesheets()
-	for (var/k in GLOB.vending_products)
+	// initialising the list of items we need
+	var/target_items = list()
+	for(var/obj/machinery/vending/vendor as anything in typesof(/obj/machinery/vending))
+		vendor = new vendor() // It seems `initial(list var)` has nothing. need to make a type.
+		for(var/each in list(vendor.products, vendor.premium, vendor.contraband))
+			target_items |= each
+		qdel(vendor)
+
+	// building icons for each item
+	for (var/k in target_items)
 		var/atom/item = k
 		if (!ispath(item, /atom))
 			continue
diff --git a/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm b/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm
index cc9d96ca8b9..a375cba9e4e 100644
--- a/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm
+++ b/code/modules/vending/_vending.dm
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@
 			if (dump_amount >= 16)
 				return
 
-GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(vending_products)
 /**
  * Build the inventory of the vending machine from it's product and record lists
  *
@@ -349,7 +348,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(vending_products)
 
 		var/obj/item/temp = typepath
 		var/datum/data/vending_product/R = new /datum/data/vending_product()
-		GLOB.vending_products[typepath] = 1
 		R.name = initial(temp.name)
 		R.product_path = typepath
 		if(!start_empty)