diff --git a/code/datums/components/style/style.dm b/code/datums/components/style/style.dm
index d50b9736e8f..8b532277e34 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/style/style.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/style/style.dm
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@
 	if(multitooled)
 		src.multitooled = multitooled
 
-	RegisterSignal(src, COMSIG_ATOM_TOOL_ACT(TOOL_MULTITOOL), PROC_REF(on_parent_multitool))
-
 	ADD_TRAIT(mob_parent, TRAIT_STYLISH, REF(src)) // SKYRAT EDIT ADD - allows style meter chads to do flips
 
 /datum/component/style/RegisterWithParent()
@@ -345,12 +343,6 @@
 	INVOKE_ASYNC(source, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living, put_in_hands), target)
 	source.visible_message(span_notice("[source] quickly swaps [weapon] out with [target]!"), span_notice("You quickly swap [weapon] with [target]."))
 
-
-/datum/component/style/proc/on_parent_multitool(datum/source, mob/living/user, obj/item/tool, list/recipes)
-	multitooled = !multitooled
-	user.balloon_alert(user, "meter [multitooled ? "" : "un"]hacked")
-
-
 // Point givers
 /datum/component/style/proc/on_punch(mob/living/carbon/human/punching_person, atom/attacked_atom, proximity)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
diff --git a/code/datums/components/style/style_meter.dm b/code/datums/components/style/style_meter.dm
index 8c5b5ea87df..72688f41c52 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/style/style_meter.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/style/style_meter.dm
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 /obj/item/style_meter/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	meter_appearance = mutable_appearance(icon, icon_state)
-	RegisterSignal(src, COMSIG_ATOM_TOOL_ACT(TOOL_MULTITOOL), PROC_REF(on_multitool))
 
 /obj/item/style_meter/Destroy(force)
 	if(istype(loc, /obj/item/clothing/glasses))
@@ -28,28 +27,30 @@
 	. = ..()
 	. += span_notice("You feel like a <b>multitool</b> could be used on this.")
 
-/obj/item/style_meter/afterattack(atom/movable/attacked_atom, mob/user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
-	. = ..()
-	if(!istype(attacked_atom, /obj/item/clothing/glasses))
-		return
+/obj/item/style_meter/interact_with_atom(atom/interacting_with, mob/living/user)
+	if(!istype(interacting_with, /obj/item/clothing/glasses))
+		return NONE
 
-	forceMove(attacked_atom)
-	attacked_atom.add_overlay(meter_appearance)
-	RegisterSignal(attacked_atom, COMSIG_ITEM_EQUIPPED, PROC_REF(check_wearing))
-	RegisterSignal(attacked_atom, COMSIG_ITEM_DROPPED, PROC_REF(on_drop))
-	RegisterSignal(attacked_atom, COMSIG_ATOM_EXAMINE, PROC_REF(on_examine))
-	RegisterSignal(attacked_atom, COMSIG_CLICK_ALT, PROC_REF(on_altclick))
-	RegisterSignal(attacked_atom, COMSIG_ATOM_TOOL_ACT(TOOL_MULTITOOL), PROC_REF(on_multitool))
+	. = ITEM_INTERACT_SUCCESS
+
+	forceMove(interacting_with)
+	interacting_with.add_overlay(meter_appearance)
+	RegisterSignal(interacting_with, COMSIG_ITEM_EQUIPPED, PROC_REF(check_wearing))
+	RegisterSignal(interacting_with, COMSIG_ITEM_DROPPED, PROC_REF(on_drop))
+	RegisterSignal(interacting_with, COMSIG_ATOM_EXAMINE, PROC_REF(on_examine))
+	RegisterSignal(interacting_with, COMSIG_CLICK_ALT, PROC_REF(on_altclick))
+	RegisterSignal(interacting_with, COMSIG_ATOM_TOOL_ACT(TOOL_MULTITOOL), PROC_REF(redirect_multitool))
 	balloon_alert(user, "style meter attached")
 	playsound(src, 'sound/machines/click.ogg', 30, TRUE)
-	if(!iscarbon(attacked_atom.loc))
-		return
+	if(!iscarbon(interacting_with.loc))
+		return .
 
-	var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_wearer = attacked_atom.loc
-	if(carbon_wearer.glasses != attacked_atom)
-		return
+	var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_wearer = interacting_with.loc
+	if(carbon_wearer.glasses != interacting_with)
+		return .
 
 	style_meter = carbon_wearer.AddComponent(/datum/component/style, multitooled)
+	return .
 
 /obj/item/style_meter/Moved(atom/old_loc, Dir, momentum_change)
 	. = ..()
@@ -98,15 +99,17 @@
 
 	return COMPONENT_CANCEL_CLICK_ALT
 
-
-/// Signal proc for when the glasses or the meter is multitooled
-/obj/item/style_meter/proc/on_multitool(datum/source, mob/living/user, obj/item/tool, list/recipes)
+/obj/item/style_meter/multitool_act(mob/living/user, obj/item/tool)
 	multitooled = !multitooled
-	if(style_meter)
-		SEND_SIGNAL(style_meter, COMSIG_ATOM_TOOL_ACT(TOOL_MULTITOOL), user, tool, recipes)
-	else
-		balloon_alert(user, "meter [multitooled ? "" : "un"]hacked")
+	balloon_alert(user, "meter [multitooled ? "" : "un"]hacked")
+	style_meter?.multitooled = multitooled
+	return ITEM_INTERACT_SUCCESS
 
+/// Redirect multitooling on our glasses to our style meter
+/obj/item/style_meter/proc/redirect_multitool(datum/source, mob/living/user, obj/item/tool, ...)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	return multitool_act(user, tool)
 
 /// Unregister signals and just generally clean up ourselves after being removed from glasses
 /obj/item/style_meter/proc/clean_up(atom/movable/old_location)