diff --git a/code/datums/components/mood.dm b/code/datums/components/mood.dm
index a6f0672f579..f4b8db9dcdb 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/mood.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/mood.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	var/mood_level = 5 //To track what stage of moodies they're on
 	var/sanity_level = 5 //To track what stage of sanity they're on
 	var/mood_modifier = 1 //Modifier to allow certain mobs to be less affected by moodlets
-	var/datum/mood_event/list/mood_events = list()
+	var/list/datum/mood_event/mood_events = list()
 	var/insanity_effect = 0 //is the owner being punished for low mood? If so, how much?
 	var/obj/screen/mood/screen_obj
 	var/obj/screen/sanity/screen_obj_sanity
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm
index 3c4fc47396e..4582a9ac50f 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	user.say(message, spans = span_list, sanitize = FALSE)
 
 	message = lowertext(message)
-	var/mob/living/list/listeners = list()
+	var/list/mob/living/listeners = list()
 	for(var/mob/living/L in get_hearers_in_view(8, user))
 		if(L.can_hear() && !L.anti_magic_check(FALSE, TRUE) && L.stat != DEAD)
 			if(L == user && !include_speaker)