diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm
index 6a5b9507802..a23c4507aed 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ var/datum/subsystem/lighting/SSlighting
 
 	if(config.starlight)
 		for(var/turf/space/S in world)
-			S.initialize_starlight()
+			S.update_starlight()
 
 	..()
 
diff --git a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
index fe0df94194b..f8b81ee30e6 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/space/space.dm
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 					return
 			SetLuminosity(0)
 
-/turf/space/proc/initialize_starlight()
-	update_starlight()
-
 /turf/space/attack_paw(mob/user as mob)
 	return src.attack_hand(user)