diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_mobs.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_mobs.dm
index 14e4d56fb0b..1f893371d8b 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_mobs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/crossbreeding/_mobs.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Slimecrossing Mobs
 	cooldown_time = 0 SECONDS
 
 	invocation_type = INVOCATION_NONE
+	spell_requirements = NONE
 
 	convert_damage = TRUE
 	convert_damage_type = CLONE