diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm
index 62ba62f01c3..e0c78473cf2 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminsay.dm
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@
 	msg = keywords_lookup(msg)
 	var/custom_asay_color = (CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_admin_asaycolor) && prefs.asaycolor) ? "<font color=[prefs.asaycolor]>" : "<font color='#FF4500'>"
 	msg = "<span class='adminsay'><span class='prefix'>ADMIN:</span> <EM>[key_name(usr, 1)]</EM> [ADMIN_FLW(mob)]: [custom_asay_color]<span class='message linkify'>[msg]</span></span>[custom_asay_color ? "</font>":null]"
-	to_chat(GLOB.admins, list(
-		"type" = MESSAGE_TYPE_ADMINCHAT,
-		"html" = msg,
-		"confidential" = TRUE,
-	))
+	to_chat(GLOB.admins,
+		type = MESSAGE_TYPE_ADMINCHAT,
+		html = msg,
+		confidential = TRUE)
 
 	SSblackbox.record_feedback("tally", "admin_verb", 1, "Asay") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!