diff --git a/modular_zubbers/code/game/objects/items/circuitboards/machine_circuitboards.dm b/modular_zubbers/code/game/objects/items/circuitboards/machine_circuitboards.dm
index 12fef7f2be6..76c27261e67 100644
--- a/modular_zubbers/code/game/objects/items/circuitboards/machine_circuitboards.dm
+++ b/modular_zubbers/code/game/objects/items/circuitboards/machine_circuitboards.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	greyscale_colors = CIRCUIT_COLOR_SERVICE
 	build_path = /obj/machinery/plantgenes
 	req_components = list(
-		/obj/item/stock_parts/servo = 1,
-		/obj/item/stock_parts/micro_laser = 1,
+		/datum/stock_part/servo = 1,
+		/datum/stock_part/micro_laser = 1,
 		/obj/item/stack/sheet/glass = 1,
-		/obj/item/stock_parts/scanning_module = 1)
+		/datum/stock_part/scanning_module = 1)
diff --git a/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/gene_modder.dm b/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/gene_modder.dm
index ae2c60fabd6..ff2c907e2d1 100644
--- a/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/gene_modder.dm
+++ b/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/gene_modder.dm
@@ -26,28 +26,31 @@
 	var/min_wchance = 67
 	var/min_wrate = 10
 
+/datum/plant_gene/reagent
+	mutability_flags = PLANT_GENE_GRAFTABLE | PLANT_GENE_REMOVABLE
+
 /obj/machinery/plantgenes/RefreshParts() // Comments represent the max you can set per tier, respectively. seeds.dm [219] clamps these for us but we don't want to mislead the viewer.
 	. = ..()
-	for(var/obj/item/stock_parts/servo/M in component_parts)
-		if(M.rating > 3)
+	for(var/datum/stock_part/servo/M in component_parts)
+		if(M.tier > 3)
 			max_potency = 95
 		else
-			max_potency = initial(max_potency) + (M.rating**3) // 53,59,77,95 	 Clamps at 100
+			max_potency = initial(max_potency) + (M.tier**3) // 53,59,77,95 	 Clamps at 100
 
-		max_yield = initial(max_yield) + (M.rating*2) // 4,6,8,10 	Clamps at 10
+		max_yield = initial(max_yield) + (M.tier*2) // 4,6,8,10 	Clamps at 10
 
-	for(var/obj/item/stock_parts/scanning_module/SM in component_parts)
-		if(SM.rating > 3) //If you create t5 parts I'm a step ahead mwahahaha!
+	for(var/datum/stock_part/scanning_module/SM in component_parts)
+		if(SM.tier > 3) //If you create t5 parts I'm a step ahead mwahahaha!
 			min_production = 1
 		else
-			min_production = 12 - (SM.rating * 3) //9,6,3,1. Requires if to avoid going below clamp [1]
+			min_production = 12 - (SM.tier * 3) //9,6,3,1. Requires if to avoid going below clamp [1]
 
-		max_endurance = initial(max_endurance) + (SM.rating * 25) // 35,60,85,100	Clamps at 10min 100max
+		max_endurance = initial(max_endurance) + (SM.tier * 25) // 35,60,85,100	Clamps at 10min 100max
 
-	for(var/obj/item/stock_parts/micro_laser/ML in component_parts)
-		var/wratemod = ML.rating * 2.5
+	for(var/datum/stock_part/micro_laser/ML in component_parts)
+		var/wratemod = ML.tier * 2.5
 		min_wrate = FLOOR(10-wratemod,1) // 7,5,2,0	Clamps at 0 and 10	You want this low
-		min_wchance = 67-(ML.rating*16) // 48,35,19,3 	Clamps at 0 and 67	You want this low
+		min_wchance = 67-(ML.tier*16) // 48,35,19,3 	Clamps at 0 and 67	You want this low
 
 	/* lets not add the snowflake editor for plant people rn
 	for(var/obj/item/circuitboard/machine/plantgenes/vaultcheck in component_parts)
diff --git a/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/plant_genes.dm b/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/plant_genes.dm
index 67584d3e4e0..c6fb47908ea 100644
--- a/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/plant_genes.dm
+++ b/modular_zubbers/code/modules/hydroponics/plant_genes.dm
@@ -1,18 +1,8 @@
-/datum/plant_gene
-	mutability_flags = PLANT_GENE_MUTATABLE | PLANT_GENE_GRAFTABLE
-
-/datum/plant_gene/reagent
-	mutability_flags = PLANT_GENE_REMOVABLE | PLANT_GENE_MUTATABLE | PLANT_GENE_GRAFTABLE
-
-/datum/plant_gene/trait/backfire
-	mutability_flags = PLANT_GENE_GRAFTABLE //Making this mutatable causes bugs and linters to fail.
-
 /datum/plant_gene/trait/repeated_harvest/New(...)
 	seed_blacklist += /obj/item/seeds/seedling
 	seed_blacklist += /obj/item/seeds/seedling/evil
 	. = ..()
 
-
 /*
  * Returns the formatted name of the plant gene.
  *