diff --git a/code/game/objects/buckling.dm b/code/game/objects/buckling.dm
index d9ff28b465b..4f42a69f005 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/buckling.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/buckling.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 /atom/movable/attack_hand(mob/living/user)
 	. = ..()
 	if(can_buckle && has_buckled_mobs())
-		if(LAZYLEN(buckled_mobs) > 1)
+		if(buckled_mobs && length(buckled_mobs) > 1)
 			var/unbuckled = input(user, "Who do you wish to unbuckle?", "Unbuckle Who?") as null|mob in buckled_mobs
 			if(user_unbuckle_mob(unbuckled,user))
 				return TRUE
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@
 			return TRUE
 
 /atom/movable/proc/has_buckled_mobs()
-	if(!buckled_mobs)
-		return FALSE
-	if(LAZYLEN(buckled_mobs))
-		return TRUE
+	return buckled_mobs && length(buckled_mobs)
 
 /atom/movable/attack_robot(mob/living/user)
 	. = ..()
 	if(can_buckle && has_buckled_mobs() && Adjacent(user)) // attack_robot is called on all ranges, so the Adjacent check is needed
-		if(LAZYLEN(buckled_mobs) > 1)
+		if(buckled_mobs && length(buckled_mobs) > 1)
 			var/unbuckled = input(user, "Who do you wish to unbuckle?", "Unbuckle Who?") as null|mob in buckled_mobs
 			if(user_unbuckle_mob(unbuckled,user))
 				return TRUE
@@ -54,7 +51,7 @@
 	if(check_loc && M.loc != loc)
 		return FALSE
 
-	if((!can_buckle && !force) || M.buckled || (LAZYLEN(buckled_mobs) >= max_buckled_mobs) || (buckle_requires_restraints && !M.restrained()) || M == src)
+	if((!can_buckle && !force) || M.buckled || (length(buckled_mobs) >= max_buckled_mobs) || (buckle_requires_restraints && !M.restrained()) || M == src)
 		return FALSE
 	M.buckling = src
 	if(!M.can_buckle() && !force)
@@ -69,7 +66,7 @@
 		if(buckle_prevents_pull)
 			M.pulledby.stop_pulling()
 
-	if(LAZYLEN(M.grabbed_by))
+	if(length(M.grabbed_by))
 		for(var/obj/item/grab/G in M.grabbed_by)
 			qdel(G)