diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
index 8b547a47cd0..33c17aa6387 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@
 			return
 
 		else
-			var/confirm = null
-			confirm = alert("Using your ID on a Maintenance Drone will shut it down, are you sure you want to do this?", "Disable Drone", "Yes", "No")
+			var/confirm = alert("Using your ID on a Maintenance Drone will shut it down, are you sure you want to do this?", "Disable Drone", "Yes", "No")
 			if(confirm == ("Yes"))
 				user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>\the [user] swipes [user.p_their()] ID card through [src], attempting to shut it down.</span>", "<span class='warning'>You swipe your ID card through \the [src], attempting to shut it down.</span>")