diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm
index a6a3c4bfc70..73f0e821378 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/instruments.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(instruments)
 	wait = 0.5
 	flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING
 	offline_implications = "Instruments will no longer play. No immediate action is needed."
-	stat_tag = "Instruments"
 
 	/// List of all instrument data, associative id = datum
 	var/list/datum/instrument/instrument_data
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/sounds.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/sounds.dm
index 6d24a11bcb2..33d97fcfe04 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/sounds.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/sounds.dm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(sounds)
 	var/text_channel = num2text(channel)
 	var/using = using_channels[text_channel]
 	using_channels -= text_channel
-	if(using != TRUE)		// datum channel
+	if(!using)		// datum channel
 		using_channels_by_datum[using] -= channel
 		if(!length(using_channels_by_datum[using]))
 			using_channels_by_datum -= using