diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
index 911f66a5527..50fab332201 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/hostile.dm
@@ -98,10 +98,8 @@
 
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/ListTargets()//Step 1, find out what we can see
-	. = list()
 	if(!search_objects)
-		var/list/Mobs = hearers(vision_range, targets_from) - src //Remove self, so we don't suicide
-		. += Mobs
+		. = hearers(vision_range, targets_from) - src //Remove self, so we don't suicide
 
 		var/static/hostile_machines = typecacheof(list(/obj/machinery/porta_turret, /obj/mecha, /obj/spacepod))
 
@@ -109,8 +107,7 @@
 			if(can_see(targets_from, HM, vision_range))
 				. += HM
 	else
-		var/list/Objects = oview(vision_range, targets_from)
-		. += Objects
+		. = oview(vision_range, targets_from)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/proc/FindTarget(var/list/possible_targets, var/HasTargetsList = 0)//Step 2, filter down possible targets to things we actually care about
 	. = list()