diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
index eb62d485719..38bc963a38d 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/device/ano_scanner/interact(var/mob/user as mob)
 	if(world.time - last_scan_time >= scan_delay)
-		spawn(0)
-			scan()
+		scan()
 
 	var/message = "Background radiation levels detected."