diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/shards.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/shards.dm
index 9e949b8b2ce..e218ca3fba2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/shards.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/shards.dm
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 									"<span class='danger'>[user] is slitting [user.p_their()] throat with [src]! It looks like [user.p_theyre()] trying to commit suicide.</span>"))
 		return BRUTELOSS
 
-/obj/item/shard/Initialize(mapload)
-	. = ..()
-	AddComponent(/datum/component/caltrop, force)
+/obj/item/shard/proc/set_initial_icon_state()
 	icon_state = pick("large", "medium", "small")
 	switch(icon_state)
 		if("small")
@@ -42,6 +40,11 @@
 	if(icon_prefix)
 		icon_state = "[icon_prefix][icon_state]"
 
+/obj/item/shard/Initialize()
+ 	. = ..()
+ 	AddComponent(/datum/component/caltrop, force)
+ 	set_initial_icon_state()
+
 /obj/item/shard/afterattack(atom/movable/AM, mob/user, proximity)
 	if(!proximity || !(src in user))
 		return
diff --git a/code/modules/fish/fish_items.dm b/code/modules/fish/fish_items.dm
index a25065ddf8e..5189f67486f 100644
--- a/code/modules/fish/fish_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/fish/fish_items.dm
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@
 	throwforce = 5.0
 	materials = list()
 
-/obj/item/shard/shark_teeth/Initialize(mapload)
-	. = ..()
-	src.pixel_x = rand(-5,5)
-	src.pixel_y = rand(-5,5)
+/obj/item/shard/shark_teeth/set_initial_icon_state()
+	icon_state = "teeth"
+	pixel_x = rand(-5,5)
+	pixel_y = rand(-5,5)
 
 /obj/item/fish/catfish
 	name = "catfish"