diff --git a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
index 7c797fd72d..c74628a4ea 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/turf.dm
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ var/const/enterloopsanity = 100
 
 	if(ismob(A))
 		var/mob/M = A
-		if(!M.lastarea)
-			M.lastarea = get_area(M.loc)
-		if(M.lastarea.has_gravity == 0)
+		if(M.lastarea?.has_gravity == 0)
 			inertial_drift(M)
 		if(M.flying) //VORESTATION Edit Start. This overwrites the above is_space without touching it all that much.
 			inertial_drift(M)
diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig/rig.dm b/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig/rig.dm
index f830643e00..898a1fe826 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig/rig.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/spacesuits/rig/rig.dm
@@ -996,14 +996,6 @@
 	if(wearer.transforming || !wearer.canmove)
 		return
 
-	if(locate(/obj/effect/stop/, wearer.loc))
-		for(var/obj/effect/stop/S in wearer.loc)
-			if(S.victim == wearer)
-				return
-
-	if(!wearer.lastarea)
-		wearer.lastarea = get_area(wearer.loc)
-
 	if((istype(wearer.loc, /turf/space)) || (wearer.lastarea.has_gravity == 0))
 		if(!wearer.Process_Spacemove(0))
 			return 0
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 425bf37c3e..41b52d37ea 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -1299,9 +1299,7 @@ default behaviour is:
 	//actually throw it!
 	src.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] has thrown [item].</span>")
 
-	if(!src.lastarea)
-		src.lastarea = get_area(src.loc)
-	if((istype(src.loc, /turf/space)) || (src.lastarea.has_gravity == 0))
+	if((istype(src.loc, /turf/space)) || (src.lastarea?.has_gravity == 0))
 		src.inertia_dir = get_dir(target, src)
 		step(src, inertia_dir)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index c5238b26b0..52b87e011d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 		dead_mob_list += src
 	else
 		living_mob_list += src
+	lastarea = get_area(src)
 	hook_vr("mob_new",list(src)) //VOREStation Code
 	update_transform() // Some mobs may start bigger or smaller than normal.
 	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index e98522ac00..314186936b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -511,8 +511,6 @@
 	if(!new_character)
 		new_character = new(T)
 
-	new_character.lastarea = get_area(T)
-
 	if(ticker.random_players)
 		new_character.gender = pick(MALE, FEMALE)
 		client.prefs.real_name = random_name(new_character.gender)