diff --git a/code/_helpers/view.dm b/code/_helpers/view.dm
index 13ee837caa..be60a56697 100644
--- a/code/_helpers/view.dm
+++ b/code/_helpers/view.dm
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@
 		viewX = text2num(viewrangelist[1])
 		viewY = text2num(viewrangelist[2])
 	return list(viewX, viewY)
+
+// Used to get `atom/O as obj|mob|turf in view()` to match against strings containing apostrophes immediately after substrings that match to other objects. Somehow. - Ater
+/proc/_validate_atom(atom/A)
+	return view()
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diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_tools.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_tools.dm
index 8b4e1ae44c..6bac63e7ca 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_tools.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_tools.dm
@@ -57,9 +57,4 @@
 	onclose(usr, "admin_dialogue_log")
 
 
-	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","PDL") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
-
-
-// Used to get `atom/O as obj|mob|turf in view()` to match against strings containing apostrophes immediately after substrings that match to other objects. Somehow. - Ater
-/proc/admin_atom_validate(atom/A)
-	return view()
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+	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","PDL") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
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diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
index 12d0aeb3df..6fe715bb74 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/randomverbs.dm
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ Traitors and the like can also be revived with the previous role mostly intact.
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has created a command report", 1)
 	feedback_add_details("admin_verb","CCR") //If you are copy-pasting this, ensure the 2nd parameter is unique to the new proc!
 
-/client/proc/cmd_admin_delete(atom/O as obj|mob|turf in admin_atom_validate(O)) // I don't understand precisely how this fixes the string matching against a substring, but it does - Ater
+/client/proc/cmd_admin_delete(atom/O as obj|mob|turf in _validate_atom(O)) // I don't understand precisely how this fixes the string matching against a substring, but it does - Ater
 	set category = "Admin"
 	set name = "Delete"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/examine/examine.dm b/code/modules/examine/examine.dm
index f49c672bca..e619c5fec4 100644
--- a/code/modules/examine/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/examine/examine.dm
@@ -76,10 +76,24 @@
 			stat(null,"<font color='#8A0808'><b>[description_holders["antag"]]</b></font>") //Red, malicious antag-related text
 
 //override examinate verb to update description holders when things are examined
-/mob/examinate(atom/A as mob|obj|turf in view())
-	if(..())
+//mob verbs are faster than object verbs. See http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=1326139&page=2#comment8198716 for why this isn't atom/verb/examine()
+/mob/verb/examinate(atom/A as mob|obj|turf in _validate_atom(A))
+	set name = "Examine"
+	set category = "IC"
+
+	if((is_blind(src) || usr.stat) && !isobserver(src))
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Something is there but you can't see it.</span>")
 		return 1
 
+	//Could be gone by the time they finally pick something
+	if(!A)
+		return 1
+
+	face_atom(A)
+	var/list/results = A.examine(src)
+	if(!results || !results.len)
+		results = list("You were unable to examine that. Tell a developer!")
+	to_chat(src, jointext(results, "<br>"))
 	update_examine_panel(A)
 
 /mob/proc/update_examine_panel(var/atom/A)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index d9394cf3b1..3b4b478a7e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -194,25 +194,6 @@
 				client.eye = loc
 		return TRUE
 
-//mob verbs are faster than object verbs. See http://www.byond.com/forum/?post=1326139&page=2#comment8198716 for why this isn't atom/verb/examine()
-/mob/verb/examinate(atom/A as mob|obj|turf in view())
-	set name = "Examine"
-	set category = "IC"
-
-	if((is_blind(src) || usr.stat) && !isobserver(src))
-		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>Something is there but you can't see it.</span>")
-		return 1
-
-	//Could be gone by the time they finally pick something
-	if(!A)
-		return 1
-
-	face_atom(A)
-	var/list/results = A.examine(src)
-	if(!results || !results.len)
-		results = list("You were unable to examine that. Tell a developer!")
-	to_chat(src, jointext(results, "<br>"))
-
 /mob/verb/pointed(atom/A as mob|obj|turf in view())
 	set name = "Point To"
 	set category = "Object"