diff --git a/code/game/objects/buckling.dm b/code/game/objects/buckling.dm
index 41ad047cc6..e900ba7373 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/buckling.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/buckling.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	var/buckle_lying = -1 //bed-like behavior, forces mob.lying = buckle_lying if != -1
 	var/buckle_require_restraints = 0 //require people to be handcuffed before being able to buckle. eg: pipes
 	var/mob/living/buckled_mob = null
-	var/has_buckled
 
 /obj/attack_hand(mob/living/user)
 	. = ..()
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
 /obj/proc/buckle_mob(mob/living/M)
 	if(!can_buckle || !istype(M) || (M.loc != loc) || M.buckled || M.pinned.len || (buckle_require_restraints && !M.restrained()))
 		return 0
-	if(has_buckled) //Handles trying to buckle yourself to the chair when someone is on it
+	if(buckled_mob) //Handles trying to buckle yourself to the chair when someone is on it
 		M  << "<span class='notice'>\The [src] already has someone buckled to it.</span>"
 		return 0
 
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@
 	M.set_dir(buckle_dir ? buckle_dir : dir)
 	M.update_canmove()
 	buckled_mob = M
-	has_buckled = 1
 
 	post_buckle_mob(M)
 	return 1
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@
 		buckled_mob.anchored = initial(buckled_mob.anchored)
 		buckled_mob.update_canmove()
 		buckled_mob = null
-		has_buckled = 0
 
 		post_buckle_mob(.)
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/stool_bed_chair_nest/bed.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/stool_bed_chair_nest/bed.dm
index 49ad275333..6968fde34b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/stool_bed_chair_nest/bed.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/stool_bed_chair_nest/bed.dm
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 	else if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/grab))
 		var/obj/item/weapon/grab/G = W
 		var/mob/living/affecting = G.affecting
-		if(has_buckled) //Handles trying to buckle someone else to a chair when someone else is on it
+		if(buckled_mob) //Handles trying to buckle someone else to a chair when someone else is on it
 			user  << "<span class='notice'>\The [src] already has someone buckled to it.</span>"
 			return
 		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] attempts to buckle [affecting] into \the [src]!</span>")