diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm
index 0c1ac5d060..0602be0cb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/login.dm
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 		handle_privacy_poll()
 		client.playtitlemusic()
 		version_warnings()
+		add_verb(src, /mob/proc/insidePanel)
 
 /mob/new_player/proc/version_warnings()
 	var/problems // string to store message to present to player as a problem
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index d3769414b0..2f10decd07 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
 
 	var/created_for
 
-/mob/new_player/Initialize(mapload)
-	. = ..()
-	add_verb(src, /mob/proc/insidePanel)
-
 /mob/new_player/Destroy()
 	GLOB.new_player_list -= src
 	if(manifest_dialog)