diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/cmp.dm b/code/__HELPERS/cmp.dm
index f963f09a35c9..569e0a388ab8 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/cmp.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/cmp.dm
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ var/cmp_field = "name"
 	return b.init_order - a.init_order
 
 /proc/cmp_subsystem_display(datum/subsystem/a, datum/subsystem/b)
-	if(a.display_order == b.display_order)
-		return sorttext(b.name, a.name)
-	return a.display_order - b.display_order
+	return sorttext(b.name, a.name)
 
 /proc/cmp_subsystem_priority(datum/subsystem/a, datum/subsystem/b)
 	return a.priority - b.priority
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
index a45c45de2f1f..cbaf5d681472 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	var/name = "fire coderbus" //name of the subsystem
 	var/init_order = 0		//order of initialization. Higher numbers are initialized first, lower numbers later. Can be decimal and negative values.
 	var/wait = 20			//time to wait (in deciseconds) between each call to fire(). Must be a positive integer.
-	var/display_order = 100	//display affects the order the subsystem is displayed in the MC tab
 	var/priority = 50		//When mutiple subsystems need to run in the same tick, higher priority subsystems will run first and be given a higher share of the tick before MC_TICK_CHECK triggers a sleep
 
 	var/flags = 0			//see MC.dm in __DEFINES Most flags must be set on world start to take full effect. (You can also restart the mc to force them to process again)
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
index 5bc767d61f5f..424c1ba5a9bf 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/air.dm
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/air/SSair
 	priority = 20
 	wait = 5
 	flags = SS_BACKGROUND
-	display_order = 1
 
 	var/cost_turfs = 0
 	var/cost_groups = 0
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
index 9e30cde9efee..14716de948fb 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/garbage_collector/SSgarbage
 	name = "Garbage"
 	priority = 15
 	wait = 5
-	display_order = 2
 	flags = SS_FIRE_IN_LOBBY|SS_POST_FIRE_TIMING|SS_BACKGROUND|SS_NO_INIT
 
 	var/collection_timeout = 3000// deciseconds to wait to let running procs finish before we just say fuck it and force del() the object
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm
index f15f04f15be3..c43468625bb9 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/lighting.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/lighting/SSlighting
 	wait = 1
 	flags = SS_TICKER
 	priority = 25
-	display_order = 5
 
 	var/list/changed_lights = list()		//list of all datum/light_source that need updating
 	var/changed_lights_workload = 0			//stats on the largest number of lights (max changed_lights.len)
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm
index 7369ba6409e9..a5a6238abe28 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/machines.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/machines/SSmachine
 /datum/subsystem/machines
 	name = "Machines"
 	init_order = 9
-	display_order = 3
 	flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING
 	var/list/processing = list()
 	var/list/currentrun = list()
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
index 359f20f83e81..38350bc8e20f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/mapping.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/mapping/SSmapping
 	name = "Mapping"
 	init_order = 12
 	flags = SS_NO_FIRE
-	display_order = 50
 
 	var/list/nuke_tiles = list()
 	var/list/nuke_threats = list()
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
index ef526f4dda74..2d6657886ff3 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/mobs.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/mobs/SSmob
 /datum/subsystem/mobs
 	name = "Mobs"
 	init_order = 4
-	display_order = 4
 	priority = 100
 	flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING|SS_NO_INIT
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm
index 228b994818f5..7c5d97ac400f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/npcpool.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/npcpool/SSnpc
 /datum/subsystem/npcpool
 	name = "NPC Pool"
 	init_order = 17
-	display_order = 6
 	flags = SS_POST_FIRE_TIMING|SS_NO_INIT|SS_NO_TICK_CHECK
 	priority = 25
 
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/tgui.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/tgui.dm
index 0a82e857ac36..a9381b2eb24d 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/tgui.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/tgui.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ var/datum/subsystem/tgui/SStgui
 	name = "tgui"
 	wait = 9
 	init_order = 16
-	display_order = 6
 	flags = SS_NO_INIT|SS_FIRE_IN_LOBBY
 	priority = 110