diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
index 6645ce51ff..2f4c8a4040 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs.dm
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 //create this define if you want to do configuration outside of this file
 #ifndef TGS_EXTERNAL_CONFIGURATION
 
+//Uncomment this if you wish to allow the game to interact with TGS 3
+//This will raise the minimum required security level of your game to TGS_SECURITY_TRUSTED due to it utilizing call()()
+//#define TGS_V3_API
+
 //Comment this out once you've filled in the below
 #error TGS API unconfigured
 
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm
index e0495aba4e..f63cc84eea 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/core.dm
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("TgsNew(): TGS API datum already set ([current_api])!")
 		return
 
+#ifdef TGS_V3_API
+	minimum_required_security_level = TGS_SECURITY_TRUSTED
+#endif
+
 	var/tgs_version = world.params[TGS_VERSION_PARAMETER]
 	if(!tgs_version)
 		return
@@ -18,7 +22,7 @@
 
 	TGS_WRITE_GLOBAL(tgs, new_api)
 
-	var/result = new_api.OnWorldNew(event_handler ? event_handler : new /datum/tgs_event_handler/tgs_default, minimum_required_security_level)
+	var/result = new_api.OnWorldNew(event_handler, minimum_required_security_level)
 	if(!result || result == TGS_UNIMPLEMENTED)
 		TGS_WRITE_GLOBAL(tgs, null)
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Failed to activate API!")
@@ -36,9 +40,13 @@
 
 	switch(super)
 		if(3)
+#ifndef TGS_V3_API
+			TGS_ERROR_LOG("Detected V3 API but TGS_V3_API isn't defined!")
+#else
 			switch(major)
 				if(2)
 					return /datum/tgs_api/v3210
+#endif
 		if(4)
 			switch(major)
 				if(0)
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/default_event_handler.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/default_event_handler.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 716715bb26..0000000000
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/core/default_event_handler.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/datum/tgs_event_handler/tgs_default/HandleEvent(event_code)
-	//TODO
-	return
-
-/*
-The MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2017 Jordan Brown
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge,
-to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
-associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
-deal in the Software without restriction, including
-without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify,
-merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom
-the Software is furnished to do so,
-subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice
-shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
-EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
-OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
-IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR
-ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
-TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
-SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-*/
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/includes.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/includes.dm
index 2fdd5ed1e0..a3f10b29f5 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/includes.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/includes.dm
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #include "core\_definitions.dm"
 #include "core\core.dm"
 #include "core\datum.dm"
-#include "core\default_event_handler.dm"
+#ifdef TGS_V3_API
 #include "v3210\api.dm"
 #include "v3210\commands.dm"
+#endif
 #include "v4\api.dm"
 #include "v4\commands.dm"
diff --git a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
index aedcf1429e..9d74610f9c 100644
--- a/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
+++ b/src/DMAPI/tgs/v4/api.dm
@@ -150,7 +150,8 @@
 			if(event_parameters)
 				event_call += event_parameters
 
-			event_handler.HandleEvent(arglist(event_call))
+			if(event_handler != null)
+				event_handler.HandleEvent(arglist(event_call))
 
 			. = json_encode(intercepted_message_queue)
 			intercepted_message_queue = null
@@ -165,13 +166,15 @@
 
 			//the topic still completes, miraculously
 			//I honestly didn't believe byond could do it
-			event_handler.HandleEvent(TGS_EVENT_PORT_SWAP, new_port)
+			if(event_handler != null)
+				event_handler.HandleEvent(TGS_EVENT_PORT_SWAP, new_port)
 			if(!world.OpenPort(new_port))
 				return "Port change failed!"
 			return
 		if(TGS4_TOPIC_CHANGE_REBOOT_MODE)
 			var/new_reboot_mode = text2num(params[TGS4_PARAMETER_DATA])
-			event_handler.HandleEvent(TGS_EVENT_REBOOT_MODE_CHANGE, reboot_mode, new_reboot_mode)
+			if(event_handler != null)
+				event_handler.HandleEvent(TGS_EVENT_REBOOT_MODE_CHANGE, reboot_mode, new_reboot_mode)
 			reboot_mode = new_reboot_mode
 			return
 
diff --git a/tgstation-server.sln b/tgstation-server.sln
index e3faccff88..a7fb21ff65 100644
--- a/tgstation-server.sln
+++ b/tgstation-server.sln
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "core", "core", "{DCCBA9DA-4
 		src\DMAPI\tgs\core\_definitions.dm = src\DMAPI\tgs\core\_definitions.dm
 		src\DMAPI\tgs\core\core.dm = src\DMAPI\tgs\core\core.dm
 		src\DMAPI\tgs\core\datum.dm = src\DMAPI\tgs\core\datum.dm
-		src\DMAPI\tgs\core\default_event_handler.dm = src\DMAPI\tgs\core\default_event_handler.dm
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "v3210", "v3210", "{1B228ACB-60C3-4DF9-B716-9F0BD31F6766}"