diff --git a/__DEFINES/subsystem.dm b/__DEFINES/subsystem.dm
index dc563599d7b..f7c16e2addf 100644
--- a/__DEFINES/subsystem.dm
+++ b/__DEFINES/subsystem.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #define SS_INIT_TICKER            -21
 #define SS_INIT_FINISH            -22
 #define SS_INIT_MINIMAP           -23
-#define SS_INIT_PERSISTENCE       -99
+#define SS_INIT_PERSISTENCE_MISC  -99
 
 
 #define SS_PRIORITY_TICKER         200
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/init/persistence.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/init/persistence_misc.dm
similarity index 51%
rename from code/controllers/subsystem/init/persistence.dm
rename to code/controllers/subsystem/init/persistence_misc.dm
index 14afce8392f..003adbdfdd6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/init/persistence.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/init/persistence_misc.dm
@@ -1,42 +1,42 @@
-var/datum/subsystem/persistence/SSpersistence
+var/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/SSpersistence_misc
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence
-	name       = "Persistence"
-	init_order = SS_INIT_PERSISTENCE
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc
+	name       = "Persistence - Misc"
+	init_order = SS_INIT_PERSISTENCE_MISC
 	flags      = SS_NO_FIRE
 
 	var/const/round_count_file = "data/persistence/round_counts_per_year.json"
 	var/list/round_count_list = list()
 
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/New()
-	NEW_SS_GLOBAL(SSpersistence)
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/New()
+	NEW_SS_GLOBAL(SSpersistence_misc)
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/Recover()
-	round_count_list = SSpersistence.round_count_list
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/Recover()
+	round_count_list = SSpersistence_misc.round_count_list
 	..()
 
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/Initialize(timeofday)
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/Initialize(timeofday)
 	read_round_count()
 	..()
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/Shutdown()
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/Shutdown()
 	bump_round_count()
 	write_round_count()
 	..()
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/proc/read_round_count()
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/proc/read_round_count()
 	if(fexists(round_count_file))
 		round_count_list = json_decode(file2text(round_count_file))
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/proc/bump_round_count()
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/proc/bump_round_count()
 	var/itsthecurrentyear = time2text(world.realtime,"YY")
 	if(!(itsthecurrentyear in round_count_list))
 		round_count_list[itsthecurrentyear] = "0"
 	round_count_list[itsthecurrentyear] = num2text(text2num(round_count_list[itsthecurrentyear]) + 1)
 
-/datum/subsystem/persistence/proc/write_round_count()
+/datum/subsystem/persistence_misc/proc/write_round_count()
 	var/writing = file(round_count_file)
 	fdel(writing)
 	writing << json_encode(round_count_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/credits/credits.dm b/code/modules/credits/credits.dm
index 2d658255e5f..04fb5691632 100644
--- a/code/modules/credits/credits.dm
+++ b/code/modules/credits/credits.dm
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ var/global/datum/credits/end_credits = new
 
 /datum/credits/proc/finalize_episodestring()
 	var/season = time2text(world.realtime,"YY")
-	var/episodenum = SSpersistence.round_count_list[season]
+	var/episodenum = SSpersistence_misc.round_count_list[season]
 	episode_string = "<h1><span id='episodenumber'>SEASON [season] EPISODE [episodenum]</span><br><span id='episodename'>[episode_name]</span></h1><br><div style='padding-bottom: 75px;'></div>"
 	log_game("So ends [is_rerun() ? "another rerun of " : ""]SEASON [season] EPISODE [episodenum] - [episode_name]")
 
diff --git a/data/persistence/round_counts_per_year.json b/data/persistence/round_counts_per_year.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 0da237c9e45..00000000000
--- a/data/persistence/round_counts_per_year.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"19":"409"}
diff --git a/vgstation13.dme b/vgstation13.dme
index b55b7c0ed7c..184507e8f5f 100644
--- a/vgstation13.dme
+++ b/vgstation13.dme
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\map.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\minimaps.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\more_init_stuff.dm"
-#include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\persistence.dm"
+#include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\persistence_misc.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\rust.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\spawn_ticker.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\init\xenoarch.dm"