diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index 41629bfe21..df0eba70cd 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(topic_status_cache)
 	if(NO_INIT_PARAMETER in params)
 		return
 
-	cit_initialize()
-
 	Master.Initialize(10, FALSE, TRUE)
 
 	if(TEST_RUN_PARAMETER in params)