diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
index 3aa0fbcfaf..9210d8a965 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/basilisk.dm
@@ -102,23 +102,13 @@
 		consume_bait()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/basilisk/watcher/proc/consume_bait()
-	var/list/L = list()
 	for(var/obj/O in view(1, src))
-		L += O
-	var/obj/item/stack/ore/diamond/diamonds = locate(/obj/item/stack/ore/diamond) in L
-	if(diamonds)
-		var/distanced = 0
-		distanced = get_dist(loc,diamonds.loc)
-		if(distanced <= 1 && diamonds)
-			qdel(diamonds)
-			src.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] consumes [diamonds], and it disappears! ...At least, you think.</span>")
-	var/obj/item/pen/survival/bait = locate(/obj/item/pen/survival) in L
-	if(bait)
-		var/distanceb = 0
-		distanceb = get_dist(loc,bait.loc)
-		if(distanceb <= 1 && bait)
-			qdel(bait)
-			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] examines [bait] closer, and telekinetically shatters the pen.</span>")
+		if(istype(O, /obj/item/stack/ore/diamond/diamonds))
+			qdel(O)
+			src.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] consumes [O], and it disappears! ...At least, you think.</span>")
+		else if(istype(O, /obj/item/pen/survival))
+			qdel(O)
+			src.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] examines [O] closer, and telekinetically shatters the pen.</span>")
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/asteroid/basilisk/watcher/random/Initialize()
 	. = ..()