diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 6731caffd7..db86adab07 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -533,10 +533,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 					U << browse(null, "window=pda")
 					return
 			if("Message")
-				src.create_message(U, locate(href_list["target"]))
+				create_message(U, locate(href_list["target"]))
 
 			if("MessageAll")
-				src.send_to_all(U)
+				send_to_all(U)
 
 			if("cart")
 				if(cartridge)
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 					if("1")		// Configure pAI device
 						pai.attack_self(U)
 					if("2")		// Eject pAI device
-						var/turf/T = get_turf(src.loc)
+						var/turf/T = get_turf(loc)
 						if(T)
 							pai.forceMove(T)
 
@@ -593,13 +593,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	return
 
 /obj/item/pda/proc/remove_id()
+
+	if(issilicon(usr) || !usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+		return
+
 	if (id)
-		if (ismob(loc))
-			var/mob/M = loc
-			M.put_in_hands(id)
-			to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>You remove the ID from the [name].</span>")
-		else
-			id.forceMove(drop_location())
+		usr.put_in_hands(id)
+		to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>You remove the ID from the [name].</span>")
 		id = null
 		update_icon()
 
@@ -607,9 +607,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	var/t = stripped_input(U, "Please enter message", name)
 	if (!t || toff)
 		return
-	if (!in_range(src, U) && loc != U)
-		return
-	if(!U.canUseTopic(src))
+	if(!U.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
 		return
 	if(emped)
 		t = Gibberish(t, 100)
@@ -707,57 +705,44 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 /obj/item/pda/AltClick()
 	..()
 
-	if(issilicon(usr))
-		return
-
-	if(usr.canUseTopic(src))
-		if(id)
-			remove_id()
-		else
-			remove_pen()
+	if(id)
+		remove_id()
+	else
+		remove_pen()
 
 /obj/item/pda/CtrlClick()
 	..()
 
-	if(issilicon(usr))
+	if(isturf(loc)) //stops the user from dragging the PDA by ctrl-clicking it.
 		return
 
-	if(usr.canUseTopic(src) && !isturf(loc))
-		remove_pen()
+	remove_pen()
 
 /obj/item/pda/verb/verb_remove_id()
 	set category = "Object"
 	set name = "Eject ID"
 	set src in usr
 
-	if(issilicon(usr))
-		return
-
-	if (usr.canUseTopic(src))
-		if(id)
-			remove_id()
-		else
-			to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>This PDA does not have an ID in it!</span>")
+	if(id)
+		remove_id()
+	else
+		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>This PDA does not have an ID in it!</span>")
 
 /obj/item/pda/verb/verb_remove_pen()
 	set category = "Object"
 	set name = "Remove Pen"
 	set src in usr
 
-	if(issilicon(usr))
-		return
-
-	if (usr.canUseTopic(src))
-		remove_pen()
+	remove_pen()
 
 /obj/item/pda/proc/remove_pen()
+
+	if(issilicon(usr) || !usr.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE))
+		return
+
 	if(inserted_item)
-		if(ismob(loc))
-			var/mob/M = loc
-			M.put_in_hands(inserted_item)
-		else
-			inserted_item.forceMove(drop_location())
-		to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>You remove \the [inserted_item] from \the [src].</span>")
+		usr.put_in_hands(inserted_item)
+		to_chat(usr, "<span class='notice'>You remove [inserted_item] from [src].</span>")
 		inserted_item = null
 		update_icon()
 	else
@@ -768,7 +753,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	if(!I)
 		if(id)
 			remove_id()
-			return 1
+			return TRUE
 		else
 			var/obj/item/card/id/C = user.get_active_held_item()
 			if(istype(C))
@@ -776,13 +761,13 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 
 	if(I && I.registered_name)
 		if(!user.transferItemToLoc(I, src))
-			return 0
+			return FALSE
 		var/obj/old_id = id
 		id = I
 		if(old_id)
 			user.put_in_hands(old_id)
 		update_icon()
-	return 1
+	return TRUE
 
 // access to status display signals
 /obj/item/pda/attackby(obj/item/C, mob/user, params)
@@ -813,7 +798,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 				updateSelfDialog()//Update self dialog on success.
 			return	//Return in case of failed check or when successful.
 		updateSelfDialog()//For the non-input related code.
-	else if(istype(C, /obj/item/paicard) && !src.pai)
+	else if(istype(C, /obj/item/paicard) && !pai)
 		if(!user.transferItemToLoc(C, src))
 			return
 		pai = C
@@ -926,14 +911,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 	var/list/plist = list()
 	var/list/namecounts = list()
 
-	if(src.aiPDA.toff)
+	if(aiPDA.toff)
 		to_chat(user, "Turn on your receiver in order to send messages.")
 		return
 
 	for (var/obj/item/pda/P in get_viewable_pdas())
 		if (P == src)
 			continue
-		else if (P == src.aiPDA)
+		else if (P == aiPDA)
 			continue
 
 		plist[avoid_assoc_duplicate_keys(P.owner, namecounts)] = P
@@ -949,12 +934,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 		var/add_photo = input(user,"Do you want to attach a photo?","Photo","No") as null|anything in list("Yes","No")
 		if(add_photo=="Yes")
 			var/datum/picture/Pic = aicamera.selectpicture(aicamera)
-			src.aiPDA.photo = Pic.fields["img"]
+			aiPDA.photo = Pic.fields["img"]
 
 	if(incapacitated())
 		return
 
-	src.aiPDA.create_message(src, selected)
+	aiPDA.create_message(src, selected)
 
 
 /mob/living/silicon/ai/verb/cmd_toggle_pda_receiver()