diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/fields.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/fields.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e9f387478..0000000000
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/fields.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-
-SUBSYSTEM_DEF(fields)
-	name = "Fields"
-	wait = 2
-	priority = 40
-	flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING
-	var/list/datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/running = list()
-	var/list/datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/currentrun = list()
-
-/datum/controller/subsystem/fields/fire(resumed = 0)
-	if(!resumed)
-		src.currentrun = running.Copy()
-	var/list/currentrun = src.currentrun
-	while(currentrun.len)
-		var/datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/F = currentrun[currentrun.len]
-		currentrun.len--
-		if(!F.requires_processing)
-			continue
-		F.process()
-		if(MC_TICK_CHECK)
-			return
-
-/datum/controller/subsystem/fields/proc/register_new_field(datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/F)
-	running += F
-
-/datum/controller/subsystem/fields/proc/unregister_field(datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/F)
-	running -= F
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/fields.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/fields.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6a878fa142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/fields.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(fields)
+	name = "Fields"
+	wait = 2
+	priority = 40
+	flags = SS_KEEP_TIMING | SS_NO_INIT
+	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_GAME | RUNLEVEL_POSTGAME
diff --git a/code/modules/fields/fields.dm b/code/modules/fields/fields.dm
index 4e18e45e9a..0e15d24e03 100644
--- a/code/modules/fields/fields.dm
+++ b/code/modules/fields/fields.dm
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 	var/square_depth_up = 0
 	var/square_depth_down = 0
 	//Processing
-	var/requires_processing = FALSE
 	var/process_inner_turfs = FALSE	//Don't do this unless it's absolutely necessary
 	var/process_edge_turfs = FALSE	//Don't do this either unless it's absolutely necessary, you can just track what things are inside manually or on the initial setup.
 	var/setup_edge_turfs = FALSE	//Setup edge turfs/all field turfs. Set either or both to ON when you need it, it's defaulting to off unless you do to save CPU.
@@ -40,11 +39,7 @@
 	var/list/turf/field_turfs_new = list()
 	var/list/turf/edge_turfs_new = list()
 
-/datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/New()
-	SSfields.register_new_field(src)
-
 /datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/Destroy()
-	SSfields.unregister_field(src)
 	full_cleanup()
 	return ..()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/fields/peaceborg_dampener.dm b/code/modules/fields/peaceborg_dampener.dm
index 9cfc34f127..5d2d2829a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/fields/peaceborg_dampener.dm
+++ b/code/modules/fields/peaceborg_dampener.dm
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 //Only use square radius for this!
 /datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/peaceborg_dampener
 	name = "\improper Hyperkinetic Dampener Field"
-	requires_processing = TRUE
 	setup_edge_turfs = TRUE
 	setup_field_turfs = TRUE
 	field_shape = FIELD_SHAPE_RADIUS_SQUARE
@@ -22,10 +21,15 @@
 	use_host_turf = TRUE
 
 /datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/peaceborg_dampener/New()
+	START_PROCESSING(SSfields, src)
 	tracked = list()
 	staging = list()
 	..()
 
+/datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/peaceborg_dampener/Destroy()
+	STOP_PROCESSING(SSfields, src)
+	return ..()
+
 /datum/proximity_monitor/advanced/peaceborg_dampener/process()
 	if(!istype(projector))
 		qdel(src)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index 154540e10d..2d2e35f59e 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\dbcore.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\disease.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\events.dm"
-#include "code\controllers\subsystem\fields.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\fire_burning.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\garbage.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\icon_smooth.dm"
@@ -231,6 +230,7 @@
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\vote.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\weather.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\processing\fastprocess.dm"
+#include "code\controllers\subsystem\processing\fields.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\processing\flightpacks.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\processing\obj.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\subsystem\processing\overlays.dm"