diff --git a/code/datums/mind.dm b/code/datums/mind.dm
index 9ba56b2ffe..ce97711589 100644
--- a/code/datums/mind.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mind.dm
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@
 	var/late_joiner = FALSE
 
 	var/force_escaped = FALSE  // Set by Into The Sunset command of the shuttle manipulator
-
-	var/hijack_speed = 0			//whether or not we can hackerman the shuttle and hijack it. 0 means you can't, 1 is normal speed hack, 2 is double, 0.5 is half, etc.
-
 	var/list/learned_recipes //List of learned recipe TYPES.
 
 /datum/mind/New(var/key)
@@ -717,11 +714,10 @@
 		G.reenter_corpse()
 
 /// Sets our can_hijack to the fastest speed our antag datums allow.
-/datum/mind/proc/update_hijack_speed()
-	hijack_speed = 0
+/datum/mind/proc/get_hijack_speed()
+	. = 0
 	for(var/datum/antagonist/A in antag_datums)
-		hijack_speed = max(hijack_speed, A.hijack_speed())
-	return hijack_speed
+		. = max(., A.hijack_speed())
 
 /datum/mind/proc/has_objective(objective_type)
 	for(var/datum/antagonist/A in antag_datums)
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_datum.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_datum.dm
index 9f18ca9bea..93516765cc 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_datum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/_common/antag_datum.dm
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(antagonists)
 		give_antag_moodies()
 		if(is_banned(owner.current) && replace_banned)
 			replace_banned_player()
-	owner.update_hijack_speed()
 
 /datum/antagonist/proc/is_banned(mob/M)
 	if(!M)
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(antagonists)
 	var/datum/team/team = get_team()
 	if(team)
 		team.remove_member(owner)
-	owner.update_hijack_speed()
 	qdel(src)
 
 /datum/antagonist/proc/greet()
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/traitor/datum_traitor.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/traitor/datum_traitor.dm
index f9b02ac09e..e532d0b824 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/traitor/datum_traitor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/traitor/datum_traitor.dm
@@ -63,11 +63,9 @@
 // needs to be refactored to base /datum/antagonist sometime..
 /datum/antagonist/traitor/proc/add_objective(datum/objective/O)
 	objectives += O
-	owner?.update_hijack_speed()
 
 /datum/antagonist/traitor/proc/remove_objective(datum/objective/O)
 	objectives -= O
-	owner?.update_hijack_speed()
 
 /datum/antagonist/traitor/proc/forge_traitor_objectives()
 	switch(traitor_kind)
diff --git a/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm b/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm
index 299b1982fe..8c5e36076e 100644
--- a/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm
+++ b/code/modules/shuttle/emergency.dm
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 	. = ..()
 	if(hijack_announce)
 		. += "<span class='danger'>Security systems present on console. Any unauthorized tampering will result in an emergency announcement.</span>"
-	if(user?.mind?.hijack_speed)
+	if(user?.mind?.get_hijack_speed())
 		. += "<span class='danger'>Alt click on this to attempt to hijack the shuttle. This will take multiple tries (current: stage [SSshuttle.emergency.hijack_status]/[HIJACKED]).</span>"
-		. += "<span class='notice'>It will take you [(hijack_stage_time * user.mind.hijack_speed) / 10] seconds to reprogram a stage of the shuttle's navigational firmware, and the console will undergo automated timed lockout for [hijack_stage_cooldown/10] seconds after each stage.</span>"
+		. += "<span class='notice'>It will take you [(hijack_stage_time * user.mind.get_hijack_speed()) / 10] seconds to reprogram a stage of the shuttle's navigational firmware, and the console will undergo automated timed lockout for [hijack_stage_cooldown/10] seconds after each stage.</span>"
 		if(hijack_announce)
 			. += "<span class='warning'>It is probably best to fortify your position as to be uninterrupted during the attempt, given the automatic announcements..</span>"
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 /obj/machinery/computer/emergency_shuttle/proc/attempt_hijack_stage(mob/living/user)
 	if(!user.CanReach(src))
 		return
-	if(!user?.mind?.hijack_speed)
+	if(!user?.mind?.get_hijack_speed())
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You manage to open a user-mode shell on [src], and hundreds of lines of debugging output fly through your vision. It is probably best to leave this alone.</span.")
 		return
 	if(hijack_hacking == TRUE)
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='boldwarning'>You [SSshuttle.emergency.hijack_status == INTACT? "begin" : "continue"] to override [src]'s navigational protocols.</span>")
 	say("Software override initiated.")
 	. = FALSE
-	if(do_after(user, hijack_stage_time * user.mind.hijack_speed, target = src))
+	if(do_after(user, hijack_stage_time * user.mind.get_hijack_speed(), target = src))
 		increase_hijack_stage()
 		. = TRUE
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You reprogram some of [src]'s programming, putting it on timeout for [hijack_stage_cooldown/10] seconds.</span>")