diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/MMI.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/MMI.dm
index 6247083747..9cad58c201 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/brain/MMI.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/brain/MMI.dm
@@ -31,13 +31,10 @@
 	else
 		icon_state = "mmi_empty"
 
-/obj/item/device/mmi/New()
-	..()
+/obj/item/device/mmi/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
 	radio = new(src) //Spawns a radio inside the MMI.
 	radio.broadcasting = 0 //researching radio mmis turned the robofabs into radios because this didnt start as 0.
-
-/obj/item/device/mmi/Initialize()
-	..()
 	laws.set_laws_config()
 
 /obj/item/device/mmi/attackby(obj/item/O, mob/user, params)