diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
index 50d0e8eb6aa9..590b3ddbcab5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/intercom.dm
@@ -114,10 +114,9 @@
 
 
 /obj/item/radio/intercom/Hear(message, atom/movable/speaker, message_langs, raw_message, radio_freq, list/spans, message_mode)
-	. = ..()
 	if (message_mode == MODE_INTERCOM)
 		return  // Avoid hearing the same thing twice
-	if(!anyai && !(speaker in ai))
+	if(!anyai && !(speaker in ai)) // set the intercomms in AI cores to 0 when this gets implemented
 		return
 	..()