diff --git a/code/datums/action.dm b/code/datums/action.dm
index e9856250d2e..3c5ca9b0021 100644
--- a/code/datums/action.dm
+++ b/code/datums/action.dm
@@ -540,16 +540,18 @@
 
 /datum/action/innate/overdrive/Activate()
 	var/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot = owner
-	if(!used)
-		if(do_after(robot, 10 SECONDS))
-			robot.rejuvenate()
-			robot.opened = FALSE
-			robot.locked = TRUE
-			robot.SetEmagged(TRUE)
-			robot.SetLockdown(FALSE)
-			robot.UnlinkSelf()
-			used = TRUE
-			Remove(robot)
+	if(used)
+		return
+
+	if(do_after(robot, 10 SECONDS))
+		robot.rejuvenate()
+		robot.opened = FALSE
+		robot.locked = TRUE
+		robot.SetEmagged(TRUE)
+		robot.SetLockdown(FALSE)
+		robot.UnlinkSelf()
+		used = TRUE
+		Remove(robot)
 
 /datum/action/innate/overdrive/ApplyIcon()
 	button.cut_overlays()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_parts.dm b/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_parts.dm
index 9fdd14b50c4..d7f0539d0c4 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_parts.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_parts.dm
@@ -382,10 +382,7 @@
 	forceMove(new_borg)
 	new_borg.robot_suit = src
 
-	if(new_borg.mmi.syndiemmi)
-		var/obj/item/mmi/syndie/syndiemmi = new_borg.mmi
-		if(!syndiemmi.overdrive.used)
-			syndiemmi.overdrive.Grant(new_borg)
+	new_borg.mmi.apply_effects(new_borg)
 
 	if(new_borg.mmi.clock) // so robots created from vessel have magic
 		new_borg.UnlinkSelf()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/MMI.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/MMI.dm
index d76277ab331..1b6d08f7f84 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/MMI.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/MMI.dm
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@
 	QDEL_NULL(radio)
 	QDEL_NULL(radio_action)
 
+/obj/item/mmi/proc/apply_effects(mob/living/silicon/robot)
+	return
 
 /obj/item/mmi/emp_act(severity)
 	if(!brainmob)
@@ -255,8 +257,15 @@
 	desc = "Syndicate's own brand of MMI. It enforces laws designed to help Syndicate agents achieve their goals upon cyborgs created with it, but doesn't fit in Nanotrasen AI cores."
 	origin_tech = "biotech=4;programming=4;syndicate=2"
 	syndiemmi = 1
-	var/datum/action/innate/overdrive/overdrive = new()
+	var/datum/action/innate/overdrive/overdrive = new
 
+/obj/item/mmi/syndie/apply_effects(mob/living/silicon/robot/borg)
+	if(!overdrive.used)
+		overdrive.Grant(borg)
+
+/obj/item/mmi/syndie/Destroy()
+    QDEL_NULL(overdrive)
+    return ..()
 
 /obj/item/mmi/attempt_become_organ(obj/item/organ/external/parent, mob/living/carbon/human/target, special = ORGAN_MANIPULATION_DEFAULT)
 	if(!brainmob)