diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index bb855217..79687503 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(restart_counter)
 	log_runtime(GLOB.revdata.get_log_message())
 
 /world/Topic(T, addr, master, key)
-	return // Disable topics altogether
 	TGS_TOPIC //redirect to server tools if necessary
 
 	var/static/list/topic_handlers = TopicHandlers()