diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm
index 2c522b58d2..cf951007be 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai/xeno_ai.dm
@@ -338,14 +338,24 @@
 
 #undef EXTRA_CHECK_DISTANCE_MULTIPLIER
 
-/mob/living/carbon/proc/ai_can_target(mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ai_xeno)
-	if(!ai_check_stat(ai_xeno))
+/mob/living/carbon/proc/ai_can_target(mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/X)
+	if(!ai_check_stat(X))
 		return FALSE
 
-	if(ai_xeno.can_not_harm(src))
+	if(X.can_not_harm(src))
 		return FALSE
 
-	if(alpha <= 45 && get_dist(ai_xeno, src) > 2)
+	if(alpha <= 45 && get_dist(X, src) > 2)
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(isfacehugger(X))
+		if(status_flags & XENO_HOST)
+			return FALSE
+
+		if(istype(wear_mask, /obj/item/clothing/mask/facehugger))
+			return FALSE
+
+	else if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_NESTED))
 		return FALSE
 
 	return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_ai_interaction.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_ai_interaction.dm
index 5aaf3b0684..58021c2ab2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_ai_interaction.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_ai_interaction.dm
@@ -155,16 +155,6 @@ At bare minimum, make sure the relevant checks from parent types gets copied in
 	if(species.flags & IS_SYNTHETIC)
 		return FALSE
 
-	if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_NESTED))
-		return FALSE
-
-	if(isfacehugger(X))
-		if(status_flags & XENO_HOST)
-			return FALSE
-
-		if(istype(wear_mask, /obj/item/clothing/mask/facehugger))
-			return FALSE
-
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/ai_check_stat(mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/X)