diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
index 5f1c79d6c05f..b0e3064b9f35 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/xeno_defines.dm
@@ -393,9 +393,7 @@
 ///Generate the image()'s requried for the evolution radial menu.
 /datum/hive_status/proc/generate_evo_menu_images()
 	for(var/datum/caste_datum/caste as anything in subtypesof(/datum/caste_datum))
-		var/datum/caste_datum/new_caste = new caste()
-		evolution_menu_images[new_caste.caste_type] = image('icons/mob/xenos/radial_xenos.dmi', new_caste.caste_type)
-		qdel(new_caste)
+		evolution_menu_images[initial(new_caste.caste_type)] = image('icons/mob/xenos/radial_xenos.dmi', initial(new_caste.caste_type))
 
 /datum/hive_status/proc/post_setup()
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER