diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI.py
index b0d1be6..19e0772 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_AI/AI.py
@@ -62,8 +62,21 @@ def bot_command_damnlazy_b(bot, trigger):
 @sopel.module.nickname_commands('(.*)')
 def bot_command_nick(bot, trigger):
 
-    triggerargs, triggercommand, fulltrigger, canrun = bot_command_nick_setup(bot, trigger)
-    if not canrun:
+    while not bot_events_check(bot, ['1004', '2002']):
+        pass
+
+    triggerargs, triggercommand = sopel_triggerargs(bot, trigger, 'nickname_command')
+
+    if not triggercommand:
+        return
+
+    if triggercommand in bot.memory['SpiceBot_CommandsQuery']['commands']["nickname"].keys():
+        return
+    triggerargs.insert(0, triggercommand)
+
+    fulltrigger = spicemanip.main(triggerargs, 0).lower()
+
+    if fulltrigger in bot.memory['SpiceBot_CommandsQuery']['nickrules']:
         return
 
     if fulltrigger.lower().startswith("what is"):
@@ -198,27 +211,3 @@ def bot_command_nick(bot, trigger):
         else:
             bot.osd("I don't know what you are asking me to do!")
             return
-
-
-def bot_command_nick_setup(bot, trigger):
-
-    while not bot_events_check(bot, ['1004', '2002']):
-        pass
-
-    canrun = True
-
-    triggerargs, triggercommand = sopel_triggerargs(bot, trigger, 'nickname_command')
-
-    if not triggercommand:
-        return '', '', '', False
-
-    if triggercommand in bot.memory['SpiceBot_CommandsQuery']['commands']["nickname"].keys():
-        return
-    triggerargs.insert(0, triggercommand)
-
-    fulltrigger = spicemanip.main(triggerargs, 0).lower()
-
-    if fulltrigger in bot.memory['SpiceBot_CommandsQuery']['nickrules']:
-        return '', '', '', False
-
-    return triggerargs, triggercommand, fulltrigger, canrun