diff --git a/src/main/java/org/terasology/wildAnimalsGenome/component/MatingBehaviorComponent.java b/src/main/java/org/terasology/wildAnimalsGenome/component/MatingBehaviorComponent.java
index 14b8ce5..964b561 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/terasology/wildAnimalsGenome/component/MatingBehaviorComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/terasology/wildAnimalsGenome/component/MatingBehaviorComponent.java
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 package org.terasology.wildAnimalsGenome.component;
 
-import org.terasology.gestalt.entitysystem.component.Component;
+import org.terasology.gestalt.entitysystem.component.EmptyComponent;
 
 /**
  * This component is added when an animal's mating behavior is changed to mate.
  */
-public class MatingBehaviorComponent implements Component<MatingBehaviorComponent> {
-    @Override
-    public void copyFrom(MatingBehaviorComponent other) {
-
-    }
+public class MatingBehaviorComponent extends EmptyComponent<MatingBehaviorComponent> {
 }