diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/flashlight.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/flashlight.dm
index f6917ee3c48..96dae8c0fc5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/flashlight.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/flashlight.dm
@@ -963,14 +963,10 @@
 	var/dark_light_range = 2.5
 	///Variable to preserve old lighting behavior in flashlights, to handle darkness.
 	var/dark_light_power = -3
-	var/on = FALSE
 
 /obj/item/flashlight/flashdark/update_brightness()
 	. = ..()
-	if(on)
-		set_light(dark_light_range, dark_light_power)
-	else
-		set_light(0)
+	set_light(dark_light_range, dark_light_power)
 
 //type and subtypes spawned and used to give some eyes lights,
 /obj/item/flashlight/eyelight