diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
index eb3310e1f06..43c9b149a57 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /* EMOTE DATUMS */
 /datum/emote/living
 	mob_type_allowed_typecache = /mob/living
-	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list(/mob/living/simple_animal/slime, /mob/living/brain)
+	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list(/mob/living/brain)
 
 /datum/emote/living/blush
 	key = "blush"