diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm
index 7dbcb73d5d6..07959ceac2f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/twohanded.dm
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@
 		wielded = FALSE
 		qdel(src)
 
+/obj/item/weapon/twohanded/offhand/attack_self(mob/living/carbon/user)		//You should never be able to do this in standard use of two handed items. This is a backup for lingering offhands.
+	var/obj/item/weapon/twohanded/O = user.get_inactive_held_item()
+	if (istype(O) && !istype(O, /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/offhand/))		//If you have a proper item in your other hand that the offhand is for, do nothing. This should never happen.
+		return
+	qdel(src)																//If it's another offhand, or literally anything else, qdel. If I knew how to add logging messages I'd put one here.
+
 ///////////Two hand required objects///////////////
 //This is for objects that require two hands to even pick up
 /obj/item/weapon/twohanded/required