diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index b6de42d41b1..4d14bd92b64 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -315,13 +315,13 @@
 		for(var/obj/item/I in BP.embedded_objects)
 			if(prob(I.embedded_pain_chance))
 				BP.receive_damage(I.w_class*I.embedded_pain_multiplier)
-				to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>\the [I] embedded in your [BP.name] hurts!</span>")
+				to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>[I] embedded in your [BP.name] hurts!</span>")
 
 			if(prob(I.embedded_fall_chance))
 				BP.receive_damage(I.w_class*I.embedded_fall_pain_multiplier)
 				BP.embedded_objects -= I
 				I.loc = get_turf(src)
-				visible_message("<span class='danger'>\the [I] falls out of [name]'s [BP.name]!</span>","<span class='userdanger'>\the [I] falls out of your [BP.name]!</span>")
+				visible_message("<span class='danger'>[I] falls out of [name]'s [BP.name]!</span>","<span class='userdanger'>[I] falls out of your [BP.name]!</span>")
 				if(!has_embedded_objects())
 					clear_alert("embeddedobject")