diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/remove_embedded_object.dm b/code/modules/surgery/remove_embedded_object.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a3241086ed..00000000000
--- a/code/modules/surgery/remove_embedded_object.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-/datum/surgery/embedded_removal
-	name = "Removal of embedded objects"
-	steps = list(/datum/surgery_step/incise, /datum/surgery_step/remove_object)
-	possible_locs = list(BODY_ZONE_R_ARM,BODY_ZONE_L_ARM,BODY_ZONE_R_LEG,BODY_ZONE_L_LEG,BODY_ZONE_CHEST,BODY_ZONE_HEAD)
-
-
-/datum/surgery_step/remove_object
-	name = "remove embedded objects"
-	time = 32
-	accept_hand = 1
-	var/obj/item/bodypart/L = null
-
-
-/datum/surgery_step/remove_object/preop(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
-	L = surgery.operated_bodypart
-	if(L)
-		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] looks for objects embedded in [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)].</span>", "<span class='notice'>You look for objects embedded in [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)]...</span>")
-		display_results(user, target, "<span class='notice'>You look for objects embedded in [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)]...</span>",
-			"<span class='notice'>[user] looks for objects embedded in [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)].</span>",
-			"<span class='notice'>[user] looks for something in [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)].</span>")
-	else
-		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] looks for [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)].</span>", "<span class='notice'>You look for [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)]...</span>")
-
-
-/datum/surgery_step/remove_object/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery, default_display_results = FALSE)
-	if(L)
-		if(ishuman(target))
-			var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = target
-			var/objects = 0
-			for(var/obj/item/I in L.embedded_objects)
-				objects++
-				H.remove_embedded_object(I)
-
-			if(objects > 0)
-				display_results(user, target, "<span class='notice'>You successfully remove [objects] objects from [H]'s [L.name].</span>",
-					"<span class='notice'>[user] successfully removes [objects] objects from [H]'s [L]!</span>",
-					"<span class='notice'>[user] successfully removes [objects] objects from [H]'s [L]!</span>")
-			else
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You find no objects embedded in [H]'s [L]!</span>")
-
-	else
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You can't find [target]'s [parse_zone(user.zone_selected)], let alone any objects embedded in it!</span>")
-
-	return ..()