diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm
index 971b6b03f5f..7222b83cab8 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobiology.dm
@@ -474,74 +474,6 @@
 	resistance_flags = LAVA_PROOF | FIRE_PROOF | UNACIDABLE | ACID_PROOF
 	flags_1 = ABSTRACT_1 | NODROP_1
 
-/obj/effect/golemrune
-	anchored = TRUE
-	desc = "A strange rune used to create golems. It glows when spirits are nearby."
-	name = "rune"
-	icon = 'icons/obj/rune.dmi'
-	icon_state = "golem"
-	resistance_flags = LAVA_PROOF | FIRE_PROOF | UNACIDABLE | ACID_PROOF
-	layer = TURF_LAYER
-
-/obj/effect/golemrune/Initialize()
-	. = ..()
-	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
-	notify_ghosts("Golem rune created in [get_area(src)].", 'sound/effects/ghost2.ogg', source = src)
-
-/obj/effect/golemrune/Destroy()
-	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
-	return ..()
-
-/obj/effect/golemrune/process()
-	var/mob/dead/observer/ghost
-	for(var/mob/dead/observer/O in src.loc)
-		if(!O.client)
-			continue
-		if(O.mind && O.mind.current && O.mind.current.stat != DEAD)
-			continue
-		if (O.orbiting)
-			continue
-		ghost = O
-		break
-	if(ghost)
-		icon_state = "golem2"
-	else
-		icon_state = "golem"
-
-/obj/effect/golemrune/attack_hand(mob/living/user)
-	var/mob/dead/observer/ghost
-	for(var/mob/dead/observer/O in src.loc)
-		if(!O.client)
-			continue
-		if(O.mind && O.mind.current && O.mind.current.stat != DEAD)
-			continue
-		if (O.orbiting)
-			continue
-		ghost = O
-		break
-	if(!ghost)
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The rune fizzles uselessly! There is no spirit nearby.</span>")
-		return
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/G = new /mob/living/carbon/human
-	G.set_species(/datum/species/golem/adamantine)
-	G.set_cloned_appearance()
-	G.real_name = G.dna.species.random_name()
-	G.name = G.real_name
-	G.dna.unique_enzymes = G.dna.generate_unique_enzymes()
-	G.dna.species.auto_equip(G)
-	G.loc = src.loc
-	G.key = ghost.key
-	to_chat(G, "You are an adamantine golem. You move slowly, but are highly resistant to heat and cold as well as blunt trauma. You are unable to wear clothes, but can still use most tools. \
-	Serve [user], and assist [user.p_them()] in completing their goals at any cost.")
-	G.mind.store_memory("<b>Serve [user.real_name], your creator.</b>")
-	G.mind.assigned_role = "Servant Golem"
-
-	G.mind.enslave_mind_to_creator(user)
-
-	log_game("[key_name(G)] was made a golem by [key_name(user)].")
-	log_admin("[key_name(G)] was made a golem by [key_name(user)].")
-	qdel(src)
-
 /obj/item/stack/tile/bluespace
 	name = "bluespace floor tile"
 	singular_name = "floor tile"