diff --git a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/tendril_loot.dm b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/tendril_loot.dm
index 6fcab569bee..99ce2c044c3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/lavaland/tendril_loot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/lavaland/tendril_loot.dm
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@
 	if(!user.can_read(src))
 		return FALSE
 	to_chat(user, span_notice("You flip through the pages of the book, quickly and conveniently learning every language in existence. Somewhat less conveniently, the aging book crumbles to dust in the process. Whoops."))
+	user.remove_blocked_language(GLOB.all_languages, source = LANGUAGE_ALL)
 	user.grant_all_languages()
 	new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/ash(get_turf(user))
 	qdel(src)