diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
index 55dd20c836d..d0b4fb7be1e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/emote(var/act)
 
-	var/cooldown = 0 //Used to limit *roar and *deathgasp spam.
 	var/param = null
 	if (findtext(act, "-", 1, null))
 		var/t1 = findtext(act, "-", 1, null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm
index 993f6d2e65f..97e09c42c18 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/life.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	fire_alert = 0
 
 	var/temperature_alert = 0
-	var/xeno_emote_counter = 0 //See Life()
 
 
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/humanoid/Life()