diff --git a/code/modules/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm b/code/modules/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm
index 09c9ca37ffb..33dd525f2fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgui_panel/tgui_panel.dm
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 	))
 	window.send_asset(get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/simple/namespaced/fontawesome))
 	window.send_asset(get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/spritesheet/chat))
-	// Preload assets for /datum/tgui
-	var/datum/asset/asset_tgui = get_asset_datum(/datum/asset/simple/tgui)
-	asset_tgui.send(src.client)
 	// Other setup
 	request_telemetry()
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/on_initialize_timed_out), 5 SECONDS)