diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index 275b6fdbcdc..83a6f99e1d0 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ Remember to update _globalvars/traits.dm if you're adding/removing/renaming trai
 #define TRAIT_CULINARY_METABOLISM "culinary_metabolism"
 #define TRAIT_COMEDY_METABOLISM "comedy_metabolism"
 #define TRAIT_MEDICAL_METABOLISM "medical_metabolism"
-#define TRAIT_GREYTIDE_METABOLISM "greytide_metabolism"
 #define TRAIT_ENGINEER_METABOLISM "engineer_metabolism"
 #define TRAIT_ROYAL_METABOLISM "royal_metabolism"
 #define TRAIT_PRETENDER_ROYAL_METABOLISM "pretender_royal_metabolism"
diff --git a/code/modules/jobs/job_types/assistant.dm b/code/modules/jobs/job_types/assistant.dm
index a535c9ab57c..e96fb069a54 100644
--- a/code/modules/jobs/job_types/assistant.dm
+++ b/code/modules/jobs/job_types/assistant.dm
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ Assistant
 	plasmaman_outfit = /datum/outfit/plasmaman
 	paycheck = PAYCHECK_ASSISTANT // Get a job. Job reassignment changes your paycheck now. Get over it.
 
-	liver_traits = list(TRAIT_GREYTIDE_METABOLISM)
-
 	paycheck_department = ACCOUNT_CIV
 	display_order = JOB_DISPLAY_ORDER_ASSISTANT
 
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/alcohol_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/alcohol_reagents.dm
index 831b33c05b0..8c40a1f272d 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/alcohol_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/alcohol_reagents.dm
@@ -481,13 +481,6 @@ All effects don't start immediately, but rather get worse over time; the rate is
 	addiction_types = list(/datum/addiction/alcohol = 5, /datum/addiction/maintenance_drugs = 2)
 	chemical_flags = REAGENT_CAN_BE_SYNTHESIZED
 
-/datum/reagent/consumable/ethanol/hooch/on_mob_life(mob/living/carbon/drinker, delta_time, times_fired)
-	var/obj/item/organ/liver/liver = drinker.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_LIVER)
-	if(liver && HAS_TRAIT(liver, TRAIT_GREYTIDE_METABOLISM))
-		drinker.heal_bodypart_damage(1 * REM * delta_time, 1 * REM * delta_time)
-		. = TRUE
-	return ..() || .
-
 /datum/reagent/consumable/ethanol/ale
 	name = "Ale"
 	description = "A dark alcoholic beverage made with malted barley and yeast."
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/withdrawal/generic_addictions.dm b/code/modules/reagents/withdrawal/generic_addictions.dm
index 0ae6563e0fc..3c2e6656192 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/withdrawal/generic_addictions.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/withdrawal/generic_addictions.dm
@@ -124,11 +124,6 @@
 		return
 	to_chat(affected_carbon, span_warning("You feel yourself adapt to the darkness."))
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/affected_human = affected_carbon
-
-	var/obj/item/organ/liver/empowered_liver = affected_carbon.getorgan(/obj/item/organ/liver)
-	if(empowered_liver)
-		ADD_TRAIT(empowered_liver, TRAIT_GREYTIDE_METABOLISM, "maint_drug_addiction")
-
 	var/obj/item/organ/eyes/empowered_eyes = affected_human.getorgan(/obj/item/organ/eyes)
 	if(empowered_eyes)
 		ADD_TRAIT(affected_human, TRAIT_NIGHT_VISION, "maint_drug_addiction")
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm
index 572a89aa338..0571234f68b 100755
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/liver.dm
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 			. += "A smell of bananas, a slippery sheen and [span_clown("honking")] when depressed, implies that this is the liver of a <em>clown</em>."
 		if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_MEDICAL_METABOLISM))
 			. += "Marks of stress and a faint whiff of medicinal alcohol, imply that this is the liver of a <em>medical worker</em>."
-		if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_GREYTIDE_METABOLISM))
-			. += "Greyer than most with electrical burn marks, this is the liver of an <em>assistant</em>."
 		if(HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_ENGINEER_METABOLISM))
 			. += "Signs of radiation exposure and space adaption, implies that this is the liver of an <em>engineer</em>."