diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 635b1d5ac45..bbf0d2ad0fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1046,10 +1046,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 /datum/species/proc/spec_death(gibbed, mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	return
 
-/datum/species/proc/auto_equip(mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	// handles the equipping of species-specific gear
-	return
-
 /datum/species/proc/can_equip(obj/item/I, slot, disable_warning, mob/living/carbon/human/H, bypass_equip_delay_self = FALSE)
 	if(slot in no_equip)
 		if(!I.species_exception || !is_type_in_list(src, I.species_exception))