diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/virus_cart.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/virus_cart.dm
index b723d1e5e24..4adf6031410 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/virus_cart.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/virus_cart.dm
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@
 			difficulty += BitCount(target.cartridge.access&(CART_MEDICAL | CART_SECURITY | CART_ENGINE | CART_CLOWN | CART_JANITOR | CART_MANIFEST))
 			if(target.cartridge.access & CART_MANIFEST)
 				difficulty++ //if cartridge has manifest access it has extra snowflake difficulty
-			else
-				difficulty += 2
 		if(SEND_SIGNAL(target, COMSIG_PDA_CHECK_DETONATE) & COMPONENT_PDA_NO_DETONATE || prob(difficulty * 15))
 			U.show_message("<span class='danger'>An error flashes on your [src].</span>", MSG_VISUAL)
 		else