diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 69abb07358..4df4ad0e71 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -411,7 +411,6 @@ its easier to just keep the beam vertical.
 /atom/proc/clean_blood()
 	if(!simulated)
 		return
-	src.color = initial(src.color) //paint
 	src.germ_level = 0
 	if(istype(blood_DNA, /list))
 		del(blood_DNA)