diff --git a/code/WorkInProgress/buildmode.dm b/code/WorkInProgress/buildmode.dm
index 7bfafa80c5..17bd8c7c9e 100644
--- a/code/WorkInProgress/buildmode.dm
+++ b/code/WorkInProgress/buildmode.dm
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@
 			if(pa.Find("left"))
 				var/obj/A = new holder.buildmode.objholder (get_turf(object))
 				A.dir = holder.builddir.dir
-				blink(A)
 			else if(pa.Find("right"))
 				if(isobj(object)) del(object)
 
@@ -244,14 +243,12 @@
 				if(object.vars.Find(holder.buildmode.varholder))
 					log_admin("[key_name(usr)] modified [object.name]'s [holder.buildmode.varholder] to [holder.buildmode.valueholder]")
 					object.vars[holder.buildmode.varholder] = holder.buildmode.valueholder
-					blink(object)
 				else
 					usr << "\red [initial(object.name)] does not have a var called '[holder.buildmode.varholder]'"
 			if(pa.Find("right"))
 				if(object.vars.Find(holder.buildmode.varholder))
 					log_admin("[key_name(usr)] modified [object.name]'s [holder.buildmode.varholder] to [holder.buildmode.valueholder]")
 					object.vars[holder.buildmode.varholder] = initial(object.vars[holder.buildmode.varholder])
-					blink(object)
 				else
 					usr << "\red [initial(object.name)] does not have a var called '[holder.buildmode.varholder]'"
 
@@ -262,8 +259,3 @@
 				if(holder.throw_atom)
 					holder.throw_atom.throw_at(object, 10, 1)
 
-/proc/blink(atom/A)
-	A.icon += rgb(0,75,75)
-	spawn(5)
-		if(A)
-			A.icon = initial(A.icon)