diff --git a/code/modules/mob/typing_indicator.dm b/code/modules/mob/typing_indicator.dm
index 7f65e4e510..bf4a770f54 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/typing_indicator.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/typing_indicator.dm
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 /proc/generate_speech_bubble(var/bubble_loc, var/speech_state, var/set_layer = FLOAT_LAYER)
 	var/image/I = image('icons/mob/talk_vr.dmi', bubble_loc, speech_state, set_layer)  //VOREStation Edit - talk_vr.dmi instead of talk.dmi for right-side icons
-	I.appearance_flags |= (KEEP_APART|RESET_COLOR|PIXEL_SCALE)
+	I.appearance_flags |= (RESET_COLOR|PIXEL_SCALE)			//VOREStation Edit
+	/*			//VOREStation Removal Start
 	if(istype(bubble_loc, /atom/movable))
 		var/atom/movable/AM = bubble_loc
 		var/x_scale = AM.get_icon_scale_x()
 		if(abs(x_scale) < 2) // reset transform on bubbles, except for the Very Large
 			I.pixel_z = (AM.icon_expected_height * (x_scale-1))
 			I.appearance_flags |= RESET_TRANSFORM
+	*/			//VOREStation Removal Start
 	return I
 
 /mob/proc/init_typing_indicator(var/set_state = "typing")
 	typing_indicator = new
 	typing_indicator.appearance = generate_speech_bubble(null, set_state)
-	typing_indicator.appearance_flags |= (KEEP_APART|RESET_COLOR|RESET_TRANSFORM|PIXEL_SCALE)
+	typing_indicator.appearance_flags |= (RESET_COLOR|PIXEL_SCALE)			//VOREStation Edit
 
 /mob/proc/set_typing_indicator(var/state) //Leaving this here for mobs.
 
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
 	set_typing_indicator(TRUE)
 	var/message = input("","say (text)") as text
 	set_typing_indicator(FALSE)
-	
+
 	if(message)
 		say_verb(message)