diff --git a/code/modules/client/client defines.dm b/code/modules/client/client defines.dm
index 1155882b82..0961115d6a 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client defines.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/client/client defines.dm	
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 		////////////
 		//SECURITY//
 		////////////
-	var/next_allowed_topic_time = 10
 	// comment out the line below when debugging locally to enable the options & messages menu
 	//control_freak = 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm
index aa1cf3b1ad..c7a6dd7ccb 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 	////////////
 	//SECURITY//
 	////////////
-#define TOPIC_SPAM_DELAY	2		//2 ticks is about 2/10ths of a second; it was 4 ticks, but that caused too many clicks to be lost due to lag
 #define UPLOAD_LIMIT		10485760	//Restricts client uploads to the server to 10MB //Boosted this thing. What's the worst that can happen?
 #define MIN_CLIENT_VERSION	0		//Just an ambiguously low version for now, I don't want to suddenly stop people playing.
 									//I would just like the code ready should it ever need to be used.
@@ -24,11 +23,6 @@
 	if(!usr || usr != mob)	//stops us calling Topic for somebody else's client. Also helps prevent usr=null
 		return
 
-	//Reduces spamming of links by dropping calls that happen during the delay period
-	if(next_allowed_topic_time > world.time)
-		return
-	next_allowed_topic_time = world.time + TOPIC_SPAM_DELAY
-
 	//search the href for script injection
 	if( findtext(href,"<script",1,0) )
 		world.log << "Attempted use of scripts within a topic call, by [src]"