diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines_vr.dm
index b9200877c3..9316b90e88 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_defines_vr.dm
@@ -48,6 +48,4 @@
 	if(!istype(SK))
 		return 0
 
-	if(amount > 0 || !(SK.check_infinite_energy(src)))
-		var/new_amount = SK.get_energy(src) + amount
-		SK.set_energy(src, new_amount)
\ No newline at end of file
+	SK.set_energy(src, SK.get_energy(src) + amount)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
index aad75767cd..7544122071 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/shadekin/shadekin.dm
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@
 
 	if(!istype(shade_organ))
 		return 0
+	if(shade_organ.dark_energy_infinite)
+		return shade_organ.max_dark_energy
 
 	return shade_organ.dark_energy
 
@@ -215,14 +217,6 @@
 
 	shade_organ.max_dark_energy = new_max_energy
 
-/datum/species/shadekin/proc/check_infinite_energy(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
-	var/obj/item/organ/internal/brain/shadekin/shade_organ = H.internal_organs_by_name[O_BRAIN]
-
-	if(!istype(shade_organ))
-		return 0
-
-	return shade_organ.dark_energy_infinite
-
 /datum/species/shadekin/proc/update_shadekin_hud(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(H)
 	if(!T)