diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm
index d0debec76c..9ff4d12a5e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/animals/synx.dm
@@ -220,5 +220,5 @@ mob/living/simple_animal/synx/PunchTarget()
     if(!message)    return
     if(message)
         if(speak.len>=memorysize)
-            speak.remove(pick(speak))//making the list more dynamic
+            speak -= (pick(speak))//making the list more dynamic
         speak += message