diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
index 831c5040c2..088f7753cf 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences_savefile.dm
@@ -604,7 +604,6 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	S["body_model"]				>> features["body_model"]
 	S["body_size"]				>> features["body_size"]
 	S["age"]					>> age
-	S["phobia"]					>> phobia
 	S["language"]				>> language
 	S["choselanguage"]			>> choselanguage
 	S["hair_color"]				>> hair_color
@@ -950,7 +949,6 @@ SAVEFILE UPDATING/VERSIONING - 'Simplified', or rather, more coder-friendly ~Car
 	WRITE_FILE(S["body_model"]				, features["body_model"])
 	WRITE_FILE(S["body_size"]				, features["body_size"])
 	WRITE_FILE(S["age"]						, age)
-	WRITE_FILE(S["phobia"]					, phobia)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["language"]				, language)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["choselanguage"]			, choselanguage)
 	WRITE_FILE(S["hair_color"]				, hair_color)