diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index e1f7057288e..72b36a8f9d1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ mob/living
 		qdel(food)
 	return ..()
 
-/mob/living/carbon/Life()
-	..()
-
-	// Increase germ_level regularly
-	if(germ_level < GERM_LEVEL_AMBIENT && prob(30))	//if you're just standing there, you shouldn't get more germs beyond an ambient level
-		germ_level++
-
 /mob/living/carbon/blob_act()
 	if (stat == DEAD)
 		return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
index 16dec650e43..2761f9b1b07 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 
 	handle_wetness()
 
+	// Increase germ_level regularly
+	if(germ_level < GERM_LEVEL_AMBIENT && prob(30))	//if you're just standing there, you shouldn't get more germs beyond an ambient level
+		germ_level++
+
 
 ///////////////
 // BREATHING //