diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/medbeam.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/medbeam.dm
index e563182d75f..d77621051e2 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/medbeam.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/medbeam.dm
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 	processing_objects.Remove(src)
 	return ..()
 
+/obj/item/gun/medbeam/handle_suicide()
+	return
+
 /obj/item/gun/medbeam/dropped(mob/user)
 	..()
 	LoseTarget()