diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/absorb.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/absorb.dm
index 384102d814c..f5959c1037e 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/absorb.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/absorb.dm
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@
 	desc = "We force ourselves into the body of another form, pushing their consciousness into the form we left behind."
 	helptext = "We will bring all our abilities with us, but we will lose our old form DNA in exchange for the new one. The process will seem suspicious to any observers."
 	chemical_cost = 40
-	dna_cost = 2
+	dna_cost = 1
 	req_human = 1 //Monkeys can't grab
-	genetic_damage = 50
 
 /obj/effect/proc_holder/changeling/swap_form/can_sting(var/mob/living/carbon/user)
 	if(!..())