diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 9875e254a6a..57c67f5fd61 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/verb/succumb()
 	set hidden = 1
-	if(CanSuccumb())
+	if(InCritical())
 		create_attack_log("[src] has ["succumbed to death"] with [round(health, 0.1)] points of health!")
 		adjustOxyLoss(health - HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD)
 		// super check for weird mobs, including ones that adjust hp
@@ -256,8 +256,6 @@
 		death()
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='notice'>You have given up life and succumbed to death.</span>")
 
-/mob/living/proc/CanSuccumb()
-	return InCritical()
 	
 /mob/living/proc/InCritical()
 	return (health < HEALTH_THRESHOLD_CRIT && health > HEALTH_THRESHOLD_DEAD && stat == UNCONSCIOUS)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 621824dac98..ef35ad58954 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ var/list/robot_verbs_default = list(
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/restrained()
 	return 0
 
-/mob/living/silicon/robot/CanSuccumb()
+/mob/living/silicon/robot/InCritical()
 	return low_power_mode
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/ex_act(severity)