diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
index 312e23088ec..a3a96323284 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ mob/living/carbon/verb/give()
 				I.layer = 20
 				I.add_fingerprint(src)
 				src.update_clothing()
-				action_message(src,"[usr.name] handed \the [I.name] to [src.name].")
+				src.visible_message(src,"[usr.name] handed \the [I.name] to [src.name].")
 			if("No")
-				action_message(src,"[usr.name] tried to hand [I.name] to [src.name] but [src.name] didn't want it.")
+				src.visible_message(src,"[usr.name] tried to hand [I.name] to [src.name] but [src.name] didn't want it.")
 	else if(src.l_hand == null)
 		switch(alert(src,"[src.name] wants to give you \a [I.name]?",,"Yes","No"))
 			if("Yes")
@@ -75,24 +75,8 @@ mob/living/carbon/verb/give()
 				I.layer = 20
 				I.add_fingerprint(src)
 				src.update_clothing()
-				action_message(src,"[usr.name] handed \the [I.name] to [src.name].")
+				src.visible_message(src,"[usr.name] handed \the [I.name] to [src.name].")
 			if("No")
-				action_message(src,"[usr.name] tried to hand [I.name] to [src.name] but [src.name] didn't want it.")
+				src.visible_message(src,"[usr.name] tried to hand [I.name] to [src.name] but [src.name] didn't want it.")
 	else
-		usr << "[src.name]\s hands are full."
-
-proc/action_message(var/mob/living/carbon/A,var/message)
-	if (message != "")
-		if (1 & 1)
-			for (var/mob/O in viewers(A.loc, null))
-				O.show_message(message, 1)
-		else if (1 & 2)
-			for (var/mob/O in hearers(A.loc, null))
-				O.show_message(message, 1)
-	else if (message != "")
-		if (1 & 1)
-			for (var/mob/O in viewers(A, null))
-				O.show_message(message, 1)
-		else if (1 & 2)
-			for (var/mob/O in hearers(A, null))
-				O.show_message(message, 1)
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+		usr << "[src.name]\s hands are full."
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