diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index 3b3f34fdb13..81d22e40a0b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-#define ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS_LIST list("<" = "", ">" = "", "^" = "", \
+#define ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS_LIST list("<" = "", ">" = "", \
 	"\[" = "", "]" = "", "{" = "", "}" = "")
 
 /mob/proc/say()