diff --git a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
index 0e8c72496d2..7f87413694a 100644
--- a/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ext_scripts/irc.dm
@@ -19,20 +19,3 @@
 	if(config.admin_irc)
 		send2irc(config.admin_irc, msg)
 	return
-
-/hook/startup/proc/ircNotify()
-	var/people_to_ping = ""
-	var/DBQuery/pull_notify = dbcon.NewQuery("SELECT discord_id FROM [format_table_name("discord")] WHERE notify = 1")
-	if(!pull_notify.Execute())
-		var/err = pull_notify.ErrorMsg()
-		log_game("SQL ERROR while pulling notify people. Error : \[[err]\]\n")
-	else
-		while(pull_notify.NextRow())
-			people_to_ping += "<@" + pull_notify.item[1] + "> "
-	send2mainirc("Server starting up on [station_name()]. Connect to: <byond://[config.server? "[config.server]" : "[world.address]:[world.port]"]> "+people_to_ping, 7355608)
-	// Set notify to 0 so people arent pinged round after round
-	var/DBQuery/reset_notify = dbcon.NewQuery("UPDATE [format_table_name("discord")] SET notify = 0 WHERE notify = 1")
-	if(!reset_notify.Execute())
-		var/err = reset_notify.ErrorMsg()
-		log_game("SQL ERROR while resetting notify status. Error : \[[err]\]\n")
-	return 1