diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm
index 925af4ab9f1..64c0a471005 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/basic/hostile/giant_spider/giant_spider.dm
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
 	health = 250
 	atmos_requirements = list("min_oxy" = 5, "max_oxy" = 0, "min_tox" = 0, "max_tox" = 2, "min_co2" = 0, "max_co2" = 5, "min_n2" = 0, "max_n2" = 0)
 	gender = FEMALE
+	gold_core_spawnable = NO_SPAWN
 	ai_controller = /datum/ai_controller/basic_controller/giant_spider/retaliate
 
 /mob/living/basic/giant_spider/araneus/Initialize(mapload)