diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm
index d8fd3f7ca09..a0b6652f883 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/bot.dm
@@ -1109,5 +1109,4 @@ Pass a positive integer as an argument to override a bot's default speed.
 	path.Cut(1, 2)
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/bot/proc/drop_part(obj/item/drop_item, dropzone)
-	new drop_item(dropzone)
-	drop_item = null
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+	new drop_item(dropzone)
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