diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
index e96b2da5c15..adf28b1e8d2 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 	icon_state = "1"
 	var/visibility = 0
 	var/view_range = 7
-	var/runecolor="#A10808" // Ready for species blood color intergration
 	unacidable = 1
 	layer = TURF_LAYER
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/AI in player_list)
 		AI.client.images += blood
 	cult_viewpoints += src
-	color = runecolor // also part of the species specific blood
 
 /obj/effect/rune/Del()
 	..()
@@ -172,10 +170,6 @@ var/engwords = list("travel", "blood", "join", "hell", "destroy", "technology",
 /obj/effect/rune/proc/check_icon()
 	icon = get_uristrune_cult(word1, word2, word3)
 
-/obj/effect/rune/update_icon()
-	if(runecolor == "rainbow") runecolor = "#[pick(list("FF0000","FF7F00","FFFF00","00FF00","0000FF","4B0082","8F00FF"))]"
-	color = runecolor
-
 /obj/item/weapon/tome
 	name = "arcane tome"
 	icon_state ="tome"
diff --git a/icons/effects/uristrunes.dmi b/icons/effects/uristrunes.dmi
index 5f8f4e509dc..e6a90303b7f 100644
Binary files a/icons/effects/uristrunes.dmi and b/icons/effects/uristrunes.dmi differ