diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
index 04e56e9e2fa..374acf13a3b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/posibrain.dm
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@
 	src.brainmob.real_name = src.brainmob.name
 	src.brainmob.loc = src
 	src.brainmob.container = src
-	src.brainmob.robot_talk_understand = 1
 	src.brainmob.stat = 0
 	src.brainmob.silent = 0
 	src.brainmob.brain_op_stage = 4.0