diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/kinetic_accelerator.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/kinetic_accelerator.dm
index 18eb7a6c17e..89acad55c7c 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/kinetic_accelerator.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/guns/energy/kinetic_accelerator.dm
@@ -142,11 +142,10 @@
 
 /obj/item/gun/energy/kinetic_accelerator/experimental
 	name = "experimental kinetic accelerator"
-	desc = "A modified, far more dangerous version of the proto-kinetic accelerator, with half the cooldown and twice the modkit space of the standard version."
+	desc = "A modified version of the proto-kinetic accelerator, with twice the modkit space of the standard version."
 	icon_state = "kineticgun_h"
 	item_state = "kineticgun_h"
 	origin_tech = "combat=5;powerstorage=3;engineering=5"
-	overheat_time = 8
 	max_mod_capacity = 200
 
 //Casing