diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index 5617e15511f..0a923e0008c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@
 		return 1
 	else if (istype(other, /mob/living/simple_animal) && istype(src, /mob/living/simple_animal))
 		return 1
-	else if (istype(other, /mob/living/carbon/human) && istype(src, /mob/living/simple_animal/borer))
-		return 1
 	return 0
 
 /mob/proc/say_quote(var/text,var/datum/language/speaking)