diff --git a/code/game/machinery/floodlight.dm b/code/game/machinery/floodlight.dm
index 1bba12b0113..08e023851b4 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/floodlight.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/floodlight.dm
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 		if(ishuman(user))
 			if(!user.get_active_hand())
 				user.put_in_hands(cell)
-				cell.loc = user.loc
 		else
 			cell.loc = loc