diff --git a/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm b/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm
index 03d610406fa..b50433c51a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/library/lib_items.dm
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@
 	throw_speed = 1
 	throw_range = 5
 	force = 2
-	throwforce = 2
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_NORMAL		 //upped to three because books are, y'know, pretty big. (and you could hide them inside eachother recursively forever)
 	attack_verb = list("bashed", "whacked")
 	burn_state = FLAMMABLE