diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
index f52b293c435..338d4c3fc26 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/bullets.dm
@@ -295,9 +295,6 @@
 	icon_state = "syringeproj"
 
 /obj/item/projectile/bullet/dart/syringe/pierce_ignore
-
-/obj/item/projectile/bullet/dart/syringe/pierce_ignore/on_hit(atom/target, blocked = 0, hit_zone)
-	. = ..()
 	piercing = TRUE
 
 /obj/item/projectile/bullet/dart/syringe/tranquilizer