diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 59c8f748631..4e209b5343e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-/mob/living/silicon/say(var/message, var/sanitize = 1)
-	return ..(sanitize ? sanitize(message) : message)
-
 /mob/living/silicon/handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name)
 	log_say("[key_name(src)] : [message]")