diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/melee.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/melee.dm
index cf664565e6f..9d2267f8ec1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/melee.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/melee.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 	name = "captain's saber"
 	desc = "An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age."
 	icon_state = "saber"
-	inhand_icon_state = "rapier"
 	flags = CONDUCT
 	force = 15
 	throwforce = 10
diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/weapons_lefthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/weapons_lefthand.dmi
index d887ec95f40..a20292fcaef 100644
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diff --git a/icons/mob/inhands/weapons_righthand.dmi b/icons/mob/inhands/weapons_righthand.dmi
index e06e87e200c..892c160ab76 100644
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