diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 4ceaf33b89f..be662ecf7cd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -601,9 +601,6 @@
 		step_count++
 		pull_pulled(old_loc, pullee, movetime)
 
-	if(pulledby && moving_diagonally != FIRST_DIAG_STEP && get_dist(src, pulledby) > 1) //seperated from our puller and not in the middle of a diagonal move
-		pulledby.stop_pulling()
-
 	if(s_active && !(s_active in contents) && get_turf(s_active) != get_turf(src))	//check !( s_active in contents) first so we hopefully don't have to call get_turf() so much.
 		s_active.close(src)