diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
index e45afec8a51..cea7205c412 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/ritual.dm
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
 			else // Targeting someone else
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='cult'>You remove the taint from [M].</span>")
 				to_chat(M, "<span class='cult'>[user] removes the taint from your body.</span>")
-				var/amount = M.reagents.get_reagent_amount("holywater")
 				M.reagents.del_reagent("holywater")
-				M.reagents.add_reagent("unholywater", amount)
 				add_attack_logs(user, M, "Hit with [src], removing the holy water from them")
 		return FALSE
 	else