diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
index 0aaa3cda6da..19c99ee93d2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/drone.dm
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@
 
 	//Some tidying-up.
 	flavor_text = "It's a tiny little repair drone. The casing is stamped with an NT logo and the subscript: 'Nanotrasen Recursive Repair Systems: Fixing Tomorrow's Problem, Today!'"
-	scanner.Grant(src)
 	update_icons()
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/drone/init(alien = FALSE, mob/living/silicon/ai/ai_to_sync_to = null)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 1877bca8fc9..b1839b328a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(robot_verbs_default, list(
 	var/ionpulse = FALSE // Jetpack-like effect.
 	var/ionpulse_on = FALSE // Jetpack-like effect.
 
-	var/datum/action/item_action/toggle_research_scanner/scanner = null
 	var/list/module_actions = list()
 
 	var/see_reagents = FALSE // Determines if the cyborg can see reagents
@@ -171,8 +170,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(robot_verbs_default, list(
 	init(alien, connect_to_AI, ai_to_sync_to)
 
 	diag_hud_set_borgcell()
-	scanner = new(src)
-	scanner.Grant(src)
 	RegisterSignal(src, COMSIG_MOVABLE_MOVED, PROC_REF(create_trail))
 
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/get_radio()
@@ -301,7 +298,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(robot_verbs_default, list(
 	QDEL_LIST_ASSOC_VAL(components)
 	QDEL_NULL(rbPDA)
 	QDEL_NULL(radio)
-	scanner = null
 	module_actions.Cut()
 	return ..()