diff --git a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm
index c9c0b0c8eb..943b2cee50 100644
--- a/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm
+++ b/code/modules/xenoarcheaology/finds/talking.dm
@@ -108,15 +108,6 @@
 		else
 			msg+="!"
 
-	var/list/listening = viewers(holder_atom)
-	for(var/mob/M in mob_list)
-		if (!M.client)
-			continue //skip monkeys and leavers
-		if (istype(M, /mob/new_player))
-			continue
-		if(M.stat == DEAD && M.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/ghost_ears))
-			listening|=M
-
-	for(var/mob/M in listening)
+	for(var/mob/M in viewers(holder_atom))
 		to_chat(M, "[bicon(holder_atom)] <b>[holder_atom]</b> reverberates, \"<font color='blue'>[msg]</font>\"")
 	last_talk_time = world.time