diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm
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index fc57ac4f8e..0000000000
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/ladders.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/obj/structure/ladder
-	name = "ladder"
-	desc = "A sturdy metal ladder."
-	icon = 'icons/obj/structures.dmi'
-	icon_state = "ladder11"
-	var/id = null
-	var/height = 0							//the 'height' of the ladder. higher numbers are considered physically higher
-	var/obj/structure/ladder/down = null	//the ladder below this one
-	var/obj/structure/ladder/up = null		//the ladder above this one
-
-/obj/structure/ladder/New()
-	spawn(8)
-		for(var/obj/structure/ladder/L in world)
-			if(L.id == id)
-				if(L.height == (height - 1))
-					down = L
-					continue
-				if(L.height == (height + 1))
-					up = L
-					continue
-
-			if(up && down)	//if both our connections are filled
-				break
-		update_icon()
-
-/obj/structure/ladder/update_icon()
-	if(up && down)
-		icon_state = "ladder11"
-
-	else if(up)
-		icon_state = "ladder10"
-
-	else if(down)
-		icon_state = "ladder01"
-
-	else	//wtf make your ladders properly assholes
-		icon_state = "ladder00"
-
-/obj/structure/ladder/attack_hand(mob/user as mob)
-	if(up && down)
-		switch( alert("Go up or down the ladder?", "Ladder", "Up", "Down", "Cancel") )
-			if("Up")
-				user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] climbs up \the [src]!</span>", \
-									 "<span class='notice'>You climb up \the [src]!</span>")
-				user.loc = get_turf(up)
-				up.add_fingerprint(user)
-			if("Down")
-				user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] climbs down \the [src]!</span>", \
-									 "<span class='notice'>You climb down \the [src]!</span>")
-				user.loc = get_turf(down)
-				down.add_fingerprint(user)
-			if("Cancel")
-				return
-
-	else if(up)
-		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] climbs up \the [src]!</span>", \
-							 "<span class='notice'>You climb up \the [src]!</span>")
-		user.loc = get_turf(up)
-		up.add_fingerprint(user)
-
-	else if(down)
-		user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] climbs down \the [src]!</span>", \
-							 "<span class='notice'>You climb down \the [src]!</span>")
-		user.loc = get_turf(down)
-		down.add_fingerprint(user)
-
-	add_fingerprint(user)
-
-/obj/structure/ladder/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W, mob/user as mob)
-	return attack_hand(user)