diff --git a/code/datums/chat_message.dm b/code/datums/chat_message.dm
index 0896f823edd..32e86c6457d 100644
--- a/code/datums/chat_message.dm
+++ b/code/datums/chat_message.dm
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ var/list/runechat_image_cache = list()
 		return
 	ending_life = TRUE
 	animate(message, alpha = 0, time = fadetime, flags = ANIMATION_PARALLEL)
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(qdel), src), fadetime, TIMER_DELETE_ME, TIMER_UNIQUE)
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(qdel), src), fadetime, TIMER_DELETE_ME)
 
 /**
   * Creates a message overlay at a defined location for a given speaker