diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm
index 4ab9e71ca26..f7d154b1b84 100755
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/station/protean_vr/protean_species.dm
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 	assisted_langs = list(LANGUAGE_ROOTLOCAL, LANGUAGE_ROOTGLOBAL, LANGUAGE_VOX)
 	color_mult = TRUE
 
-	speech_bubble_appearance = "synthetic"
-
 	breath_type = null
 	poison_type = null