diff --git a/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm b/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm
index a3b601ebce..9248d74140 100644
--- a/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mining/mine_items.dm
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 	matter = list("metal" = 3750)
 	var/digspeed = 40 //moving the delay to an item var so R&D can make improved picks. --NEO
 	origin_tech = "materials=1;engineering=1"
-	attack_verb = list("hit", "pierced", "sliced", "attacked", "drilled")
+	attack_verb = list("hit", "pierced", "sliced", "attacked")
 	var/drill_sound = 'sound/weapons/Genhit.ogg'
 	var/drill_verb = "drilling"
 	sharp = 1
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 	digspeed = 20
 	origin_tech = "materials=4"
 	desc = "This makes no metallurgic sense."
+	drill_verb = "picking"
 
 /obj/item/weapon/pickaxe/plasmacutter
 	name = "plasma cutter"
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@
 	item_state = "dpickaxe"
 	digspeed = 10
 	origin_tech = "materials=6;engineering=4"
-	desc = "A pickaxe with a diamond pick head, this is just like minecraft."
+	desc = "A pickaxe with a diamond pick head."
+	drill_verb = "picking"
 
 /obj/item/weapon/pickaxe/diamonddrill //When people ask about the badass leader of the mining tools, they are talking about ME!
 	name = "diamond mining drill"