diff --git a/code/_onclick/drag_drop.dm b/code/_onclick/drag_drop.dm
index ae853a4e1a..58c182036d 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/drag_drop.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/drag_drop.dm
@@ -101,14 +101,6 @@
 	..()
 
 /client/MouseDrag(src_object,atom/over_object,src_location,over_location,src_control,over_control,params)
-	var/list/L = params2list(params)
-	if (L["middle"])
-		if (src_object && src_location != over_location)
-			middragtime = world.time
-			middragatom = src_object
-		else
-			middragtime = 0
-			middragatom = null
 	mouseParams = params
 	mouseLocation = over_location
 	mouseObject = over_object
@@ -121,9 +113,3 @@
 
 /obj/item/proc/onMouseDrag(src_object, over_object, src_location, over_location, params, mob)
 	return
-
-/client/MouseDrop(src_object, over_object, src_location, over_location, src_control, over_control, params)
-	if (middragatom == src_object)
-		middragtime = 0
-		middragatom = null
-	..()
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm b/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm
index 41c4480c74..294fdcc30b 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_defines.dm
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@
 	///Used in MouseDrag to preserve the last mouse-entered object.
 	var/mouseObject = null
 	var/mouseControlObject = null
-	//Middle-mouse-button click dragtime control for aimbot exploit detection.
-	var/middragtime = 0
-	//Middle-mouse-button clicked object control for aimbot exploit detection.
-	var/atom/middragatom
 
 	/// Messages currently seen by this client
 	var/list/seen_messages
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 4b93f42d4d..5387e1e5c6 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -867,10 +867,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		return
 	last_activity = world.time
 	last_click = world.time
-	var/ab = FALSE
 	var/list/L = params2list(params)
-	if (object && object == middragatom && L["left"])
-		ab = max(0, 5 SECONDS-(world.time-middragtime)*0.1)
+
+	if(L["drag"])
+		return
+
 	var/mcl = CONFIG_GET(number/minute_click_limit)
 	if (!holder && !ignore_spam && mcl)
 		var/minute = round(world.time, 600)
@@ -879,20 +880,14 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		if (minute != clicklimiter[CURRENT_MINUTE])
 			clicklimiter[CURRENT_MINUTE] = minute
 			clicklimiter[MINUTE_COUNT] = 0
-		clicklimiter[MINUTE_COUNT] += 1+(ab)
+		clicklimiter[MINUTE_COUNT] += 1
 		if (clicklimiter[MINUTE_COUNT] > mcl)
 			var/msg = "Your previous click was ignored because you've done too many in a minute."
 			if (minute != clicklimiter[ADMINSWARNED_AT]) //only one admin message per-minute. (if they spam the admins can just boot/ban them)
 				clicklimiter[ADMINSWARNED_AT] = minute
 
 				msg += " Administrators have been informed."
-				if (ab)
-					log_game("[key_name(src)] is using the middle click aimbot exploit")
-					message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(src)] [ADMIN_KICK(usr)] is using the middle click aimbot exploit</span>")
-					add_system_note("aimbot", "Is using the middle click aimbot exploit")
-					log_click(object, location, control, params, src, "lockout (spam - minute ab c [ab] s [middragtime])", TRUE)
-				else
-					log_click(object, location, control, params, src, "lockout (spam - minute)", TRUE)
+				log_click(object, location, control, params, src, "lockout (spam - minute)", TRUE)
 				log_game("[key_name(src)] Has hit the per-minute click limit of [mcl] clicks in a given game minute")
 				message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(src)] [ADMIN_KICK(usr)] Has hit the per-minute click limit of [mcl] clicks in a given game minute")
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>[msg]</span>")
@@ -906,15 +901,11 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		if (second != clicklimiter[CURRENT_SECOND])
 			clicklimiter[CURRENT_SECOND] = second
 			clicklimiter[SECOND_COUNT] = 0
-		clicklimiter[SECOND_COUNT] += 1+(!!ab)
+		clicklimiter[SECOND_COUNT] += 1
 		if (clicklimiter[SECOND_COUNT] > scl)
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>Your previous click was ignored because you've done too many in a second</span>")
 			return
 
-	if(ab) //Citadel edit, things with stuff.
-		log_click(object, location, control, params, src, "dropped (ab c [ab] s [middragtime])", TRUE)
-		return
-
 	if(prefs.log_clicks)
 		log_click(object, location, control, params, src, extra_info? "clicked ([extra_info])" : null)