diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
index 6091b9e5d1..e5e65773be 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/bodyparts/_bodyparts.dm
@@ -777,7 +777,6 @@
 */
 	var/image/limb = image(layer = -BODYPARTS_LAYER, dir = image_dir)
 	var/list/aux = list()
-	var/image/marking
 	var/list/auxmarking = list()
 
 	. += limb