diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm
index 227e70bdf4..f949df8012 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/mining_mobs/hivelord.dm
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@
 	speak_emote = list("echoes")
 	attack_sound = 'sound/weapons/pierce.ogg'
 	throw_message = "is shrugged off by"
-	pass_flags = PASSTABLE | PASSMOB
 	del_on_death = TRUE
 	stat_attack = UNCONSCIOUS
 	robust_searching = 1