diff --git a/code/datums/elements/embed.dm b/code/datums/elements/embed.dm
index 2d3e5faff2..8a7acde9cb 100644
--- a/code/datums/elements/embed.dm
+++ b/code/datums/elements/embed.dm
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
 
 
 /// Checking to see if we're gonna embed into a human
-/datum/element/embed/proc/checkEmbedMob(obj/item/weapon, mob/living/carbon/victim, hit_zone, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum, forced=FALSE)
-	if(!istype(victim) || HAS_TRAIT(victim, TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE))
+/datum/element/embed/proc/checkEmbedMob(obj/item/weapon, mob/living/carbon/victim, hit_zone, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum, blocked = FALSE, forced = FALSE)
+	if(blocked || !istype(victim) || HAS_TRAIT(victim, TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE))
 		return
 
 	var/actual_chance = embed_chance
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defense.dm
index 042451b7dd..5b92bf3dea 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/alien_defense.dm
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 /mob/living/carbon/alien/hitby(atom/movable/AM, skipcatch, hitpush, blocked, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum)
 	return ..(AM, skipcatch = TRUE, hitpush = FALSE)
 
-/mob/living/carbon/alien/can_embed(obj/item/I)
-	return FALSE
-
 /*Code for aliens attacking aliens. Because aliens act on a hivemind, I don't see them as very aggressive with each other.
 As such, they can either help or harm other aliens. Help works like the human help command while harm is a simple nibble.
 In all, this is a lot like the monkey code. /N
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defense.dm
index 41a034ecd8..7ce0fd38da 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon_defense.dm
@@ -65,17 +65,6 @@
 		throw_mode_off()
 		return TRUE
 
-/mob/living/carbon/embed_item(obj/item/I)
-	throw_alert("embeddedobject", /obj/screen/alert/embeddedobject)
-	var/obj/item/bodypart/L = pick(bodyparts)
-	L.embedded_objects |= I
-	I.add_mob_blood(src)//it embedded itself in you, of course it's bloody!
-	I.forceMove(src)
-	I.embedded()
-	L.receive_damage(I.w_class*I.embedding["impact_pain_mult"])
-	visible_message("<span class='danger'>[I] embeds itself in [src]'s [L.name]!</span>","<span class='userdanger'>[I] embeds itself in your [L.name]!</span>")
-	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ADD_MOOD_EVENT, "embedded", /datum/mood_event/embedded)
-
 /mob/living/carbon/attacked_by(obj/item/I, mob/living/user, attackchain_flags = NONE, damage_multiplier = 1)
 	var/totitemdamage = pre_attacked_by(I, user) * damage_multiplier
 	var/impacting_zone = (user == src)? check_zone(user.zone_selected) : ran_zone(user.zone_selected)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm
index 29753d11c0..07252b4c45 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defense.dm
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@
 /mob/living/proc/catch_item(obj/item/I, skip_throw_mode_check = FALSE)
 	return FALSE
 
-/mob/living/proc/embed_item(obj/item/I)
-	return
-
-/mob/living/proc/can_embed(obj/item/I)
-	return FALSE
-
 /mob/living/hitby(atom/movable/AM, skipcatch, hitpush = TRUE, blocked = FALSE, datum/thrownthing/throwingdatum)
 	// Throwingdatum can be null if someone had an accident() while slipping with an item in hand.
 	var/obj/item/I
@@ -129,12 +123,8 @@
 		skipcatch = TRUE
 		blocked = TRUE
 		total_damage = block_calculate_resultant_damage(total_damage, block_return)
-	else if(I && I.throw_speed >= EMBED_THROWSPEED_THRESHOLD && can_embed(I, src) && prob(I.embedding["embed_chance"]) && !HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_PIERCEIMMUNE) && (!HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_AUTO_CATCH_ITEM) || incapacitated() || get_active_held_item()))
-		embed_item(I)
-		hitpush = FALSE
-		skipcatch = TRUE //can't catch the now embedded item
 	if(I)
-		var/nosell_hit = SEND_SIGNAL(I, COMSIG_MOVABLE_IMPACT_ZONE, src, impacting_zone, throwingdatum)
+		var/nosell_hit = SEND_SIGNAL(I, COMSIG_MOVABLE_IMPACT_ZONE, src, impacting_zone, throwingdatum, FALSE, blocked)
 		if(nosell_hit)
 			skipcatch = TRUE
 			hitpush = FALSE