diff --git a/code/datums/emotes.dm b/code/datums/emotes.dm
index 47f3ccbe4f..d82e691622 100644
--- a/code/datums/emotes.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emotes.dm
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 	if(findtext(msg, "%s"))
 		msg = replacetext(msg, "%s", user.p_s())
 
+	msg = replace_pronoun(user, msg)
+
 	var/mob/living/L = user
 	for(var/obj/item/weapon/implant/I in L.implants)
 		I.trigger(key, L)
diff --git a/code/datums/emotes.dm.rej b/code/datums/emotes.dm.rej
deleted file mode 100644
index b0f0f50adc..0000000000
--- a/code/datums/emotes.dm.rej
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-diff a/code/datums/emotes.dm b/code/datums/emotes.dm	(rejected hunks)
-@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
- 	if(params && message_param)
- 		msg = select_param(user, params)
- 
-+	msg = replace_pronoun(user, msg)
-+
- 	var/mob/living/L = user
- 	for(var/obj/item/weapon/implant/I in L.implants)
- 		I.trigger(key, L)