diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
index 7646297163..6ca0416dfd 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/screen_objects.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 /atom/movable/screen
 	name = ""
 	icon = 'icons/mob/screen_gen.dmi'
-	layer = HUD_LAYER
 	plane = HUD_PLANE
 	animate_movement = SLIDE_STEPS
 	speech_span = SPAN_ROBOT