diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 5cde372a48..672044045a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -1148,24 +1148,6 @@
 	if(can_be_held)
 		mob_try_pickup(over)
 
-/mob/living/proc/mob_pickup(mob/living/L)
-	return
-
-/mob/living/proc/mob_try_pickup(mob/living/user)
-	if(!ishuman(user))
-		return
-	if(user.get_active_held_item())
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>Your hands are full!</span>")
-		return FALSE
-	if(buckled)
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[src] is buckled to something!</span>")
-		return FALSE
-	user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] starts trying to scoop up [src]!</span>")
-	if(!do_after(user, 20, target = src))
-		return FALSE
-	mob_pickup(user)
-	return TRUE
-
 /mob/living/proc/get_static_viruses() //used when creating blood and other infective objects
 	if(!LAZYLEN(diseases))
 		return