diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/access.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/access.dm
index 037a9c7ba0..ddfed3753b 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/access.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/access.dm
@@ -13,14 +13,9 @@
 		"on read" = IC_PINTYPE_PULSE_OUT
 	)
 
-/obj/item/integrated_circuit/input/card_reader/Initialize()
-	cipherkey = uppertext(random_string(2000+rand(0,10), GLOB.alphabet)) // the same way SScircuit.cipherkey is generated
-	..()
-
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/input/card_reader/attackby_react(obj/item/I, mob/living/user, intent)
 	var/obj/item/card/id/card = I.GetID()
 	var/list/access = I.GetAccess()
-	var/passkey = strtohex(XorEncrypt(json_encode(access), cipherkey))
 
 	if(assembly)
 		assembly.access_card.access |= access