diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm
index 84bf5bdf80..3881eae6f5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/podpeople.dm
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 	disliked_food = NONE
 	liked_food = NONE
 	toxic_food = NONE
-	roundstart = TRUE
 
 
 /datum/species/pod/on_species_gain(mob/living/carbon/C, datum/species/old_species)