diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
index 100e85f085..b149701591 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/silicon.dm
@@ -403,3 +403,6 @@
 
 /mob/living/silicon/is_literate()
 	return 1
+
+/mob/living/silicon/get_inactive_held_item()
+	return FALSE
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