diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 6addd664a6..43ea9a74c2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
 	now_pushing = FALSE
 
 // i wish to have a "friendly chat" with whoever made three tail variables instead of one
-/mob/living/proc/has_tail()
+/mob/proc/has_tail()
 	return FALSE
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/has_tail()