diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
index 3cf86d6c1479..e55e796609f7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
@@ -218,12 +218,6 @@
 
 // changing the shell
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/proc/switch_shell(obj/item/new_shell)
-	// we're on cooldown or we are dead
-	if(!can_action())
-		return FALSE
-
-	last_special = world.time + 20
-
 	// setup transform text
 	if(istype(new_shell, /obj/item/paicard))
 		transform_component.to_object_text = "neatly folds inwards, compacting down to a rectangular card"