diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index 809c9796e4a8..c6d6f008acd6 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 
 	winset(C, null, "mainwindow.icon=[SSticker.mode.taskbar_icon]")
 
-/datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/proc/hijack_wait()
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(SSticker, PROC_REF(hijack_ocurred)), 20 SECONDS)
-
 /datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/proc/hijack_ocurred()
 	if(mode)
 		mode.is_in_endgame = TRUE