diff --git a/code/modules/defenses/sentry.dm b/code/modules/defenses/sentry.dm
index fc52c254c0b8..914aa7bf95ff 100644
--- a/code/modules/defenses/sentry.dm
+++ b/code/modules/defenses/sentry.dm
@@ -336,9 +336,6 @@
 	if(isnull(angle))
 		return
 
-	SetLuminosity(SENTRY_MUZZLELUM)
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(src, TYPE_PROC_REF(/atom, SetLuminosity), -SENTRY_MUZZLELUM), 10)
-
 	var/image_layer = layer + 0.1
 	var/offset = 13