diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index e79014c011..89097b48e3 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -262,10 +262,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(pda_styles, sortList(list(MONO, VT, ORBITRON, SHARE)))
 #define MAP_MAXY 5
 #define MAP_MAXZ 6
 
-// Defib stats
-#define DEFIB_TIME_LIMIT 900
-#define DEFIB_TIME_LOSS 60
-
 // Diagonal movement
 #define FIRST_DIAG_STEP 1
 #define SECOND_DIAG_STEP 2
diff --git a/code/modules/clothing/neck/_neck.dm b/code/modules/clothing/neck/_neck.dm
index 01bbfe414d..fb1ab806dc 100644
--- a/code/modules/clothing/neck/_neck.dm
+++ b/code/modules/clothing/neck/_neck.dm
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@
 					if(!(M.failed_last_breath || M.losebreath))
 						lung_strength = "healthy"
 
-			if(M.stat == DEAD && heart && world.time - M.timeofdeath < DEFIB_TIME_LIMIT * 10)
-				heart_strength = "<span class='boldannounce'>a faint, fluttery</span>"
-
 			var/diagnosis = (body_part == BODY_ZONE_CHEST ? "You hear [heart_strength] pulse and [lung_strength] respiration." : "You faintly hear [heart_strength] pulse.")
 			user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] places [src] against [M]'s [body_part] and listens attentively.</span>", "<span class='notice'>You place [src] against [M]'s [body_part]. [diagnosis]</span>")
 			return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm
index 4af4fb07fa..a135d3dc70 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@
 	update_mobility()
 	med_hud_set_health()
 	med_hud_set_status()
-	if(!gibbed && !QDELETED(src))
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/med_hud_set_status), (DEFIB_TIME_LIMIT * 10) + 1)
 	stop_pulling()
 
 	. = ..()