diff --git a/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/_base_component.dm b/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/_base_component.dm
index 5163bf0a2aae..7ff954c428be 100644
--- a/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/_base_component.dm
+++ b/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/_base_component.dm
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	var/datum/artifact_fault/chosen_fault
 	///the amount of freebies we get
 	var/freebies = 3
-	///if we have a special examine IE borgers
+	///if we have a special examine
 	var/explict_examine
 
 /datum/component/artifact/Initialize(forced_origin = null)
diff --git a/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/borger.dm b/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/borger.dm
deleted file mode 100644
index cb57a7dbc55f..000000000000
--- a/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/artifact_components/borger.dm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/datum/component/artifact/borger
-	associated_object = /obj/structure/artifact/borger
-	weight = ARTIFACT_UNCOMMON
-	type_name = "Borger"
-	activation_message = "opens up!"
-	deactivation_message = "closes up."
-	valid_activators = list(
-		/datum/artifact_activator/touch/carbon,
-		/datum/artifact_activator/touch/silicon
-	)
-	explict_examine = "Vaguely Foreboding"
-	///the time between each limb replacement
-	var/limb_replace_time = 1 SECONDS
-	COOLDOWN_DECLARE(borg_cooldown)
-
-/datum/component/artifact/borger/effect_touched(mob/living/user)
-	if(!iscarbon(user) || !COOLDOWN_FINISHED(src, borg_cooldown))
-		holder.visible_message(span_smallnoticeital("[holder] does not react to [user]."))
-		return
-
-	var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_target = user
-	var/timer = 2 SECONDS
-	for (var/_limb in carbon_target.bodyparts)
-		var/obj/item/bodypart/limb = _limb
-		if (limb.body_part == HEAD || limb.body_part == CHEST)
-			continue
-		switch(limb.body_part)
-			if(ARM_RIGHT)
-				var/obj/item/bodypart/arm/right/robot/new_limb = new
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(new_limb, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item/bodypart/, try_attach_limb), carbon_target), timer + 5)
-			if(ARM_LEFT)
-				var/obj/item/bodypart/arm/left/robot/new_limb = new
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(new_limb, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item/bodypart/, try_attach_limb), carbon_target), timer + 5)
-			if(LEG_RIGHT)
-				var/obj/item/bodypart/leg/right/robot/new_limb = new
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(new_limb, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item/bodypart/, try_attach_limb), carbon_target), timer + 5)
-			if(LEG_LEFT)
-				var/obj/item/bodypart/leg/left/robot/new_limb = new
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(new_limb, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item/bodypart/, try_attach_limb), carbon_target), timer + 5)
-
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(limb, TYPE_PROC_REF(/obj/item/bodypart/, dismember)), timer)
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(playsound), carbon_target, 'sound/effects/cartoon_pop.ogg', 70), timer)
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(carbon_target, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living/, spin), 4, 1), timer - 0.4 SECONDS)
-		timer += 2 SECONDS
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(carbon_target, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/, Robotize)), timer + 5)
-	COOLDOWN_START(src, borg_cooldown, 10 SECONDS)
diff --git a/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/generic_artifact_objects.dm b/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/generic_artifact_objects.dm
index 3ac5b1964ed6..4f121583ba3c 100644
--- a/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/generic_artifact_objects.dm
+++ b/monkestation/code/modules/art_sci_overrides/generic_artifact_objects.dm
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ ARTIFACT_SETUP(/obj/structure/artifact, SSobj)
 /obj/structure/artifact/vomit
 	assoc_comp = /datum/component/artifact/vomit
 
-/obj/structure/artifact/borger
-	assoc_comp = /datum/component/artifact/borger
-
 /obj/structure/artifact/emotegen
 	assoc_comp = /datum/component/artifact/emotegen
 
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index b9cf0383be47..e2dca73d7545 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -5901,7 +5901,6 @@
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\_base_subtype_helpers.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\bomb.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\bonk.dm"
-#include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\borger.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\cell.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\emoter.dm"
 #include "monkestation\code\modules\art_sci_overrides\artifact_components\forcegen.dm"