diff --git a/disease/diseased_needle.arc b/disease/diseased_needle.arc
index c2439f680..29e70938f 100644
--- a/disease/diseased_needle.arc
+++ b/disease/diseased_needle.arc
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ is_animated 0
 invisible 1
 no_pick 1
 walk_on 1
-editable 32
 attacktype 1
 dam 10
 Cha 20