diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
index 02f3f69fc3c2..a34653b55a5d 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/traits.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@
 #define TRAIT_UNINTELLIGIBLE_SPEECH "unintelligible-speech"
 #define TRAIT_UNSTABLE			"unstable"
 #define TRAIT_OIL_FRIED			"oil_fried"
-#define TRAIT_SHELTERED			"sheltered"
 #define TRAIT_RANDOM_ACCENT		"random_accent"
 #define TRAIT_MEDICALIGNORE     "medical_ignore"
 #define TRAIT_PASSTABLE			"passtable"
diff --git a/code/datums/traits/negative.dm b/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
index b1cb74261eb3..28fe776cc649 100644
--- a/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
+++ b/code/datums/traits/negative.dm
@@ -594,21 +594,7 @@
 	lose_text = span_notice("Your mind finally feels calm.")
 	medical_record_text = "Patient's mind is in a vulnerable state, and cannot recover from traumatic events."
 
-/datum/quirk/sheltered
-	name = "Sheltered"
-	desc = "You never learned to speak galactic common."
-	value = -1
-	mob_trait = TRAIT_SHELTERED
-	gain_text = span_danger("You do not speak galactic common.")
-	lose_text = span_notice("You start to put together how to speak galactic common.")
-	medical_record_text = "Patient looks perplexed when questioned in galactic common."
-
 
-/datum/quirk/sheltered/on_spawn()
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = quirk_holder
-	H.remove_language(/datum/language/common, FALSE, TRUE)
-	if(!H.get_selected_language())
-		H.grant_language(/datum/language/japanese)
 
 /datum/quirk/allergic
 	name = "Allergic Reaction"