diff --git a/src/controllers/api/dronesController.ts b/src/controllers/api/dronesController.ts
index e4672800..21c4f609 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api/dronesController.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/api/dronesController.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ export const dronesController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
         });
     } else if ("droneId" in req.query && "systemIndex" in req.query) {
         const instantResourceDrones = true;
-        const dronesAlwaysTakeDamage = true;
         const drone = inventory.Drones.id(req.query.droneId as string)!;
         const droneMeta = ExportDrones[drone.ItemType];
         drone.DeployTime = instantResourceDrones ? new Date(0) : new Date();
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ export const dronesController: RequestHandler = async (req, res) => {
         }
         drone.System = parseInt(req.query.systemIndex as string);
         const system = ExportSystems[drone.System - 1];
-        if (dronesAlwaysTakeDamage || Math.random() < system.damageChance) {
+        if (Math.random() < system.damageChance) {
             drone.DamageTime = instantResourceDrones
                 ? new Date()
                 : new Date(Date.now() + getRandomInt(3, 4) * 3600_000);