diff --git a/data/base-spells.yaml b/data/base-spells.yaml
index ba500f6227..1739c5ff53 100644
--- a/data/base-spells.yaml
+++ b/data/base-spells.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ prep_messages:
 # You tried to target a spell but there is nothing left to face
 - There is nothing else to face
 - With a chirurgeon's care, you press your fingertips against the side of your neck
-- Sutures of reddish-black energy delve deep to further thread your body with synthetic reinforcement
 
 cast_messages:
 - Converging in midair, angular ripples assemble a slender hexagonal rod whorled with faintly shifting fractals
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ cast_messages:
 - Pebbles all around your feet jump quickly into the air and hover a moment, before falling back down.
 - A thin layer of frost quickly forms on your .* before just as quickly evaporating.
 - A quick gust of wind picks up from out of nowhere and quickly swirls about you.
-- Sutures of reddish-black energy delve deep, threading into your nervous system
+- Sutures of reddish-black energy delve deep
 
 khri_preps:
 - Releasing a deep breath, you focus on your ability to survive the