diff --git a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
index abde11138fa9..85edb417fbad 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/item_attack.dm
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 // Proximity_flag is 1 if this afterattack was called on something adjacent, in your square, or on your person.
 // Click parameters is the params string from byond Click() code, see that documentation.
 /obj/item/proc/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
-	return
+	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ITEM_AFTERATTACK, target, user, proximity_flag, click_parameters)
 
 /obj/item/proc/get_clamped_volume()
 	if(w_class)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index ec2765c69e04..350f3ca1e16e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -253,10 +253,6 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 		MO.desc = "Looks like this was \an [src] some time ago."
 		..()
 
-/obj/item/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity, params)
-	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ITEM_AFTERATTACK, target, user, proximity, params)
-	..()
-
 /obj/item/attack_hand(mob/user as mob, pickupfireoverride = FALSE)
 	if(!user) return 0
 	if(ishuman(user))