diff --git a/code/datums/emotes/human/gesture.dm b/code/datums/emotes/human/gesture.dm
index 06693668d936..5853b23eabad 100644
--- a/code/datums/emotes/human/gesture.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emotes/human/gesture.dm
@@ -95,16 +95,11 @@
 
 	message_type = SHOWMSG_VISUAL
 
-	sound = list('sound/misc/clap_1.ogg', 'sound/misc/clap_2.ogg', 'sound/misc/clap_3.ogg', 'sound/misc/clap_4.ogg')
-
 	state_checks = list(
 		EMOTE_STATE(is_stat, CONSCIOUS),
 		EMOTE_STATE(is_one_hand_usable),
 	)
 
-/datum/emote/human/clap/get_sound(mob/living/carbon/human/user, intentional)
- 	return pick(sound)
-
 /datum/emote/human/wave
 	key = "wave"
 
diff --git a/sound/misc/clap_1.ogg b/sound/misc/clap_1.ogg
deleted file mode 100644
index bd2be5c028d4..000000000000
Binary files a/sound/misc/clap_1.ogg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/sound/misc/clap_2.ogg b/sound/misc/clap_2.ogg
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b34577e918d..000000000000
Binary files a/sound/misc/clap_2.ogg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/sound/misc/clap_3.ogg b/sound/misc/clap_3.ogg
deleted file mode 100644
index ea4a472f6364..000000000000
Binary files a/sound/misc/clap_3.ogg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/sound/misc/clap_4.ogg b/sound/misc/clap_4.ogg
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d7f028a511..000000000000
Binary files a/sound/misc/clap_4.ogg and /dev/null differ