diff --git a/dlls/scientist.cpp b/dlls/scientist.cpp
index 7e94b286..cc506b6f 100644
--- a/dlls/scientist.cpp
+++ b/dlls/scientist.cpp
@@ -695,12 +695,6 @@ void CScientist::TalkInit()
 {
 	CTalkMonster::TalkInit();
 
-	// scientist will try to talk to friends in this order:
-
-	m_szFriends[0] = "monster_scientist";
-	m_szFriends[1] = "monster_sitting_scientist";
-	m_szFriends[2] = "monster_barney";
-
 	// scientists speach group names (group names are in sentences.txt)
 
 	m_szGrp[TLK_ANSWER] = "SC_ANSWER";