diff --git a/src/js/generateGenetics.tw b/src/js/generateGenetics.tw
index 8d7408ea0cf6d0ad52e8e0df7a8d34270e92812a..22e4422dd544fcc28f8c69244b7ea8e21fb31da4 100644
--- a/src/js/generateGenetics.tw
+++ b/src/js/generateGenetics.tw
@@ -451,12 +451,6 @@ window.generateGenetics = (function() {
 	return generateGenetics;
 
 })();
-	
-	// this needs to be added for all
-	<<if $PC.pregSource < 1 && $PC.pregSource != -6 && $PC.reservedChildren > 0>>
-		<<set $missingParent = $missingParentID>>
-		<<set $missingParentID-->>
-	<</if>>
 
 window.generateChild = function(mother, ova, destination) {