diff --git a/data/json/items/generic.json b/data/json/items/generic.json
index c0cad02c0d0c..3c1f69c0b9ef 100644
--- a/data/json/items/generic.json
+++ b/data/json/items/generic.json
@@ -1743,7 +1743,6 @@
     "name": { "str": "rag" },
     "description": "This is a largish piece of cloth, useful in crafting and possibly for staunching bleeding.",
     "copy-from": "rag_abstract",
-    "ammo_type": "rag",
     "use_action": [ { "type": "heal", "move_cost": 200, "used_up_item": "rag_bloody", "bleed": 0.5, "limb_power": 0 }, "WASH_HARD_ITEMS" ]
   },
   {