diff --git a/src/player.cpp b/src/player.cpp
index ff18f99da3e36..d71995589ea78 100644
--- a/src/player.cpp
+++ b/src/player.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ player::player()
     next_expected_position = cata::nullopt;
     death_drops = true;
 
-    clear_mutations();
-
     nv_cached = false;
     volume = 0;