diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/floor_decals.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/floor_decals.dm
index 77c2a924faad..ddd8cacf3b63 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/floor_decals.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/floor_decals.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	I.pixel_y = pixel_y
 	I.color=color
 	T.AddDecal(I)
+	I = null
 	qdel(src)
 
 /obj/effect/decal/warning_stripes/oldstyle
diff --git a/code/modules/maps/spawners/pick_spawner.dm b/code/modules/maps/spawners/pick_spawner.dm
index 06706eab2244..07de5e6ab224 100644
--- a/code/modules/maps/spawners/pick_spawner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/maps/spawners/pick_spawner.dm
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 		map_pickspawners[category] = list()
 	map_pickspawners[category] += src
 
-/obj/abstract/map/spawner/pick_spawner/Destroy()
+/obj/abstract/map/spawner/pick_spawner/kill_spawner()
 	if(category && map_pickspawners[category])
 		map_pickspawners[category] -= src
 	..()
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 			var/obj/abstract/map/spawner/pick_spawner/winner = pickweight(possible_spawners)
 			winner.perform_spawn() //It automatically removes itself from the list when spawning.
 		for(var/obj/abstract/map/spawner/pick_spawner/loser in map_pickspawners[category])
-			qdel(loser) //They automatically remove themselves from the list in their Destroy().
+			loser.kill_spawner() //They automatically remove themselves from the list here.
 
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/maps/spawners/spawners.dm b/code/modules/maps/spawners/spawners.dm
index dba792f44888..28497496b908 100644
--- a/code/modules/maps/spawners/spawners.dm
+++ b/code/modules/maps/spawners/spawners.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 		else
 			if(prob(chance))
 				CreateItem(pick(to_spawn))
-	qdel(src)
+	kill_spawner()
+
+/obj/abstract/map/spawner/proc/kill_spawner() //prevents hard dels
+	to_spawn = list()
+	src.forceMove(null, harderforce = TRUE)
 
 /obj/abstract/map/spawner/proc/CreateItem(new_item_type)
 	var/obj/spawned = new new_item_type(loc)