diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm
index 74514879884..a60fe6059f3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/portals.dm
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@
 	if(istype(creator, /obj/item/hand_tele))
 		var/obj/item/hand_tele/HT = creator
 		HT.remove_portal(src)
-	. = ..()
+
+	target = null
+	creator = null
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/effect/portal/CollidedWith(atom/bumped_atom)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/html/changelogs/hellfirejag portal hard del.yml b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag portal hard del.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b9a8a319a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag portal hard del.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Hellfirejag
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixed a hard delete related to telescience portals."