diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
index 323d382d05a..9da63b908e6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species/species.dm
@@ -394,7 +394,9 @@
 
 	if(inherent_spells)
 		for(var/spell_path in inherent_spells)
-			H.remove_spell(spell_path)
+			for(var/spell/spell in H.spell_list)
+				if(istype(spell, spell_path))
+					H.remove_spell(spell)
 	return
 
 /datum/species/proc/add_inherent_verbs(var/mob/living/carbon/human/H)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/remove_inherent_spells.yml b/html/changelogs/remove_inherent_spells.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..15006902662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/remove_inherent_spells.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+author: mikomyazaki
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Inherent spells are now properly removed when you change species away from that species, e.g. when Golems would change using a plastic surgery machine."
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