diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 27ecece7d59..2b411ed85b6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -10,29 +10,16 @@
 
 //mob verbs are faster than object verbs. See above.
 var/mob/living/next_point_time = 0
-/mob/living/pointed(atom/movable/A as mob|obj|turf in view())
-	if(!isturf(src.loc) || !(A in range(world.view, get_turf(src))))
-		return FALSE
+/mob/living/pointed(atom/A as mob|obj|turf in view())
 	if(src.stat || !src.canmove || src.restrained())
 		return FALSE
 	if(src.status_flags & FAKEDEATH)
 		return FALSE
-	if(next_point_time >= world.time)
-		return FALSE
+		
+	. = ..()
 
-	next_point_time = world.time + 25
-	face_atom(A)
-	if(isturf(A))
-		if(pointing_effect)
-			QDEL_NULL(pointing_effect)
-		pointing_effect = new /obj/effect/decal/point(A)
-		pointing_effect.invisibility = invisibility
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, /proc/qdel, pointing_effect), 2 SECONDS)
-	else
-		A.add_filter("pointglow", 1, list(type = "drop_shadow", x = 0, y = -1, offset = 1, size = 1, color = "#F00"))
-		addtimer(CALLBACK(A, /atom/movable.proc/remove_filter, "pointglow"), 2 SECONDS)
-	visible_message("<b>\The [src]</b> points to \the [A].")
-	return TRUE
+	if(.)
+		visible_message("<b>\The [src]</b> points to \the [A].")
 
 /*one proc, four uses
 swapping: if it's 1, the mobs are trying to switch, if 0, non-passive is pushing passive
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index f204258b51a..14689b72af0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -333,26 +333,27 @@
 	set name = "Point To"
 	set category = "Object"
 
-	if(!src || !isturf(src.loc) || !(A in range(world.view, get_turf(src))))
-		return 0
-	if(istype(A, /obj/effect/decal/point) || pointing_effect)
-		return 0
-
-	var/tile = get_turf(A)
-	if (!tile)
-		return 0
-
-	pointing_effect = new /obj/effect/decal/point(tile)
-	pointing_effect.invisibility = invisibility
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(.proc/end_pointing_effect), 2 SECONDS)
+	if(!isturf(src.loc) || !(A in range(world.view, get_turf(src))))
+		return FALSE
+	if(next_point_time >= world.time)
+		return FALSE
 
+	next_point_time = world.time + 25
 	face_atom(A)
-	return 1
+	if(isturf(A))
+		if(pointing_effect)
+			end_pointing_effect()
+		pointing_effect = new /obj/effect/decal/point(A)
+		pointing_effect.invisibility = invisibility
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/end_pointing_effect, pointing_effect), 2 SECONDS)
+	else
+		var/atom/movable/M = A
+		M.add_filter("pointglow", 1, list(type = "drop_shadow", x = 0, y = -1, offset = 1, size = 1, color = "#F00"))
+		addtimer(CALLBACK(M, /atom/movable.proc/remove_filter, "pointglow"), 2 SECONDS)
+	return TRUE
 
 /mob/proc/end_pointing_effect()
-	if(pointing_effect)
-		qdel(pointing_effect)
-		pointing_effect = null
+	QDEL_NULL(pointing_effect)
 
 /mob/verb/mode()
 	set name = "Activate Held Object"
diff --git a/html/changelogs/pointing_bug.yml b/html/changelogs/pointing_bug.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b16ac62cf8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/pointing_bug.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: mikomyazaki
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Pointing arrows should now delete themselves properly."
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