diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm
index 59780eb60f0..9986ff1ab8c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@
 	if(expansion)
 		qdel(expansion)
 		expansion = null
-	qdel(src)
-//Easier to just call del() than this nonsense
-// ya no, del() takes 0.8ds to run on avg. this takes less than 0.01
 	get_cameras()
 	for(var/cam_tag in bugged_cameras)
 		var/obj/machinery/camera/camera = bugged_cameras[cam_tag]