diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 74834242e05..e3bb252f26b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -781,8 +781,6 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(embedpocalypse, FALSE) // if true, all items will be able to emb
 	if(istype(M) && M.dirty < 100)
 		M.dirty++
 
-/obj/item/proc/on_mob_death(mob/living/L, gibbed)
-
 /obj/item/proc/grind_requirements(obj/machinery/reagentgrinder/R) //Used to check for extra requirements for grinding an object
 	return TRUE
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm
index fd79c112c9b..51c72ad9627 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant.dm
@@ -14,29 +14,26 @@
 /obj/item/implant/proc/trigger(emote, mob/living/carbon/source)
 	return
 
-/obj/item/implant/proc/on_death(emote, mob/living/carbon/source)
-	return
-
 /obj/item/implant/proc/activate()
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_IMPLANT_ACTIVATED)
 
 /obj/item/implant/ui_action_click()
 	activate("action_button")
 
-/obj/item/implant/proc/can_be_implanted_in(mob/living/target) // for human-only and other special requirements
+/obj/item/implant/proc/can_be_implanted_in(mob/living/target)
+	if(issilicon(target))
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(isslime(target))
+		return TRUE
+
+	if(isanimal(target))
+		var/mob/living/simple_animal/animal = target
+		// Robots and most non-organics aren't healable.
+		return animal.healable
+
 	return TRUE
 
-/mob/living/proc/can_be_implanted()
-	return TRUE
-
-/mob/living/silicon/can_be_implanted()
-	return FALSE
-
-/mob/living/simple_animal/can_be_implanted()
-	return healable //Applies to robots and most non-organics, exceptions can override.
-
-
-
 //What does the implant do upon injection?
 //return 1 if the implant injects
 //return 0 if there is no room for implant / it fails
@@ -44,7 +41,7 @@
 	if(SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_IMPLANT_IMPLANTING, args) & COMPONENT_STOP_IMPLANTING)
 		return
 	LAZYINITLIST(target.implants)
-	if(!force && (!target.can_be_implanted() || !can_be_implanted_in(target)))
+	if(!force && !can_be_implanted_in(target))
 		return FALSE
 	for(var/X in target.implants)
 		var/obj/item/implant/imp_e = X
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_explosive.dm b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_explosive.dm
index 3cbdc39f2df..f505dd338d3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_explosive.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_explosive.dm
@@ -11,8 +11,14 @@
 	var/popup = FALSE // is the DOUWANNABLOWUP window open?
 	var/active = FALSE
 
-/obj/item/implant/explosive/on_mob_death(mob/living/L, gibbed)
-	activate("death")
+/obj/item/implant/explosive/proc/on_death(datum/source, gibbed)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	// There may be other signals that want to handle mob's death
+	// and the process of activating destroys the body, so let the other
+	// signal handlers at least finish. Also, the "delayed explosion"
+	// uses sleeps, which is bad for signal handlers to do.
+	INVOKE_ASYNC(src, .proc/activate, "death")
 
 /obj/item/implant/explosive/get_data()
 	var/dat = {"<b>Implant Specifications:</b><BR>
@@ -61,9 +67,11 @@
 			imp_e.weak += weak
 			imp_e.delay += delay
 			qdel(src)
-			return 1
+			return TRUE
 
-	return ..()
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
+		RegisterSignal(target, COMSIG_LIVING_DEATH, .proc/on_death)
 
 /obj/item/implant/explosive/proc/timed_explosion()
 	imp_in.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[imp_in] starts beeping ominously!</span>")
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm b/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm
index ec4899f4228..ded4639456e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/robot/robot_items.dm
@@ -610,6 +610,12 @@
 	icon_state = "shield0"
 	START_PROCESSING(SSfastprocess, src)
 	host = loc
+	RegisterSignal(host, COMSIG_LIVING_DEATH, .proc/on_death)
+
+/obj/item/borg/projectile_dampen/proc/on_death(datum/source, gibbed)
+	SIGNAL_HANDLER
+
+	deactivate_field()
 
 /obj/item/borg/projectile_dampen/Destroy()
 	STOP_PROCESSING(SSfastprocess, src)
@@ -673,10 +679,6 @@
 	deactivate_field()
 	. = ..()
 
-/obj/item/borg/projectile_dampen/on_mob_death()
-	deactivate_field()
-	. = ..()
-
 /obj/item/borg/projectile_dampen/process(delta_time)
 	process_recharge(delta_time)
 	process_usage(delta_time)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm
index 38b278f7891..fecc3c4e771 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/death.dm
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@
 	timeofdeath = world.time
 	tod = station_time_timestamp()
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	for(var/obj/item/I in contents)
-		I.on_mob_death(src, gibbed)
 	if(mind && mind.name && mind.active && !istype(T.loc, /area/ctf))
 		deadchat_broadcast(" has died at <b>[get_area_name(T)]</b>.", "<b>[mind.name]</b>", follow_target = src, turf_target = T, message_type=DEADCHAT_DEATHRATTLE)
 	if(mind)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
index e344a7bf8de..bf4bca663f9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/slime.dm
@@ -500,9 +500,6 @@
 	if(..())
 		return 3
 
-/mob/living/simple_animal/slime/can_be_implanted()
-	return TRUE
-
 /mob/living/simple_animal/slime/random/Initialize(mapload, new_colour, new_is_adult)
 	. = ..(mapload, pick(slime_colours), prob(50))