diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
index 0026f4e8f5d..9edd5072438 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/humans.dm
@@ -19,15 +19,10 @@
 	viruses = null
 	return ..()
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/New()
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/replace_decal(obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/C)
+	if (C.blood_DNA)
+		blood_DNA |= C.blood_DNA.Copy()
 	..()
-	if(src.type == /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood)
-		if(src.loc && isturf(src.loc))
-			for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/B in src.loc)
-				if(B != src)
-					if (B.blood_DNA)
-						blood_DNA |= B.blood_DNA.Copy()
-					qdel(B)
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/splatter
 	random_icon_states = list("gibbl1", "gibbl2", "gibbl3", "gibbl4", "gibbl5")
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable.dm
index 3a867084a0b..1dfd4add2f0 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/cleanable.dm
@@ -7,8 +7,17 @@
 	if (random_icon_states && length(src.random_icon_states) > 0)
 		src.icon_state = pick(src.random_icon_states)
 	create_reagents(300)
+	if(src.loc && isturf(src.loc))
+		for(var/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/C in src.loc)
+			if(C != src && C.type == src.type)
+				replace_decal(C)
 	..()
 
+
+
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/proc/replace_decal(obj/effect/decal/cleanable/C)
+	qdel(C)
+
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W, mob/user,)
 	if(istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/glass) || istype(W, /obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/drinks))
 		if(src.reagents && W.reagents)