diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm b/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
index c060d03067c..74e1ef679db 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/is_helpers.dm
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(turfs_without_ground, typecacheof(list(
 #define iszombie(A) (is_species(A, /datum/species/zombie))
 #define isskeleton(A) (is_species(A, /datum/species/skeleton))
 #define ismoth(A) (is_species(A, /datum/species/moth))
-#define ishumanbasic(A) (is_species(A, /datum/species/human))
 #define isfelinid(A) (is_species(A, /datum/species/human/felinid))
 #define isethereal(A) (is_species(A, /datum/species/ethereal))
 #define isvampire(A) (is_species(A,/datum/species/vampire))
diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm b/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
index beb98d0b234..dafb5451ae5 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/mobs.dm
@@ -435,6 +435,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(species_list)
 		if(H.dna && istype(H.dna.species, species_datum))
 			. = TRUE
 
+/// Returns if the given target is a human. Like, a REAL human.
+/// Not a moth, not a felinid (which are human subtypes), but a human.
+/proc/ishumanbasic(target)
+	if (!ishuman(target))
+		return FALSE
+	
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_target = target
+	return human_target.dna?.species?.type == /datum/species/human
+
 /proc/spawn_atom_to_turf(spawn_type, target, amount, admin_spawn=FALSE, list/extra_args)
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(target)
 	if(!T)