diff --git a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie.dm b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie.dm
index 03e34e029f3..824f068fb68 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/master_files/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie.dm
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie
-	var/no_corpse = FALSE
-
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie/nocorpse
-	no_corpse = TRUE
-
-/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie/cheesezombie
+/mob/living/basic/zombie/cheesezombie
 	name = "Cheese Zombie"
 	desc = "Oh God it stinks!!"
 	icon = 'modular_skyrat/master_files/icons/mob/newmobs.dmi'
@@ -12,6 +6,4 @@
 	icon_living = "cheesezomb"
 	maxHealth = 100
 	health = 100
-	del_on_death = 1
-	loot = list(/obj/effect/gibspawner/human)
 
diff --git a/modular_skyrat/modules/decay_subsystem/code/spawn_nest.dm b/modular_skyrat/modules/decay_subsystem/code/spawn_nest.dm
index 9227b8582b2..842b42c5a1c 100644
--- a/modular_skyrat/modules/decay_subsystem/code/spawn_nest.dm
+++ b/modular_skyrat/modules/decay_subsystem/code/spawn_nest.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ADMIN_VERB(spawn_mob_spawner, R_ADMIN, "Spawn mob spawner", "Spawns a mob spawne
 	var/chosen = pick_closest_path(chosen_mob, make_types_fancy(subtypesof(/mob/living)))
 
 	if (!chosen)
-		chosen = /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/zombie
+		chosen = /mob/living/basic/zombie
 
 	var/list/settings = list(
 		"mainsettings" = list(