diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/anomalies.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/anomalies.dm
index 448f43d68a2..305a86d9701 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/anomalies.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/anomalies.dm
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 	var/countdown_colour
 	var/obj/effect/countdown/anomaly/countdown
 
-/obj/effect/anomaly/Initialize(mapload, new_lifespan)
+	/// Do we drop a core when we're neutralized?
+	var/drops_core = TRUE
+
+/obj/effect/anomaly/Initialize(mapload, new_lifespan, drops_core = TRUE)
 	. = ..()
 	GLOB.poi_list |= src
 	START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
@@ -26,6 +29,8 @@
 	if (!impact_area)
 		return INITIALIZE_HINT_QDEL
 
+	src.drops_core = drops_core
+
 	aSignal = new aSignal(src)
 	aSignal.code = rand(1,100)
 	aSignal.anomaly_type = type
@@ -54,6 +59,8 @@
 	GLOB.poi_list.Remove(src)
 	STOP_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
 	qdel(countdown)
+	if(aSignal)
+		QDEL_NULL(aSignal)
 	return ..()
 
 /obj/effect/anomaly/proc/anomalyEffect()
@@ -70,8 +77,10 @@
 /obj/effect/anomaly/proc/anomalyNeutralize()
 	new /obj/effect/particle_effect/smoke/bad(loc)
 
-	for(var/atom/movable/O in src)
-		O.forceMove(drop_location())
+	if(drops_core)
+		aSignal.forceMove(drop_location())
+		aSignal = null
+	// else, anomaly core gets deleted by qdel(src).
 
 	qdel(src)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
index cc023a7a683..fc30646688a 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/supermatter/supermatter.dm
@@ -1031,12 +1031,12 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(main_supermatter_engine, /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal)
 	if(L)
 		switch(type)
 			if(FLUX_ANOMALY)
-				var/obj/effect/anomaly/flux/A = new(L, 300)
+				var/obj/effect/anomaly/flux/A = new(L, 300, FALSE)
 				A.explosive = FALSE
 			if(GRAVITATIONAL_ANOMALY)
-				new /obj/effect/anomaly/grav(L, 250)
+				new /obj/effect/anomaly/grav(L, 250, FALSE)
 			if(PYRO_ANOMALY)
-				new /obj/effect/anomaly/pyro(L, 200)
+				new /obj/effect/anomaly/pyro(L, 200, FALSE)
 
 /obj/machinery/power/supermatter_crystal/proc/supermatter_zap(atom/zapstart = src, range = 5, zap_str = 4000, zap_flags = ZAP_SUPERMATTER_FLAGS, list/targets_hit = list())
 	if(QDELETED(zapstart))