diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/misc.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/misc.dm
index 8a6f26ab8af..1ad2b2e0804 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/misc.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/misc.dm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 	icon_state = "ash"
 	mergeable_decal = 0
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/ash/Initialize(mapload)
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/ash/Initialize()
 	..()
 	reagents.add_reagent("ash", 30)
 	pixel_x = rand(-5, 5)
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	name = "large pile of ashes"
 	icon_state = "big_ash"
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/ash/large/Initialize(mapload)
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/ash/large/Initialize()
 	..()
 	reagents.add_reagent("ash", 30) //double the amount of ash.
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
 	if(severity == 1) //so shreds created during an explosion aren't deleted by the explosion.
 		qdel(src)
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/shreds/Initialize(mapload)
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/shreds/Initialize()
 	pixel_x = rand(-10, 10)
 	pixel_y = rand(-10, 10)
 	..()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/robots.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/robots.dm
index 2a96cb40b28..862d21ad6b3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/robots.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/Cleanable/robots.dm
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	blood_state = BLOOD_STATE_OIL
 	bloodiness = MAX_SHOE_BLOODINESS
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/oil/Initialize(mapload)
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/oil/Initialize()
 	..()
 	reagents.add_reagent("oil", 30)
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/crayon.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/crayon.dm
index e7cea3cbab6..0b80d6b0d92 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/crayon.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/crayon.dm
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@
 	gender = NEUTER
 	var/do_icon_rotate = TRUE
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/crayon/New(location, main = "#FFFFFF", var/type = "rune1", var/e_name = "rune", var/rotation = 0, var/alt_icon = null)
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/crayon/Initialize(mapload, main = "#FFFFFF", var/type = "rune1", var/e_name = "rune", var/rotation = 0, var/alt_icon = null)
 	..()
-	loc = location
-
+	
 	name = e_name
 	desc = "A [name] vandalizing the station."
 	if(type == "poseur tag")
@@ -32,17 +31,17 @@
 	do_icon_rotate = FALSE //These are designed to always face south, so no rotation please.
 	var/datum/gang/gang
 
-/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/crayon/gang/New(location, var/datum/gang/G, var/e_name = "gang tag", var/rotation = 0)
+/obj/effect/decal/cleanable/crayon/gang/Initialize(mapload, var/datum/gang/G, var/e_name = "gang tag", var/rotation = 0)
 	if(!type || !G)
 		qdel(src)
 
-	var/area/territory = get_area(location)
+	var/area/territory = get_area(src)
 	gang = G
 	var/newcolor = G.color_hex
 	icon_state = G.name
 	G.territory_new |= list(territory.type = territory.name)
 
-	..(location, newcolor, icon_state, e_name, rotation)
+	..(mapload, newcolor, icon_state, e_name, rotation)
 
 /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/crayon/gang/Destroy()
 	var/area/territory = get_area(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/misc.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/misc.dm
index 762c702df1c..2994a6a629e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/decals/misc.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/decals/misc.dm
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 	layer = POINT_LAYER
 	duration = 25
 
-/obj/effect/overlay/temp/point/New(atom/target, set_invis = 0)
+/obj/effect/overlay/temp/point/Initialize(mapload, set_invis = 0)
 	..()
-	loc = get_turf(target)
-	pixel_x = target.pixel_x
-	pixel_y = target.pixel_y
+	var/atom/old_loc = loc
+	loc = get_turf(src)
+	pixel_x = old_loc.pixel_x
+	pixel_y = old_loc.pixel_y
 	invisibility = set_invis
 
 //Used by spraybottles.
@@ -30,4 +31,4 @@
 	desc = "A lightweight support lattice."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/smooth_structures/lattice.dmi'
 	icon_state = "lattice"
-	density = 1
\ No newline at end of file
+	density = 1