diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index b4ee5e923f7..dbfcb96fe6a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@
 
 		for(var/image/hud in client.images)
 			if(copytext(hud.icon_state,1,4) == "hud") //ugly, but icon comparison is worse, I believe
-				del(hud)
+				client.images.Remove(hud)
 
 		client.screen.Remove(global_hud.blurry, global_hud.druggy, global_hud.vimpaired, global_hud.darkMask)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
index 650a16c28ae..673ed7723fb 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/life.dm
@@ -161,6 +161,10 @@
 		src.see_in_dark = 8
 		src.see_invisible = SEE_INVISIBLE_LEVEL_TWO
 
+	for(var/image/hud in client.images)
+		if(copytext(hud.icon_state,1,4) == "hud") //ugly, but icon comparison is worse, I believe
+			client.images.Remove(hud)
+
 	var/obj/item/borg/sight/hud/hud = (locate(/obj/item/borg/sight/hud) in src)
 	if(hud && hud.hud)	hud.hud.process_hud(src)