diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_storage.dm b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_storage.dm
index e9562817512..0e6490cdeab 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_storage.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/implants/implant_storage.dm
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		implantee.visible_message("<span class='warning'>A bluespace pocket opens around [src] as it exits [implantee], spewing out its contents and rupturing the surrounding tissue!</span>")
 		implantee.apply_damage(20, BRUTE, BODY_ZONE_CHEST)
 		qdel(lostimplant)
-	. = ..()
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/implant/storage/implant(mob/living/target, mob/user, silent = FALSE, force = FALSE)
 	for(var/X in target.implants)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/implant_removal.dm b/code/modules/surgery/implant_removal.dm
index 5b207555d7b..450235b4bb9 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/implant_removal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/implant_removal.dm
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 /datum/surgery_step/extract_implant/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
 	if(I)
-		I.removed(target)
 		user.visible_message("[user] successfully removes [I] from [target]'s [target_zone]!", "<span class='notice'>You successfully remove [I] from [target]'s [target_zone].</span>")
+		I.removed(target)
 
 		var/obj/item/implantcase/case
 		for(var/obj/item/implantcase/ic in user.held_items)