diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobio_camera.dm b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobio_camera.dm
index 22e8c9f3af9..994e10658aa 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobio_camera.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenobiology/xenobio_camera.dm
@@ -161,3 +161,4 @@
 			if(M.stat)
 				M.visible_message("[M] vanishes as they are reclaimed for recycling!")
 				X.monkeys += 0.2
+				qdel(M)