diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
index 8b58d5edde..7122d32f85 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
@@ -1309,3 +1309,7 @@ var/mob/dview/dview_mob = new
 /mob/dview/New()
 	// do nothing. we don't want to be in any mob lists; we're a dummy not a mob.
 
+
+// call to generate a stack trace and print to runtime logs
+/proc/crash_with(msg)
+	CRASH(msg)
diff --git a/code/controllers/Processes/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/Processes/garbage.dm
index b3f1917f6b..b2349213b7 100644
--- a/code/controllers/Processes/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/Processes/garbage.dm
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ var/list/delayed_garbage = list()
 		return
 	if(!istype(A))
 		warning("qdel() passed object of type [A.type]. qdel() can only handle /datum types.")
+		crash_with("qdel() passed object of type [A.type]. qdel() can only handle /datum types.")
 		del(A)
 		if(garbage_collector)
 			garbage_collector.dels++
diff --git a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
index c339459fe5..8fd660ec52 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms_movable.dm
@@ -21,14 +21,10 @@
 	if(auto_init && ticker && ticker.current_state == GAME_STATE_PLAYING)
 		initialize()
 
-/proc/generate_debug_runtime() // Guaranteed to runtime and print a stack trace to the runtime log
-	var/t = 0 // BYOND won't let us do var/t = 1/0 directly, but it's fine with this.
-	t = 1 / t
-
 /atom/movable/Del()
 	if(isnull(gcDestroyed) && loc)
 		testing("GC: -- [type] was deleted via del() rather than qdel() --")
-		generate_debug_runtime() // stick a stack trace in the runtime logs
+		crash_with("GC: -- [type] was deleted via del() rather than qdel() --") // stick a stack trace in the runtime logs
 //	else if(isnull(gcDestroyed))
 //		testing("GC: [type] was deleted via GC without qdel()") //Not really a huge issue but from now on, please qdel()
 //	else
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm b/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm
index 4a28ece915..b6293e7941 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/player_notes.dm
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ datum/admins/proc/notes_gethtml(var/ckey)
 	message_admins("\blue [key_name_admin(user)] has edited [key]'s notes.")
 	log_admin("[key_name(user)] has edited [key]'s notes.")
 
-	qdel(info)
+	del(info) // savefile, so NOT qdel
 
 	//Updating list of keys with notes on them
 	var/savefile/note_list = new("data/player_notes.sav")
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ datum/admins/proc/notes_gethtml(var/ckey)
 	if(!note_keys) note_keys = list()
 	if(!note_keys.Find(key)) note_keys += key
 	note_list << note_keys
-	qdel(note_list)
+	del(note_list) // savefile, so NOT qdel
 
 
 /proc/notes_del(var/key, var/index)