diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 83a5657f1c..2cf913f7a9 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ its easier to just keep the beam vertical.
 		return
 	src.germ_level = 0
 	if(istype(blood_DNA, /list))
-		blood_DNA.Cut()
+		blood_DNA = null
 		return 1