diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/catwalk.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/catwalk.dm
index 8ffa13cac9..47507e48b3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/catwalk.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/catwalk.dm
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
 		if(WT.isOn())
 			if(WT.remove_fuel(0, user))
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Slicing lattice joints ...</span>")
-				PoolOrNew(/obj/item/stack/rods, src.loc)
-				PoolOrNew(/obj/item/stack/rods, src.loc)
-				PoolOrNew(/obj/structure/lattice, src.loc)
+				new /obj/item/stack/rods(src.loc)
+				new /obj/item/stack/rods(src.loc)
+				new /obj/structure/lattice(src.loc)
 				qdel(src)
 	return ..()
 
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm
index 424c0ec997..f4ec667417 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/lattice.dm
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
 			user << "<span class='notice'>You start connecting \the [R.name] to \the [src.name] ...</span>"
 			if(do_after(user, 5 SECONDS))
 				src.alpha = 0 // Note: I don't know why this is set, Eris did it, just trusting for now. ~Leshana
-				PoolOrNew(/obj/structure/catwalk, src.loc)
+				new /obj/structure/catwalk(src.loc)
 				qdel(src)
 		return
 	return
diff --git a/code/modules/multiz/zshadow.dm b/code/modules/multiz/zshadow.dm
index d5d32eb36a..9a53757875 100644
--- a/code/modules/multiz/zshadow.dm
+++ b/code/modules/multiz/zshadow.dm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 		var/turf/simulated/open/OS = GetAbove(src)
 		while(OS && istype(OS))
 			if(!M.shadow)
-				M.shadow = PoolOrNew(/mob/zshadow, M)
+				M.shadow = new /mob/zshadow(M)
 			M.shadow.forceMove(OS)
 			M = M.shadow
 			OS = GetAbove(M)