diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/light.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/light.dm
index f96b10fff23..4d8b27a6690 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/light.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/sheets/light.dm
@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@
 		new/obj/item/stack/sheet/glass(user.loc)
 		if(amount <= 0)
 			user.unEquip(src, 1)
-			del(src)
+			qdel(src)
 
 	if(istype(O,/obj/item/stack/sheet/metal))
 		var/obj/item/stack/sheet/metal/M = O
 		M.amount--
 		if(M.amount <= 0)
 			user.unEquip(src, 1)
-			del(M)
+			qdel(M)
 		amount--
 		new/obj/item/stack/tile/light(user.loc)
 		if(amount <= 0)
 			user.unEquip(src, 1)
-			del(src)
+			qdel(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
index 917d030cd63..753cc9f9de8 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 /obj/item/stack/Destroy()
 	if(usr && usr.machine == src)
 		usr << browse(null, "window=stack")
-	return ..()
+	..()
+	return QDEL_HINT_HARDDEL_NOW // because qdel'd stacks act strange for cyborgs
 
 /obj/item/stack/examine(mob/user)
 	if(..(user, 1))
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
 
 	if(href_list["make"])
 		if(amount < 1)
-			del(src) //Never should happen
+			qdel(src) //Never should happen
 
 		var/list/recipes_list = recipes
 		if(href_list["sublist"])
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@
 			var/oldsrc = src
 			src = null //dont kill proc after del()
 			usr.unEquip(oldsrc, 1)
-			del(oldsrc) // Not qdel, because qdel'd stacks act strange for cyborgs
+			qdel(oldsrc)
 			if(istype(O, /obj/item))
 				usr.put_in_hands(O)
 
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@
 		//BubbleWrap - so newly formed boxes are empty
 		if(istype(O, /obj/item/weapon/storage))
 			for(var/obj/item/I in O)
-				del(I)
+				qdel(I)
 		//BubbleWrap END
 
 	if(src && usr.machine == src) //do not reopen closed window
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@
 		if(usr)
 			usr.unEquip(src, 1)
 		spawn()
-			del(src) // Not qdel, because qdel'd stacks act strange for cyborgs
+			qdel(src)
 	update_icon()
 	return 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm
index 27048b441dd..e07bda7c8ee 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/SDQL2/SDQL_2.dm
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 
 				if("delete")
 					for(var/datum/d in objs)
-						del(d)
+						qdel(d)
 
 				if("select")
 					var/text = ""
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
index dd685a37a0b..e7eedea85e3 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/debug.dm
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ But you can call procs that are of type /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/ for that
 			M.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/clothing/shoes/black(M), slot_shoes)
 			var/obj/item/weapon/storage/backpack/backpack = new(M)
 			for(var/obj/item/I in backpack)
-				del(I)
+				qdel(I)
 			M.equip_to_slot_or_del(backpack, slot_back)
 			M.equip_to_slot_or_del(new /obj/item/weapon/mop(M), slot_r_hand)
 			var/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/glass/bucket/bucket = new(M)