diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm
index 057cdb765fc..d7967f6ccd2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/camera_bug.dm
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	if(expansion)
 		qdel(expansion)
 		expansion = null
-	del(src)
+	return ..()
 /* Easier to just call del() than this nonsense
 	get_cameras()
 	for(var/cam_tag in bugged_cameras)