diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/mutations.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/mutations.dm
index 4b5560fe333..bed4c95ef86 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/mutations.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/changeling/powers/mutations.dm
@@ -132,15 +132,6 @@
 	throw_range = 0
 	throw_speed = 0
 
-/obj/item/melee/arm_blade/New()
-	..()
-	if(ismob(loc))
-		loc.visible_message("<span class='warning'>A grotesque blade forms around [loc.name]\'s arm!</span>", "<span class='warning'>Our arm twists and mutates, transforming it into a deadly blade.</span>", "<span class='warning'>You hear organic matter ripping and tearing!</span>")
-
-/obj/item/melee/arm_blade/dropped(mob/user)
-	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>With a sickening crunch, [user] reforms [user.p_their()] blade into an arm!</span>", "<span class='notice'>We assimilate the blade back into our body.</span>", "<span class='warning'>You hear organic matter ripping and tearing!</span>")
-	. = ..()
-
 /obj/item/melee/arm_blade/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user, proximity)
 	if(!proximity)
 		return
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index a5df3916210..fcedb2ee88c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -1331,11 +1331,13 @@
 
 	var/list/thing_to_check = list(slot_wear_mask, slot_head, slot_shoes, slot_gloves, slot_l_ear, slot_r_ear, slot_glasses, slot_l_hand, slot_r_hand)
 	var/list/kept_items[0]
-
+	var/list/item_flags[0]
 	for(var/thing in thing_to_check)
 		var/obj/item/I = get_item_by_slot(thing)
 		if(I)
 			kept_items[I] = thing
+			item_flags[I] = I.flags
+			I.flags = 0 // Temporary set the flags to 0
 
 	if(retain_damage)
 		//Create a list of body parts which are damaged by burn or brute and save them to apply after new organs are generated. First we just handle external organs.
@@ -1401,8 +1403,9 @@
 	else
 		dna.species.create_organs(src)
 
-	for(var/thing in kept_items)
+	for(var/obj/item/thing in kept_items)
 		equip_to_slot_if_possible(thing, kept_items[thing], redraw_mob = 0)
+		thing.flags = item_flags[thing] // Reset the flags to the origional ones
 
 	//Handle default hair/head accessories for created mobs.
 	var/obj/item/organ/external/head/H = get_organ("head")