diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/grille.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/grille.dm
index 04f18fe3b6a..94da932fc64 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/grille.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/grille.dm
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 	var/health = 10
 	var/destroyed = 0
 
+/obj/structure/grille/Del()
+	loc = null //garbage collect
+
 
 /obj/structure/grille/ex_act(severity)
 	del(src)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm
index 28791229725..f0bb4b2d33c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/window.dm
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 	update_nearby_tiles()
 	playsound(src, "shatter", 70, 1)
 	update_nearby_icons()
-	..()
+	loc = null //garbage collect
 
 
 /obj/structure/window/Move()