diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/deathsquid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/deathsquid.dm
index fd68f362ff3..e1fcfca518f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/deathsquid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/deathsquid.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	see_in_dark = 8
 	mob_size = MOB_SIZE_LARGE
 	ventcrawler = 0
-	loot = list()
+	gold_core_spawnable = CHEM_MOB_SPAWN_INVALID