diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
index e81e90dd974..a2a65683d72 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
@@ -282,6 +282,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	qdel(D, force)
 #endif
 
+/proc/KillMeIn512(sendsignal)
+	return 1
 // Should be treated as a replacement for the 'del' keyword.
 // Datums passed to this will be given a chance to clean up references to allow the GC to collect them.
 /proc/qdel(datum/D, force = FALSE, ...)
@@ -295,12 +297,17 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 
 
 	if(isnull(D.gc_destroyed))
-		SEND_SIGNAL(D, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETED, force) // Give the components a chance to prevent their parent from being deleted
+		#if DM_VERSION > 511
+		#warn Remove the garbage bypass code below
+		#endif
+		var/Removein512 = SEND_SIGNAL(D, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETED, force) // Give the components a chance to prevent their parent from being deleted
+		KillMeIn512(Removein512)
 		D.gc_destroyed = GC_CURRENTLY_BEING_QDELETED
 		var/start_time = world.time
 		var/start_tick = world.tick_usage
 		var/hint = D.Destroy(arglist(args.Copy(2))) // Let our friend know they're about to get fucked up.
-		SEND_SIGNAL(D, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETED, force, hint) // Let the (remaining) components know about the result of Destroy
+		var/Removein512too = SEND_SIGNAL(D, COMSIG_PARENT_QDELETED, force, hint) // Let the (remaining) components know about the result of Destroy
+		KillMeIn512(Removein512too)
 		if(world.time != start_time)
 			I.slept_destroy++
 		else
diff --git a/code/datums/components/_component.dm b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
index 7621828d970..43fa6f23f78 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/_component.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@
 	if(!force)
 		_RemoveFromParent()
 	if(!silent)
-		SEND_SIGNAL(P, COMSIG_COMPONENT_REMOVING, src)
+		#if DM_VERSION > 511
+		#warn Remove the garbage bypass code below
+		#endif
+		var/Removein512 = SEND_SIGNAL(P, COMSIG_COMPONENT_REMOVING, src)
+		KillMeIn512(Removein512)
 	parent = null
 	for(var/target in signal_procs)
 		UnregisterSignal(target, signal_procs[target])
@@ -258,7 +262,11 @@
 		new_comp = new nt(arglist(args)) // Dupes are allowed, act like normal
 
 	if(!old_comp && !QDELETED(new_comp)) // Nothing related to duplicate components happened and the new component is healthy
-		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_COMPONENT_ADDED, new_comp)
+		#if DM_VERSION > 511
+		#warn Remove the garbage bypass code below
+		#endif
+		var/Removein512 = SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_COMPONENT_ADDED, new_comp)
+		KillMeIn512(Removein512)
 		return new_comp
 	return old_comp
 
@@ -278,7 +286,11 @@
 		qdel(C)
 		return
 	C._RemoveFromParent()
-	SEND_SIGNAL(helicopter, COMSIG_COMPONENT_REMOVING, C)
+	#if DM_VERSION > 511
+	#warn Remove the garbage bypass code below
+	#endif
+	var/Removein512 = SEND_SIGNAL(helicopter, COMSIG_COMPONENT_REMOVING, C)
+	KillMeIn512(Removein512)
 	C.parent = src
 	if(C == AddComponent(C))
 		C._JoinParent()
diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index c0da13073fd..94fc46d463b 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -282,8 +282,11 @@
 					to_chat(user, "[reagents.total_volume] units of various reagents.")
 		else
 			to_chat(user, "Nothing.")
-
-	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, user)
+	#if DM_VERSION > 511
+	#warn Remove the garbage bypass code below
+	#endif
+	var/Removein512 = SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_PARENT_EXAMINE, user)
+	KillMeIn512(Removein512)
 
 	return distance == -1 || (get_dist(src, user) <= distance) || isobserver(user) //observers do not have a range limit