diff --git a/code/modules/power/lighting.dm b/code/modules/power/lighting.dm
index df12267015f..708072417e4 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/lighting.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/lighting.dm
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/light/blob_act()
 	if(prob(75))
-		broken()
+		qdel(src)
 
 
 // timed process