diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/explosives.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/explosives.dm
index c8d2c4c20da..8c2bb4fe51e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/explosives.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/explosives.dm
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 			target.ex_act(1)
 		if (isobj(target))
 			if (target)
-				del(target)
-	del(src)
+				qdel(target)
+	qdel(src)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/c4/attack(mob/M as mob, mob/user as mob, def_zone)
 	return
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