diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/cleanbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/cleanbot.dm
index 27a27b59ec3..f60bccbfc32 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/cleanbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/cleanbot.dm
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@
 	update_icons()
 
 /mob/living/bot/cleanbot/explode()
-	. = ..()
 	on = 0
 	visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] blows apart!</span>")
 	var/turf/Tsec = get_turf(src)
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@
 	s.set_up(3, 1, src)
 	s.start()
 	//qdel(src)
-	return
+	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/bot/cleanbot/update_icons()
 	if(busy)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/ed209bot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/ed209bot.dm
index 4aa9a93c5fe..8700988e592 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/ed209bot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/ed209bot.dm
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 		icon_state = "ed209[on]"
 
 /mob/living/bot/secbot/ed209/explode()
-	. = ..()
 	visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] blows apart!</span>")
 	var/turf/Tsec = get_turf(src)
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
 	s.start()
 
 	new /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/blood/oil(Tsec)
-	return//qdel(src)
+	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/bot/secbot/ed209/handleRangedTarget()
 	RangedAttack(target)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/edCLNbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/edCLNbot.dm
index 670c550145c..ce0edabe088 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/edCLNbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/edCLNbot.dm
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 		src.explode()
 
 /mob/living/bot/cleanbot/edCLN/explode()
-	. = ..()
 	on = 0
 	visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] blows apart!</span>")
 	var/turf/Tsec = get_turf(src)
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
 	s.set_up(3, 1, src)
 	s.start()
 	//qdel(src)
-	return
+	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/bot/cleanbot/edCLN/tgui_data(mob/user)
 	var/list/data = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/farmbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/farmbot.dm
index 8bb7a468bea..969bfc1c831 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/farmbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/farmbot.dm
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@
 				tank.reagents.splash(A, 100)
 
 /mob/living/bot/farmbot/explode()
-	. = ..()
 	visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] blows apart!</span>")
 	var/turf/Tsec = get_turf(src)
 
@@ -288,7 +287,7 @@
 	s.set_up(3, 1, src)
 	s.start()
 	//qdel(src)
-	return
+	return ..()
 
 
 /mob/living/bot/farmbot/confirmTarget(var/atom/targ)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/floorbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/floorbot.dm
index 13d2b0977a3..a7a7def771c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/floorbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/floorbot.dm
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@
 					addTiles(4)
 
 /mob/living/bot/floorbot/explode()
-	. = ..()
 	turn_off()
 	visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [src] blows apart!</span>")
 	playsound(src, "sparks", 50, 1)
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@
 	s.set_up(3, 1, src)
 	s.start()
 	//qdel(src)
-	return
+	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/bot/floorbot/proc/addTiles(var/am)
 	amount += am
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/medbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/medbot.dm
index f1646db5f52..ced48594f1c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/bot/medbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/bot/medbot.dm
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@
 	ignore_list |= user
 
 /mob/living/bot/medbot/explode()
-	. = ..()
 	on = 0
 	visible_message("<span class='danger'>[src] blows apart!</span>")
 	var/turf/Tsec = get_turf(src)
@@ -350,7 +349,7 @@
 	s.set_up(3, 1, src)
 	s.start()
 	//qdel(src)
-	return
+	return ..()
 
 /mob/living/bot/medbot/handleRegular()
 	. = ..()