diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/components.dm b/code/__DEFINES/components.dm
index 48d5f352e805..3912ed6a43bc 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/components.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/components.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define COMPONENT_DUPE_HIGHLANDER 0		//old component is deleted (default)
 #define COMPONENT_DUPE_ALLOWED 1		//duplicates allowed
 #define COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE 2			//new component is deleted
-#define COMPONENT_DUPE_INSTANCELESS 4	//old component is given the initialization args of the new
+#define COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE_PASSARGS 4	//old component is given the initialization args of the new
 
 // All signals. Format:
 // When the signal is called: (signal arguments)
diff --git a/code/datums/components/README.md b/code/datums/components/README.md
index b3ebd9f6c24f..026b387e2707 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/README.md
+++ b/code/datums/components/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Stands have a lot of procs which mimic mob procs. Rather than inserting hooks fo
         * `COMPONENT_DUPE_HIGHLANDER` (default): Old component will be deleted, new component will first have `/datum/component/proc/InheritComponent(datum/component/old, FALSE)` on it
         * `COMPONENT_DUPE_ALLOWED`: The components will be treated as separate, `GetComponent()` will return the first added
         * `COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE`: New component will be deleted, old component will first have `/datum/component/proc/InheritComponent(datum/component/new, TRUE)` on it
-        * `COMPONENT_DUPE_INSTANCELESS`: New component will never exist and instead its initialization arguments will be passed on to the old component.
+        * `COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE_PASSARGS`: New component will never exist and instead its initialization arguments will be passed on to the old component.
 1. `/datum/component/var/dupe_type` (protected, type)
     * Definition of a duplicate component type
         * `null` means exact match on `type` (default)
diff --git a/code/datums/components/_component.dm b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
index afb5b2191e9a..fcd46514592a 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/_component.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/_component.dm
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
 					if(!QDELETED(new_comp))
 						new_comp.InheritComponent(old_comp, FALSE)
 						qdel(old_comp)
-				if(COMPONENT_DUPE_INSTANCELESS)
+				if(COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE_PASSARGS)
 					if(!new_comp)
 						var/list/arguments = args.Copy(2)
 						old_comp.InheritComponent(null, TRUE, arguments)
diff --git a/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm b/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm
index 70426a5938f0..fc0456ad10ec 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/radioactive.dm
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #define RAD_AMOUNT_EXTREME 1000
 
 /datum/component/radioactive
-	dupe_mode = COMPONENT_DUPE_INSTANCELESS
+	dupe_mode = COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE_PASSARGS
 
 	var/source
 
diff --git a/code/datums/components/thermite.dm b/code/datums/components/thermite.dm
index 453555d21d58..11611cadfb5e 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/thermite.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/thermite.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /datum/component/thermite
-	dupe_mode = COMPONENT_DUPE_INSTANCELESS
+	dupe_mode = COMPONENT_DUPE_UNIQUE_PASSARGS
 	var/amount
 	var/overlay