diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/dnascrambler.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/dnascrambler.dm
index 3b65e921e60..07277512f97 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/dnascrambler.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/dnascrambler.dm
@@ -4,44 +4,34 @@
 	icon = 'icons/obj/syringe.dmi'
 	item_state = "syringe_0"
 	icon_state = "b10"
-	var/used = null
 
-	update_icon()
-		if(used)
-			icon_state = "b0"
+/obj/item/weapon/dnascrambler/attack(var/mob/living/carbon/human/M, var/mob/living/carbon/human/user)
+	if(!istype(M) || !istype(user))
+		return
+
+	if(M == user)
+		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [user] injects \himself with [src]!</span>")
+		src.injected(user,user)
+	else
+		user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [user] is trying to inject \the [M] with [src]!</span>")
+		if (do_mob(user,M,30))
+			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [user] injects \the [M] with [src].</span>")
+			src.injected(M, user)
 		else
-			icon_state = "b10"
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You fail to inject \the [M].</span>")
 
-	attack(mob/M as mob, mob/user as mob)
-		if(!M || !user)
-			return
+/obj/item/weapon/dnascrambler/proc/injected(var/mob/living/carbon/target, var/mob/living/carbon/user)
+	target.generate_name()
 
-		if(!ishuman(M) || !ishuman(user))
-			return
+	scramble(1, target, 100)
 
-		if(src.used)
-			return
+	log_attack("[key_name(user)] injected [key_name(target)] with \the [src]")
+	log_game("[key_name_admin(user)] injected [key_name_admin(target)] with \the [src]")
 
-		if(M == user)
-			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user.name] injects \himself with [src]!</span>")
-			src.injected(user,user)
-		else
-			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user.name] is trying to inject [M.name] with [src]!</span>")
-			if (do_mob(user,M,30))
-				user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user.name] injects [M.name] with [src].</span>")
-				src.injected(M, user)
-			else
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You failed to inject [M.name].</span>")
+	user.drop_item(src, force_drop = 1)
+	//We don't want to leave an obvious "used dna scrambler" behind, let's just create a harmless syringe.
+	var/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/syringe/spent = new(get_turf(user))
+	transfer_fingerprints(src, spent)
+	user.put_in_hands(spent)
 
-	proc/injected(var/mob/living/carbon/target, var/mob/living/carbon/user)
-		target.generate_name()
-		target.real_name = target.name
-
-		scramble(1, target, 100)
-
-		log_attack("[key_name(user)] injected [key_name(target)] with the [name]")
-		log_game("[key_name_admin(user)] injected [key_name_admin(target)] with the [name]")
-
-		src.used = 1
-		src.update_icon()
-		src.name = "used " + src.name
\ No newline at end of file
+	qdel(src)