diff --git a/code/modules/ruins/objects_and_mobs/ash_walker_den.dm b/code/modules/ruins/objects_and_mobs/ash_walker_den.dm
index 5e0f43c7a9..1cc5b482f0 100644
--- a/code/modules/ruins/objects_and_mobs/ash_walker_den.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ruins/objects_and_mobs/ash_walker_den.dm
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 		if(H.stat)
 			visible_message("<span class='warning'>Serrated tendrils eagerly pull [H] to [src], tearing the body apart as its blood seeps over the eggs.</span>")
 			playsound(get_turf(src),'sound/magic/demon_consume.ogg', 100, 1)
+			for(var/obj/item/W in H)
+				if(!H.dropItemToGround(W))
+					qdel(W)
 			if(ismegafauna(H))
 				meat_counter += 20
 			else