diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/occult/constructs/nuclear/demoncore.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/occult/constructs/nuclear/demoncore.dm
index 6a979ab395c..b7d3a6eada0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/occult/constructs/nuclear/demoncore.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_mob/subtypes/occult/constructs/nuclear/demoncore.dm
@@ -45,4 +45,3 @@
 			M.show_message("<font color='red'>[src] screeches and explodes in a blue flash.</font>")
 	playsound(src, 'sound/items/geiger/ext1.ogg', 100, 1)
 	ghostize()
-	qdel(src)