diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
index b98c3c0bc5ff..2d16a525ad9f 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/SSgarbage.dm
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 	var/type = D.type
 	var/refID = text_ref(D)
 
-	// del(D) SS220 EDIT - disable hard del (performance tweak)
+	del(D)
 
 	tick = (TICK_USAGE - tick + ((world.time - ticktime) / world.tick_lag * 100))