diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/food/meatslab.dm b/code/game/objects/items/food/meatslab.dm
index 9959f20db7c..c6b7d8110e7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/food/meatslab.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/food/meatslab.dm
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 		diseases = null,\
 	)
 
-
 /obj/item/food/meat/slab
 	name = "meat"
 	desc = "A slab of meat."
@@ -380,6 +379,7 @@
 	tastes = list("bacon" = 1)
 	foodtypes = MEAT | BREAKFAST
 	crafting_complexity = FOOD_COMPLEXITY_1
+	blood_decal_type = null
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/slab/gondola
 	name = "gondola meat"
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@
 	tastes = list("crab" = 1)
 	foodtypes = SEAFOOD
 	crafting_complexity = FOOD_COMPLEXITY_1
+	blood_decal_type = null
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/slab/chicken
 	name = "chicken meat"
@@ -500,6 +501,7 @@
 	foodtypes = MEAT
 	tastes = list("meat" = 1)
 	crafting_complexity = FOOD_COMPLEXITY_1
+	blood_decal_type = null
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/steak/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
@@ -544,12 +546,10 @@
 /obj/item/food/meat/steak/xeno
 	name = "xeno steak"
 	tastes = list("meat" = 1, "acid" = 1)
-	blood_decal_type = /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/xenoblood
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/steak/spider
 	name = "spider steak"
 	tastes = list("cobwebs" = 1)
-	blood_decal_type = /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/insectguts
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/steak/goliath
 	name = "goliath steak"
@@ -720,6 +720,7 @@
 	tastes = list("meat" = 1)
 	foodtypes = MEAT
 	crafting_complexity = FOOD_COMPLEXITY_1
+	blood_decal_type = null
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/cutlet/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
@@ -756,7 +757,6 @@
 	name = "killer tomato cutlet"
 	tastes = list("tomato" = 1)
 	foodtypes = FRUIT
-	blood_decal_type = /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/food/tomato_smudge
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/cutlet/bear
 	name = "bear cutlet"
@@ -765,12 +765,10 @@
 /obj/item/food/meat/cutlet/xeno
 	name = "xeno cutlet"
 	tastes = list("meat" = 1, "acid" = 1)
-	blood_decal_type = /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/xenoblood
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/cutlet/spider
 	name = "spider cutlet"
 	tastes = list("cobwebs" = 1)
-	blood_decal_type = /obj/effect/decal/cleanable/insectguts
 
 /obj/item/food/meat/cutlet/gondola
 	name = "gondola cutlet"