diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index befcf04f..b2a9b09b 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -10323,10 +10323,17 @@ void P_RemoveSavegameMobj(mobj_t *mobj)
 
 	// stop any playing sound
 	S_StopSound(mobj);
+	R_RemoveMobjInterpolator(mobj);
 
 	// free block
-	P_RemoveThinkerDelayed((thinker_t *)mobj); // Call directly here since we are calling P_InitThinkers
-	R_RemoveMobjInterpolator(mobj);
+	// Here we use the same code as R_RemoveThinkerDelayed, but without reference counting (we're removing everything so it shouldn't matter) and without touching currentthinker since we aren't in P_RunThinkers
+	{
+		thinker_t *thinker = (thinker_t *)mobj;
+		thinker_t *next = thinker->next;
+		(next->prev = thinker->prev)->next = next;
+		R_DestroyLevelInterpolators(thinker);
+		Z_Free(thinker);
+	}
 }
 
 static CV_PossibleValue_t respawnitemtime_cons_t[] = {{1, "MIN"}, {300, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};