diff --git a/src/items/decay/decay.cpp b/src/items/decay/decay.cpp
index 5fb93381fcc..b8e1a8d6689 100644
--- a/src/items/decay/decay.cpp
+++ b/src/items/decay/decay.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ void Decay::internalDecayItem(Item* item)
 		}
 		g_game().transformItem(item, static_cast<uint16_t>(it.decayTo));
 	} else {
+		if (item->getLoadedFromMap()) {
+			return;
+		}
+
 		ReturnValue ret = g_game().internalRemoveItem(item);
 		if (ret != RETURNVALUE_NOERROR) {
 			SPDLOG_ERROR("[Decay::internalDecayItem] - internalDecayItem failed, "