diff --git a/Content.Server/Chunking/ChunkingSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Chunking/ChunkingSystem.cs
index dc793a3884..0846dc5735 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Chunking/ChunkingSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Chunking/ChunkingSystem.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Robust.Shared.Configuration;
 using Robust.Shared.Enums;
 using Robust.Shared.Map;
 using Robust.Shared.Utility;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace Content.Shared.Chunking;
 
@@ -77,7 +78,12 @@ public sealed class ChunkingSystem : EntitySystem
 
         foreach (var viewerUid in viewers)
         {
-            var xform = xformQuery.GetComponent(viewerUid);
+            if (!xformQuery.TryGetComponent(viewerUid, out var xform))
+            {
+                Logger.Error($"Player has deleted viewer entities? Viewers: {string.Join(", ", viewers.Select(x => ToPrettyString(x)))}");
+                continue;
+            }
+
             var pos = _transform.GetWorldPosition(xform, xformQuery);
             var bounds = _baseViewBounds.Translated(pos).Enlarged(viewEnlargement);
 
diff --git a/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs
index ff5a00b704..ffbd269f03 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Decals/DecalSystem.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.Decals
         [Dependency] private readonly IPlayerManager _playerManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly IAdminManager _adminManager = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly ITileDefinitionManager _tileDefMan = default!;
-        [Dependency] private readonly SharedTransformSystem _transform = default!;
         [Dependency] private readonly ChunkingSystem _chunking = default!;
 
         private readonly Dictionary<EntityUid, HashSet<Vector2i>> _dirtyChunks = new();
@@ -405,7 +404,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.Decals
 
                 var chunksInRange = _chunking.GetChunksForSession(playerSession, ChunkSize, xformQuery, _chunkIndexPool, _chunkViewerPool);
                 var staleChunks = _chunkViewerPool.Get();
-                var previouslySent = _previousSentChunks[playerSession];
+                var previouslySent = _previousSentChunks.GetOrNew(playerSession);
 
                 // Get any chunks not in range anymore
                 // Then, remove them from previousSentChunks (for stuff like grids out of range)
diff --git a/Content.Shared/Decals/SharedDecalSystem.cs b/Content.Shared/Decals/SharedDecalSystem.cs
index b0facbd052..2141d056ce 100644
--- a/Content.Shared/Decals/SharedDecalSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Shared/Decals/SharedDecalSystem.cs
@@ -20,25 +20,11 @@ namespace Content.Shared.Decals
         public const int ChunkSize = 32;
         public static Vector2i GetChunkIndices(Vector2 coordinates) => new ((int) Math.Floor(coordinates.X / ChunkSize), (int) Math.Floor(coordinates.Y / ChunkSize));
 
-        private float _viewSize;
-
         public override void Initialize()
         {
             base.Initialize();
 
             SubscribeLocalEvent<GridInitializeEvent>(OnGridInitialize);
-            _configurationManager.OnValueChanged(CVars.NetMaxUpdateRange, OnPvsRangeChanged, true);
-        }
-
-        public override void Shutdown()
-        {
-            base.Shutdown();
-            _configurationManager.UnsubValueChanged(CVars.NetMaxUpdateRange, OnPvsRangeChanged);
-        }
-
-        private void OnPvsRangeChanged(float obj)
-        {
-            _viewSize = obj * 2f;
         }
 
         private void OnGridInitialize(GridInitializeEvent msg)