diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/DwarfKing.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/DwarfKing.java
index 6f6b01b80..e5573aec8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/DwarfKing.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/actors/mobs/DwarfKing.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.Actor;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.Char;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.Barrier;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.Buff;
+import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.Degrade;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.Doom;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.LifeLink;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.actors.buffs.LockedFloor;
@@ -578,6 +579,11 @@ public class DwarfKing extends Mob {
 			beacon.upgrade();
 		}
 
+		//cleanses degrade that may have been applied by a DK warlock, mainly for convenience
+		if (Dungeon.hero.buff(Degrade.class) != null){
+			Dungeon.hero.buff(Degrade.class).detach();
+		}
+
 		yell( Messages.get(this, "defeated") );
 	}