diff --git a/libs/models/model.c b/libs/models/model.c
index 849f7d6ed..b2edb7322 100644
--- a/libs/models/model.c
+++ b/libs/models/model.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #include "QF/vfs.h"
 
 void        Mod_LoadAliasModel (model_t *mod, void *buf, cache_allocator_t allocator);
-void        Mod_LoadSpriteModel (model_t *mod, void *buf, cache_allocator_t allocator);
+void        Mod_LoadSpriteModel (model_t *mod, void *buf);
 void        Mod_LoadBrushModel (model_t *mod, void *buf);
 model_t	*Mod_RealLoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash, cache_allocator_t allocator);
 void		Mod_CallbackLoad (void *object, cache_allocator_t allocator);
@@ -160,14 +160,12 @@ model_t    *
 Mod_LoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash)
 {
 	if (!mod->needload) {
-		if (mod->type == mod_alias || mod->type == mod_sprite) {
+		if (mod->type == mod_alias) {
 			if (Cache_Check (&mod->cache))
 				return mod;
 		} else
 			return mod;					// not cached at all
 	}
-	if (Cache_Check (&mod->cache))
-		Cache_Free (&mod->cache);
 	return Mod_RealLoadModel (mod, crash, Cache_Alloc);
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ Mod_RealLoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 			break;
 
 		case IDSPRITEHEADER:
-			Mod_LoadSpriteModel (mod, buf, allocator);
+			Mod_LoadSpriteModel (mod, buf);
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -222,8 +220,8 @@ Mod_RealLoadModel (model_t *mod, qboolean crash, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 void
 Mod_CallbackLoad (void *object, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 {
-	if (((model_t *)object)->type == mod_brush)
-		Sys_Error ("Mod_CallbackLoad for mod_brush not yet supported.  FIXME!\n");
+	if (((model_t *)object)->type != mod_alias)
+		Sys_Error ("Mod_CallbackLoad for non-alias model?  FIXME!\n");
 	// FIXME: do we want crash set to true?
 	Mod_RealLoadModel (object, true, allocator);
 }
@@ -265,6 +263,6 @@ Mod_Print (void)
 
 	Con_Printf ("Cached models:\n");
 	for (i = 0, mod = mod_known; i < mod_numknown; i++, mod++) {
-		Con_Printf ("%8p : %s\n", Cache_Check (&mod->cache), mod->name);
+		Con_Printf ("%8p : %s\n", mod->cache.data, mod->name);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libs/models/sprite/model_sprite.c b/libs/models/sprite/model_sprite.c
index 096158b30..7ee30bdd5 100644
--- a/libs/models/sprite/model_sprite.c
+++ b/libs/models/sprite/model_sprite.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Mod_LoadSpriteGroup (void *pin, mspriteframe_t **ppframe, int framenum)
 }
 
 void
-Mod_LoadSpriteModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer, cache_allocator_t allocator)
+Mod_LoadSpriteModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer)
 {
 	int         i;
 	int         version;
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ Mod_LoadSpriteModel (model_t *mod, void *buffer, cache_allocator_t allocator)
 
 	size = field_offset (msprite_t, frames[numframes]);
 
-	psprite = allocator (&mod->cache, size, loadname);
+	psprite = Hunk_AllocName (size, loadname);
+
+	mod->cache.data = psprite;
 
 	psprite->type = LittleLong (pin->type);
 	psprite->maxwidth = LittleLong (pin->width);
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c
index c52c8a9f8..5d009b751 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/gl/gl_rmain.c
@@ -133,13 +133,15 @@ R_RotateForEntity (entity_t *e)
 }
 
 static mspriteframe_t *
-R_GetSpriteFrame (entity_t *currententity, msprite_t *psprite)
+R_GetSpriteFrame (entity_t *currententity)
 {
+	msprite_t  *psprite;
 	mspritegroup_t *pspritegroup;
 	mspriteframe_t *pspriteframe;
 	int         i, numframes, frame;
 	float      *pintervals, fullinterval, targettime, time;
 
+	psprite = currententity->model->cache.data;
 	frame = currententity->frame;
 
 	if ((frame >= psprite->numframes) || (frame < 0)) {
@@ -184,8 +186,8 @@ R_DrawSpriteModel (entity_t *e)
 
 	// don't even bother culling, because it's just a single
 	// polygon without a surface cache
-	psprite = Cache_Get (&currententity->model->cache);
-	frame = R_GetSpriteFrame (e, psprite);
+	frame = R_GetSpriteFrame (e);
+	psprite = currententity->model->cache.data;
 
 	if (psprite->type == SPR_ORIENTED) {	// bullet marks on walls
 		AngleVectors (currententity->angles, v_forward, v_right, v_up);
@@ -224,8 +226,6 @@ R_DrawSpriteModel (entity_t *e)
 	qfglEnd ();
 
 	qfglDisable (GL_ALPHA_TEST);
-
-	Cache_Release (&currententity->model->cache);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rsprite.c b/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rsprite.c
index 3eb03ceed..316598c7a 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rsprite.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw/sw_rsprite.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ R_DrawSprite (void)
 	vec3_t      tvec;
 	float       dot, angle, sr, cr;
 
-	psprite = Cache_Get (&currententity->model->cache);
+	psprite = currententity->model->cache.data;
 
 	r_spritedesc.pspriteframe = R_GetSpriteframe (psprite);
 
@@ -378,6 +378,4 @@ R_DrawSprite (void)
 	R_RotateSprite (psprite->beamlength);
 
 	R_SetupAndDrawSprite ();
-
-	Cache_Release (&currententity->model->cache);
 }
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rsprite.c b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rsprite.c
index f7985b141..ba697da67 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rsprite.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/sw32/sw32_rsprite.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ R_DrawSprite (void)
 	vec3_t      tvec;
 	float       dot, angle, sr, cr;
 
-	psprite = Cache_Get (&currententity->model->cache);
+	psprite = currententity->model->cache.data;
 
 	r_spritedesc.pspriteframe = R_GetSpriteframe (psprite);
 
@@ -378,6 +378,4 @@ R_DrawSprite (void)
 	R_RotateSprite (psprite->beamlength);
 
 	R_SetupAndDrawSprite ();
-
-	Cache_Release (&currententity->model->cache);
 }