diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
index b83074da4..b925a4fad 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void animatesprites_d(tspriteArray& tsprites, int x, int y, int a, int smoothrat
 			t->add_int_x(-MulScale(MaxSmoothRatio - smoothratio, ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_pos.X - ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_opos.X, 16));
 			t->add_int_y(-MulScale(MaxSmoothRatio - smoothratio, ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_pos.Y - ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_opos.Y, 16));
 			t->set_int_z(interpolatedvalue(ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_opos.Z, ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_pos.Z, smoothratio));
-			t->add_int_z(PHEIGHT_DUKE);
+			t->add_int_z(gs.playerheight);
 		}
 		else if (!actorflag(h, SFLAG_NOINTERPOLATE))
 		{
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void animatesprites_d(tspriteArray& tsprites, int x, int y, int a, int smoothrat
 				{
 					t->x = interpolatedvalue(omyx, myx, smoothratio);
 					t->y = interpolatedvalue(omyy, myy, smoothratio);
-					t->z = interpolatedvalue(omyz, myz, smoothratio) + PHEIGHT_DUKE;
+					t->z = interpolatedvalue(omyz, myz, smoothratio) + gs_playerheight;
 					t->ang = interpolatedangle(omyang, myang, smoothratio).asbuild();
 					t->sector = mycursectnum;
 				}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
index 21573c82d..934d86362 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void animatesprites_r(tspriteArray& tsprites, int x, int y, int a, int smoothrat
 			t->add_int_x(-MulScale(MaxSmoothRatio - smoothratio, ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_pos.X - ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_opos.X, 16));
 			t->add_int_y(-MulScale(MaxSmoothRatio - smoothratio, ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_pos.Y - ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_opos.Y, 16));
 			t->set_int_z(interpolatedvalue(ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_opos.Z, ps[h->spr.yvel].__int_pos.Z, smoothratio));
-			t->add_int_z(PHEIGHT_RR);
+			t->add_int_z(gs.playerheight);
 			h->spr.xrepeat = 24;
 			h->spr.yrepeat = 17;
 		}
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ void animatesprites_r(tspriteArray& tsprites, int x, int y, int a, int smoothrat
 				{
 					t->x = interpolatedvalue(omyx, myx, smoothratio);
 					t->y = interpolatedvalue(omyy, myy, smoothratio);
-					t->z = interpolatedvalue(omyz, myz, smoothratio) + PHEIGHT_RR;
+					t->z = interpolatedvalue(omyz, myz, smoothratio) + gs.playerheight;
 					t->ang = interpolatedangle(omyang, myang, smoothratio).asbuild();
 					t->sector = mycursectnum;
 				}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index 4a8726ac7..ddbaed4b8 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ int hits(DDukeActor* actor)
 	int zoff;
 	HitInfo hit{};
 
-	if (actor->isPlayer()) zoff = isRR() ? PHEIGHT_RR : PHEIGHT_DUKE;
+	if (actor->isPlayer()) zoff = gs.playerheight;
 	else zoff = 0;
 
 	auto pos = actor->int_pos();
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int hitasprite(DDukeActor* actor, DDukeActor** hitsp)
 
 	if (badguy(actor))
 		zoff = (42 << 8);
-	else if (actor->spr.picnum == TILE_APLAYER) zoff = isRR() ? PHEIGHT_RR : PHEIGHT_DUKE;
+	else if (actor->spr.picnum == TILE_APLAYER) zoff = gs.playerheight;
 	else zoff = 0;
 
 	auto pos = actor->int_pos();
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp
index e3622314f..1880b40b5 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/spawn.cpp
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ void spawntransporter(DDukeActor *actj, DDukeActor* act, bool beam)
 	{
 		act->spr.xrepeat = 31;
 		act->spr.yrepeat = 1;
-		act->set_int_z(actj->sector()->int_floorz() - (isRR() ? PHEIGHT_RR : PHEIGHT_DUKE));
+		act->set_int_z(actj->sector()->int_floorz() - gs.playerheight);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/spawn_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/spawn_d.cpp
index 33523aced..5f4d268e2 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/spawn_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/spawn_d.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ DDukeActor* spawninit_d(DDukeActor* actj, DDukeActor* act, TArray<DDukeActor*>*
 	case TONGUE:
 		if (actj)
 			act->spr.ang = actj->spr.ang;
-		act->add_int_z(-PHEIGHT_DUKE);
+		act->add_int_z(-gs.playerheight);
 		act->spr.zvel = 256 - (krand() & 511);
 		act->spr.xvel = 64 - (krand() & 127);
 		ChangeActorStat(act, 4);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/spawn_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/spawn_r.cpp
index 46b05fe40..a9e89c98e 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/spawn_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/spawn_r.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ DDukeActor* spawninit_r(DDukeActor* actj, DDukeActor* act, TArray<DDukeActor*>*
 	case TONGUE:
 		if (actj)
 			act->spr.ang = actj->spr.ang;
-		act->add_int_z(-PHEIGHT_RR);
+		act->add_int_z(-gs.playerheight);
 		act->spr.zvel = 256 - (krand() & 511);
 		act->spr.xvel = 64 - (krand() & 127);
 		ChangeActorStat(act, 4);