diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/polymost.h b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/polymost.h
index faf3a56e6..90a14e8aa 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/include/polymost.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/include/polymost.h
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ extern int32_t r_usetileshades;
 extern int16_t globalpicnum;
 extern int32_t globalpal;
 
+static inline int32_t eligible_for_tileshades(int32_t picnum, int32_t pal)
+{
+    return (!usehightile || !hicfindsubst(picnum, pal, 0)) &&
+        (!usemodels || md_tilehasmodel(picnum, pal) < 0);
+}
+
 static inline float getshadefactor(int32_t shade)
 {
     int32_t shadebound = (shadescale_unbounded || shade>=numshades) ? numshades : numshades-1;
@@ -64,8 +70,7 @@ static inline float getshadefactor(int32_t shade)
     // 8-bit tiles, i.e. non-hightiles and non-models, don't get additional
     // glColor() shading with r_usetileshades!
     if (getrendermode() == REND_POLYMOST && r_usetileshades &&
-        (!usehightile || !hicfindsubst(globalpicnum, globalpal, 0)) &&
-        (!usemodels || md_tilehasmodel(globalpicnum, globalpal) < 0))
+            eligible_for_tileshades(globalpicnum, globalpal))
         return 1.f;
 
     return ((float)(numshades-clamped_shade))/(float)numshades;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
index 3070a972a..aca57eb76 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -1303,10 +1303,7 @@ void drawpoly(double *dpx, double *dpy, int32_t n, int32_t method)
     double f, r, ox, oy, oz, ox2, oy2, oz2, dd[16], uu[16], vv[16], px[16], py[16], uoffs;
     int32_t i, j, k, nn, ix0, ix1, tsizx, tsizy;
     int32_t xx, yy, dorot;
-#ifdef USE_OPENGL
-    pthtyp *pth, *detailpth, *glowpth;
-    int32_t texunits = GL_TEXTURE0_ARB;
-#endif
+
     // backup of the n for possible redrawing of fullbright
     const int32_t n_ = n, method_ = method;
 
@@ -1390,6 +1387,8 @@ void drawpoly(double *dpx, double *dpy, int32_t n, int32_t method)
     if (getrendermode() >= REND_POLYMOST)
     {
         float hackscx, hackscy;
+        pthtyp *pth, *detailpth, *glowpth;
+        int32_t texunits = GL_TEXTURE0_ARB;
 
         if (skyclamphack) method |= 4;
         pth = our_texcache_fetch(method&(~3));
@@ -1765,21 +1764,6 @@ void drawpoly(double *dpx, double *dpy, int32_t n, int32_t method)
         return;
     }
 #endif
-
-/*
-    if (rendmode == 1)
-    {
-        if (method&3) //Only draw border around sprites/maskwalls
-        {
-            for (i=0,j=n-1; i<n; j=i,i++) drawline2d(px[i],py[i],px[j],py[j],31); //hopefully color index 31 is white
-        }
-
-        //ox = 0; oy = 0;
-        //for(i=0;i<n;i++) { ox += px[i]; oy += py[i]; }
-        //ox /= (double)n; oy /= (double)n;
-        //for(i=0,j=n-1;i<n;j=i,i++) drawline2d(px[i]+(ox-px[i])*.125,py[i]+(oy-py[i])*.125,px[j]+(ox-px[j])*.125,py[j]+(oy-py[j])*.125,31);
-    }
-*/
 }
 
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
index af702b345..55ab7c493 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/texcache.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ static const char *texcache_errorstr[TEXCACHEERRORS] = {
     "bglGetTexLevelParameteriv failed",
 };
 
+// <dashade>: ignored if not in Polymost+r_usetileshades
 pthtyp *texcache_fetch(int32_t dapicnum, int32_t dapalnum, int32_t dashade, int32_t dameth)
 {
     int32_t i, j;
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ pthtyp *texcache_fetch(int32_t dapicnum, int32_t dapalnum, int32_t dashade, int3
 
     j = (dapicnum&(GLTEXCACHEADSIZ-1));
     
-    if (getrendermode() != REND_POLYMOST || !r_usetileshades) dashade = 0;
+    if (getrendermode() != REND_POLYMOST || !r_usetileshades)
+        dashade = 0;
 
     si = usehightile ? hicfindsubst(dapicnum,dapalnum,drawingskybox) : NULL;