diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h b/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h
index 37fdfe868..ff4fb2b0d 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/bloodactor.h
@@ -174,12 +174,6 @@ using BloodSectIterator = TSectIterator<DBloodActor>;
 using BloodSpriteIterator = TSpriteIterator<DBloodActor>;
 using BloodLinearSpriteIterator = TLinearSpriteIterator<DBloodActor>;
 
-inline int DeleteSprite(DBloodActor* nSprite)
-{
-	if (nSprite) return DeleteSprite(nSprite->GetSpriteIndex());
-	return 0;
-}
-
 inline void GetActorExtents(DBloodActor* actor, int* top, int* bottom)
 {
 	GetSpriteExtents(&actor->s(), top, bottom);
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp
index a8aa88f5b..7d511f15e 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/db.cpp
@@ -189,23 +189,24 @@ DBloodActor* InsertSprite(sectortype* pSector, int nStat)
     return actor;
 }
 
-int DeleteSprite(int nSprite)
+
+inline int DeleteSprite(DBloodActor* actor)
 {
-    auto sp = &sprite[nSprite];
-    FVector3 pos = GetSoundPos(&sp->pos);
-    soundEngine->RelinkSound(SOURCE_Actor, &sprite[nSprite], nullptr, &pos);
+    auto sp = &actor->s();
+    FVector3 pos = GetSoundPos(&actor->s().pos);
+    soundEngine->RelinkSound(SOURCE_Actor, actor, nullptr, &pos);
 
     assert(sp->statnum >= 0 && sp->statnum < kMaxStatus);
-    RemoveSpriteStat(nSprite);
+    RemoveSpriteStat(actor->GetSpriteIndex());
     assert(sp->insector());
-    RemoveSpriteSect(nSprite);
-    InsertSpriteStat(nSprite, kMaxStatus);
+    RemoveSpriteSect(actor->GetSpriteIndex());
+    InsertSpriteStat(actor->GetSpriteIndex(), kMaxStatus);
 #ifdef NOONE_EXTENSIONS
-    for (auto& ctrl : gPlayerCtrl) if (ctrl.qavScene.initiator == &bloodActors[nSprite]) ctrl.qavScene.initiator = nullptr;
+    for (auto& ctrl : gPlayerCtrl) if (ctrl.qavScene.initiator == actor) ctrl.qavScene.initiator = nullptr;
 #endif
     Numsprites--;
 
-    return nSprite;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int ChangeSpriteSect(int nSprite, int nSector)
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/db.h b/source/games/blood/src/db.h
index fdd55be32..d9a3de6f1 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/db.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/db.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void InsertSpriteStat(int nSprite, int nStat);
 void RemoveSpriteStat(int nSprite);
 void qinitspritelists(void);
 DBloodActor* InsertSprite(sectortype* pSector, int nStat);
-int DeleteSprite(int nSprite);
+int DeleteSprite(DBloodActor* actor);
 int ChangeSpriteSect(int nSprite, int nSector);
 int qchangespritesect(short nSprite, short nSector);
 int ChangeSpriteStat(int nSprite, int nStatus);