diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
index e016cf06f..6b76ad1fa 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player_d.cpp
@@ -2052,7 +2052,7 @@ int operateTripbomb(int snum)
 	auto p = &ps[snum];
 	HitInfo hit{};
 
-	hitscan(p->player_int_pos(), p->cursector, { int(p->angle.ang.Cos() * (1 << 14)), int(p->angle.ang.Sin() * (1 << 14)), -p->horizon.sum().asq16() >> 11 }, hit, CLIPMASK1);
+	hitscan(p->pos, p->cursector, DVector3(p->angle.ang.ToVector() * 1024, -p->horizon.sum().asbuildf() * 0.125), hit, CLIPMASK1);
 
 	if (hit.hitSector == nullptr || hit.actor())
 		return 0;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
index 9f1852ccc..7bf4fb3c4 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ void resetpspritevars(int g)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	int circ;
-	int firstx, firsty;
 	int aimmode[MAXPLAYERS];
 	STATUSBARTYPE tsbar[MAXPLAYERS];
 
@@ -607,12 +606,6 @@ void resetpspritevars(int g)
 		if (numplayersprites == MAXPLAYERS)
 			I_Error("Too many player sprites (max 16.)");
 
-		if (numplayersprites == 0)
-		{
-			firstx = ps[0].player_int_pos().X;
-			firsty = ps[0].player_int_pos().Y;
-		}
-
 		po[numplayersprites].opos = act->spr.pos;
 		po[numplayersprites].oa = act->int_ang();
 		po[numplayersprites].os = act->sector();