diff --git a/source/core/coreactor.h b/source/core/coreactor.h
index 727fcede3..2e161f13c 100644
--- a/source/core/coreactor.h
+++ b/source/core/coreactor.h
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ public:
 		spr.angle = spr.angle.Normalized360();
 	}
 
-	int int_zvel() const
-	{
-		return vel.Z * zworldtoint;
-	}
-
 	// Note: Both Duke and SW use Q12.4 for this, Exhumed doesn't seem to treat horizontal velocity with a fixed factor.
 	int int_xvel() const
 	{
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
index 0723bf887..2cf537d15 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors_d.cpp
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ void movetransports_d(void)
 			case STAT_FALLER:
 			case STAT_DUMMYPLAYER:
 
-				ll = abs(act2->int_zvel()) * zinttoworld;
+				ll = abs(act2->vel.Z);
 
 				{
 					warpspriteto = 0;