diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
index ef1509c31..bde3de78f 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/premap.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void pickrandomspot(int snum)
 
 	p->bobposx = p->opos.X = p->pos.X = po[i].opos.X;
 	p->bobposy = p->opos.Y = p->pos.Y = po[i].opos.Y;
-	p->opos.Z = p->pos.Z = po[i].oz;
+	p->opos.Z = p->pos.Z = po[i].opos.Z;
 	p->angle.oang = p->angle.ang = buildang(po[i].oa);
 	p->setCursector(po[i].os);
 }
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ void resetpspritevars(int g)
 
 		po[numplayersprites].opos.X = act->spr.pos.X;
 		po[numplayersprites].opos.Y = act->spr.pos.Y;
-		po[numplayersprites].oz = act->spr.pos.Z;
+		po[numplayersprites].opos.Z = act->spr.pos.Z;
 		po[numplayersprites].oa = act->spr.ang;
 		po[numplayersprites].os = act->spr.sector();
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
index c75e49a3d..97e516150 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/savegame.cpp
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, player_orig& w, pl
 	{
 	  arc("ox", w.opos.X)
 		("oy", w.opos.Y)
-		("oz", w.oz)
+		("oz", w.opos.Z)
 		("oa", w.oa)
 		("os", w.os)
 		.EndObject();
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/types.h b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
index a7c5d52b9..0b1d2ad62 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/types.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ struct user_defs
 struct player_orig
 {
 	vec3_t opos;
-	int oz;
 	short oa;
 	sectortype* os;
 };