diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/bunny.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/bunny.cpp
index f457c825d..8ccd77929 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/bunny.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/bunny.cpp
@@ -1173,7 +1173,6 @@ void BunnyHatch(DSWActor* actor)
         np->x = sp->x;
         np->y = sp->y;
         np->z = sp->z;
-        ClearOwner(actorNew);
         np->xrepeat = 30;  // Baby size
         np->yrepeat = 24;
         np->ang = rip_ang[i];
@@ -1239,7 +1238,6 @@ DSWActor* BunnyHatch2(DSWActor* actor)
     np->x = wp->x;
     np->y = wp->y;
     np->z = wp->z;
-    ClearOwner(actorNew);
     np->xrepeat = 30;  // Baby size
     np->yrepeat = 24;
     np->ang = RANDOM_P2(2048);
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/quake.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/quake.cpp
index 72bd3dfe7..53a81c9f4 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/quake.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/quake.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ short CopyQuakeSpotToOn(SPRITEp sp)
 
     np->cstat = 0;
     np->extra = 0;
-    ClearOwner(actorNew);
 
     change_actor_stat(actorNew, STAT_QUAKE_ON);
 
@@ -248,7 +247,6 @@ int SpawnQuake(short sectnum, int x, int y, int z,
     sp->y = y;
     sp->z = z;
     sp->cstat = 0;
-    ClearOwner(actorNew);
     sp->extra = 0;
 
     QUAKE_Match(sp) = -1;
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/ripper.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/ripper.cpp
index 37b952f17..8f5e0ec9b 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/ripper.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/ripper.cpp
@@ -1240,8 +1240,6 @@ void RipperHatch(DSWActor* actor)
         np->x = wp->x;
         np->y = wp->y;
         np->z = wp->z;
-        ClearOwner(actorNew);
-        //np->xrepeat = np->yrepeat = 36;
         np->xrepeat = np->yrepeat = 64;
         np->ang = rip_ang[i];
         np->pal = 0;
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/ripper2.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/ripper2.cpp
index 6add381c5..8a3412e2e 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/ripper2.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/ripper2.cpp
@@ -1250,7 +1250,6 @@ void Ripper2Hatch(DSWActor* actor)
         np->x = wp->x;
         np->y = wp->y;
         np->z = wp->z;
-        ClearOwner(actorNew);
         //np->xrepeat = np->yrepeat = 36;
         np->xrepeat = np->yrepeat = 64;
         np->ang = rip_ang[i];
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
index e527dd8ac..801ef3365 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
@@ -985,7 +985,6 @@ int16_t SpawnSprite(short stat, short id, STATEp state, short sectnum, int x, in
 
     sp->xvel = vel;
     sp->zvel = 0;
-    sp->owner = -1;
     sp->lotag = 0L;
     sp->hitag = 0L;
     sp->extra = 0;
@@ -2974,7 +2973,7 @@ void SpriteSetup(void)
                 case SPEAR_TRAP:
                 {
                     u = SpawnUser(actor, 0, nullptr);
-                    sp->owner = -1;
+                    ClearOwner(actor);
                     change_actor_stat(actor, STAT_TRAP);
                     break;
                 }
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/vis.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/vis.cpp
index 216f2ed44..2701db345 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/vis.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/vis.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ void SpawnVis(DSWActor* parentActor, short sectnum, int x, int y, int z, int amt
         sp->x = x;
         sp->y = y;
         sp->z = z - Z(20);
-        ClearOwner(actorNew);
     }
 
     sp->cstat = 0;