diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
index 86d713e33..858794ee6 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/actor.cpp
@@ -7434,8 +7434,4 @@ void aiSetTarget_(XSPRITE* pXSprite, int x, int y, int z)
 	aiSetTarget(&bloodActors[pXSprite->reference], x, y, z);
 }
 
-DBloodActor* RXBUCKET::GetActor() const { return &bloodActors[rxindex]; }
-
-
-
 END_BLD_NS
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/eventq.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/eventq.cpp
index 170e71ae9..d99f263c2 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/eventq.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/eventq.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ void evInit()
 				assert(nCount < kChannelMax);
 				rxBucket[nCount].type = SS_SPRITE;
 				rxBucket[nCount].rxindex = i;
+				rxBucket[nCount].actor = &bloodActors[i];
 				nCount++;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/eventq.h b/source/games/blood/src/eventq.h
index 9e6b2668c..8a34b836e 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/eventq.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/eventq.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ enum {
 
 struct RXBUCKET
 {
-	DBloodActor* GetActor() const;
+	DBloodActor* GetActor() const { return actor; }
 	DBloodActor* actor;
     int rxindex;
     uint8_t type;