diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/player.h b/source/games/blood/src/player.h
index d35f746b0..1745c5596 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/player.h
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/player.h
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ extern POSTURE gPostureDefaults[kModeMax][kPostureMax];
 
 struct PLAYER
 {
-    TObjPtr<DBloodActor*>        actor;
+    DBloodActor*        actor;
     DUDEINFO*           pDudeInfo;
     InputPacket         input;
     PlayerHorizon       horizon;
diff --git a/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp b/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
index 95ecaf11b..158c4c105 100644
--- a/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
+++ b/source/games/blood/src/qav.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void QAV::Draw(double x, double y, int ticks, int stat, int shade, int palnum, b
 
 void QAV::Play(int start, int end, int nCallback, PLAYER *pData)
 {
-    auto pActor = pData ? pData->actor.Get() : nullptr;
+    auto pActor = pData ? pData->actor : nullptr;
     assert(ticksPerFrame > 0);
     int frame;
     int ticks;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/types.h b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
index b0a73032f..9fc2c10ec 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/types.h
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/types.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct player_struct
 	sectortype* cursector;
 	sectortype* one_parallax_sectnum; // wall + sector references. Make them pointers later?
 	walltype* access_wall;
-	TObjPtr<DDukeActor*> actor;
+	DDukeActor* actor;
 	TObjPtr<DDukeActor*> actorsqu, wackedbyactor, on_crane, holoduke_on, somethingonplayer, access_spritenum, dummyplayersprite, newOwner;
 
 	short last_extra, subweapon;