diff --git a/src/scripting/vm/vm.h b/src/scripting/vm/vm.h
index 3874df2a7..6c66c7b85 100644
--- a/src/scripting/vm/vm.h
+++ b/src/scripting/vm/vm.h
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ class VMFunction
 public:
 	bool Unsafe = false;
 	int VarFlags = 0; // [ZZ] this replaces 5+ bool fields
-	int BarrierSide = 0;			// [ZZ] FScopeBarrier::Side
 	BYTE ImplicitArgs = 0;	// either 0 for static, 1 for method or 3 for action
 	unsigned VirtualIndex = ~0u;
 	FName Name;
@@ -940,7 +939,7 @@ class VMNativeFunction : public VMFunction
 public:
 	typedef int (*NativeCallType)(VMValue *param, TArray<VMValue> &defaultparam, int numparam, VMReturn *ret, int numret);
 
-	// 8 is VARF_Native.
+	// 8 is VARF_Native. I can't write VARF_Native because of circular references between this and dobject/dobjtype.
 	VMNativeFunction() : NativeCall(NULL) { VarFlags = 8; }
 	VMNativeFunction(NativeCallType call) : NativeCall(call) { VarFlags = 8; }
 	VMNativeFunction(NativeCallType call, FName name) : VMFunction(name), NativeCall(call) { VarFlags = 8; }
diff --git a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
index 533104121..49485da4e 100644
--- a/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
+++ b/src/scripting/zscript/zcc_compile.cpp
@@ -2415,7 +2415,6 @@ void ZCCCompiler::CompileFunction(ZCC_StructWork *c, ZCC_FuncDeclarator *f, bool
 		if (sym->Variants[0].Implementation != nullptr)
 		{
 			// [ZZ] unspecified virtual function inherits old scope. virtual function scope can't be changed.
-			sym->Variants[0].Implementation->BarrierSide = FScopeBarrier::SideFromFlags(varflags);
 			sym->Variants[0].Implementation->VarFlags = sym->Variants[0].Flags;
 		}
 
@@ -2461,8 +2460,7 @@ void ZCCCompiler::CompileFunction(ZCC_StructWork *c, ZCC_FuncDeclarator *f, bool
 							Error(f, "Attempt to change private/protected qualifiers for virtual function %s", FName(f->Name).GetChars());
 						}
 						// inherit scope of original function if override not specified
-						sym->Variants[0].Implementation->BarrierSide = oldfunc->BarrierSide;
-						sym->Variants[0].Flags = FScopeBarrier::ChangeSideInFlags(sym->Variants[0].Flags, oldfunc->BarrierSide);
+						sym->Variants[0].Flags = FScopeBarrier::ChangeSideInFlags(sym->Variants[0].Flags, FScopeBarrier::SideFromFlags(oldfunc->VarFlags));
 						// inherit const from original function
 						if (oldfunc->VarFlags & VARF_ReadOnly)
 							sym->Variants[0].Flags |= VARF_ReadOnly;