diff --git a/src/playsim/d_player.h b/src/playsim/d_player.h
index 6ca12b499..102b2e01a 100644
--- a/src/playsim/d_player.h
+++ b/src/playsim/d_player.h
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ public:
 	double		viewz = 0;					// focal origin above r.z
 	double		viewheight = 0;				// base height above floor for viewz
 	double		deltaviewheight = 0;		// squat speed.
-	float       prevbob = 0;                // Previous value of "bob"
 	double		bob = 0;					// bounded/scaled total velocity
 
 	// killough 10/98: used for realistic bobbing (i.e. not simply overall speed)
diff --git a/src/playsim/p_user.cpp b/src/playsim/p_user.cpp
index 844745139..a3c9a81d6 100644
--- a/src/playsim/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/p_user.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ void player_t::CopyFrom(player_t &p, bool copyPSP)
 	viewz = p.viewz;
 	viewheight = p.viewheight;
 	deltaviewheight = p.deltaviewheight;
-	prevbob = p.prevbob;
 	bob = p.bob;
 	Vel = p.Vel;
 	centering = p.centering;
@@ -1265,7 +1264,7 @@ void P_PlayerThink (player_t *player)
 	player->original_cmd = cmd->ucmd;
 	// Don't interpolate the view for more than one tic
 	player->cheats &= ~CF_INTERPVIEW;
-	player->prevbob = player->bob;
+	player->mo->FloatVar("prevBob") = player->bob;
 
 	IFVIRTUALPTRNAME(player->mo, NAME_PlayerPawn, PlayerThink)
 	{
@@ -1736,7 +1735,6 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, FOV)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, viewz)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, viewheight)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, deltaviewheight)
-DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, prevbob)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, bob)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, Vel)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(PlayerInfo, player_t, centering)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
index 565c68429..95c8db40a 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/player/player.zs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 	double		ViewBob;				// [SP] ViewBob Multiplier
 	double		FullHeight;
 	double		curBob;
+	double		prevBob;
 
 	meta Name HealingRadiusType;
 	meta Name InvulMode;
@@ -2358,7 +2359,7 @@ class PlayerPawn : Actor
 				double bobVal = player.bob;
 				if (i == 0)
 				{
-					bobVal = player.prevBob;
+					bobVal = prevBob;
 				}
 				//[SP] Added in decorate player.viewbob checks
 				double bobx = (bobVal * BobIntensity * Rangex * ViewBob);
@@ -2646,7 +2647,6 @@ struct PlayerInfo native play	// self is what internally is known as player_t
 	native double viewz;
 	native double viewheight;
 	native double deltaviewheight;
-	native float prevbob;
 	native double bob;
 	native vector2 vel;
 	native bool centering;