diff --git a/src/playsim/a_corona.cpp b/src/playsim/a_corona.cpp
index 0e0cb4a980..edeba7566f 100644
--- a/src/playsim/a_corona.cpp
+++ b/src/playsim/a_corona.cpp
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@
 #include "a_corona.h"
 #include "a_dynlight.h"
 
+#if 0
 IMPLEMENT_CLASS(ACorona, false, false)
 
 void ACorona::Tick()
 {
 	Super::Tick();
 }
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/playsim/a_corona.h b/src/playsim/a_corona.h
index 2c66f0a204..c1863f8a2e 100644
--- a/src/playsim/a_corona.h
+++ b/src/playsim/a_corona.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_coronas)
 
 class AActor;
 
+#if 0
 class ACorona : public AActor
 {
 	DECLARE_CLASS(ACorona, AActor)
@@ -36,3 +37,4 @@ public:
 
 	float CoronaFade = 0.0f;
 };
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
index 8cef0b0517..359bc7b7a9 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void HWDrawInfo::StartScene(FRenderViewpoint &parentvp, HWViewpointUniforms *uni
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < GLDL_TYPES; i++) drawlists[i].Reset();
 	hudsprites.Clear();
-	Coronas.Clear();
+//	Coronas.Clear();
 	vpIndex = 0;
 
 	// Fullbright information needs to be propagated from the main view.
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ void HWDrawInfo::RenderPortal(HWPortal *p, FRenderState &state, bool usestencil)
 
 void HWDrawInfo::DrawCorona(FRenderState& state, ACorona* corona, double dist)
 {
+#if 0
 	spriteframe_t* sprframe = &SpriteFrames[sprites[corona->sprite].spriteframes + (size_t)corona->SpawnState->GetFrame()];
 	FTextureID patch = sprframe->Texture[0];
 	if (!patch.isValid()) return;
@@ -641,6 +642,7 @@ void HWDrawInfo::DrawCorona(FRenderState& state, ACorona* corona, double dist)
 	vp[3].Set(x1, y1, 1.0f, u1, v1);
 
 	state.Draw(DT_TriangleStrip, vertexindex, 4);
+#endif
 }
 
 static ETraceStatus CheckForViewpointActor(FTraceResults& res, void* userdata)
@@ -668,6 +670,7 @@ void HWDrawInfo::DrawCoronas(FRenderState& state)
 	float timeElapsed = (screen->FrameTime - LastFrameTime) / 1000.0f;
 	LastFrameTime = screen->FrameTime;
 
+#if 0
 	for (ACorona* corona : Coronas)
 	{
 		auto cPos = corona->Vec3Offset(0., 0., corona->Height * 0.5);
@@ -694,6 +697,7 @@ void HWDrawInfo::DrawCoronas(FRenderState& state)
 		if (corona->CoronaFade > 0.0f)
 			DrawCorona(state, corona, dist);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	state.SetTextureMode(TM_NORMAL);
 	screen->mViewpoints->Bind(state, vpIndex);
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h
index 931d888dcd..5ed4a09ff4 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ struct HWDrawInfo
 	TArray<HWPortal *> Portals;
 	TArray<HWDecal *> Decals[2];	// the second slot is for mirrors which get rendered in a separate pass.
 	TArray<HUDSprite> hudsprites;	// These may just be stored by value.
-	TArray<ACorona*> Coronas;
+	//TArray<ACorona*> Coronas;
 	uint64_t LastFrameTime = 0;
 
 	TArray<MissingTextureInfo> MissingUpperTextures;
diff --git a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
index d732394d73..97fe05738e 100644
--- a/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/hwrenderer/scene/hw_sprites.cpp
@@ -704,11 +704,13 @@ void HWSprite::Process(HWDrawInfo *di, AActor* thing, sector_t * sector, area_t
 		return;
 	}
 
+#if 0
 	if (thing->IsKindOf(NAME_Corona))
 	{
 		di->Coronas.Push(static_cast<ACorona*>(thing));
 		return;
 	}
+#endif
 
 	const auto &vp = di->Viewpoint;
 	AActor *camera = vp.camera;