diff --git a/src/basicinlines.h b/src/basicinlines.h
index cc562f2b8c..2f81a6c646 100644
--- a/src/basicinlines.h
+++ b/src/basicinlines.h
@@ -195,9 +195,3 @@ static __forceinline void clearbufshort (void *buff, unsigned int count, WORD cl
 	}
 }
 
-static __forceinline SDWORD ksgn (SDWORD a)
-{
-	if (a < 0) return -1;
-	else if (a > 0) return 1;
-	else return 0;
-}
diff --git a/src/gccinlines.h b/src/gccinlines.h
index 6cad307f7c..7311e9695d 100644
--- a/src/gccinlines.h
+++ b/src/gccinlines.h
@@ -316,17 +316,3 @@ static inline void clearbufshort (void *buff, unsigned int count, WORD clear)
 		:"cc");
 }
 
-static inline SDWORD ksgn (SDWORD a)
-{
-	SDWORD result, dummy;
-
-	asm volatile
-		("add %0,%0\n\t"
-		 "sbb %1,%1\n\t"
-		 "cmp %0,%1\n\t"
-		 "adc $0,%1"
-		:"=r" (dummy), "=r" (result)
-		:"0" (a)
-		:"cc");
-	return result;
-}
diff --git a/src/mscinlines.h b/src/mscinlines.h
index a8dd5fea73..7befe5395f 100644
--- a/src/mscinlines.h
+++ b/src/mscinlines.h
@@ -339,13 +339,4 @@ __forceinline void clearbufshort (void *buff, unsigned int count, WORD clear)
 	}
 }
 
-__forceinline SDWORD ksgn (SDWORD a)
-{
-	__asm mov edx,a
-	__asm add edx,edx
-	__asm sbb eax,eax
-	__asm cmp eax,edx
-	__asm adc eax,0
-}
-
 #pragma warning (default: 4035)
diff --git a/src/p_user.cpp b/src/p_user.cpp
index b808dd9c3d..e2d799834e 100644
--- a/src/p_user.cpp
+++ b/src/p_user.cpp
@@ -2609,11 +2609,7 @@ void P_PlayerThink (player_t *player)
 		else if (cmd->ucmd.upmove != 0)
 		{
 			// Clamp the speed to some reasonable maximum.
-			int magnitude = abs (cmd->ucmd.upmove);
-			if (magnitude > 0x300)
-			{
-				cmd->ucmd.upmove = ksgn (cmd->ucmd.upmove) * 0x300;
-			}
+			cmd->ucmd.upmove = clamp<short>(cmd->ucmd.upmove, -0x300, 0x300);
 			if (player->mo->waterlevel >= 2 || (player->mo->flags2 & MF2_FLY) || (player->cheats & CF_NOCLIP2))
 			{
 				player->mo->Vel.Z = player->mo->Speed * cmd->ucmd.upmove / 128.;
diff --git a/src/r_things.cpp b/src/r_things.cpp
index 4ba47d63d7..7ee3f4ca92 100644
--- a/src/r_things.cpp
+++ b/src/r_things.cpp
@@ -2701,6 +2701,11 @@ void R_DrawParticle_C (vissprite_t *vis)
 
 extern double BaseYaspectMul;;
 
+inline int sgn(int v)
+{
+	return v < 0 ? -1 : v > 0 ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 void R_DrawVoxel(const FVector3 &globalpos, FAngle viewangle,
 	const FVector3 &dasprpos, DAngle dasprang,
 	fixed_t daxscale, fixed_t dayscale, FVoxel *voxobj,
@@ -2840,7 +2845,7 @@ void R_DrawVoxel(const FVector3 &globalpos, FAngle viewangle,
 			xe += xi; ye += yi;
 		}
 
-		i = ksgn(ys-backy)+ksgn(xs-backx)*3+4;
+		i = sgn(ys - backy) + sgn(xs - backx) * 3 + 4;
 		switch(i)
 		{
 			case 6: case 7: x1 = 0;				y1 = 0;				break;