diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
index 630229ff6a..c48dc71071 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_sprite.cpp
@@ -237,9 +237,8 @@ void GLSprite::Draw(int pass)
 		if (lightlist)
 		{
 			// set up the light slice
-#pragma message ("Undo this!")
-			secplane_t bottommost; bottommost.set(0, 0, FRACUNIT, 32767 << FRACBITS);
-			secplane_t topmost; topmost.set(0, 0, FRACUNIT, -(32767 << FRACBITS));
+			static secplane_t bottommost = { {0, 0, 1.}, FLT_MAX };
+			static secplane_t topmost = { { 0, 0, 1. }, -FLT_MAX };
 
 			secplane_t *topplane = i == 0 ? &topmost : &(*lightlist)[i].plane;
 			secplane_t *lowplane = i == (*lightlist).Size() - 1 ? &bottommost : &(*lightlist)[i + 1].plane;
diff --git a/src/r_defs.h b/src/r_defs.h
index 5b8d440acc..e96f47a057 100644
--- a/src/r_defs.h
+++ b/src/r_defs.h
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ struct secplane_t
 	// the plane is defined as a*x + b*y + c*z + d = 0
 	// ic is 1/c, for faster Z calculations
 
-private:
+//private:
 	DVector3 normal;
 	double  D, negiC;	// negative iC because that also saves a negation in all methods using this.
 public: