diff --git a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_viewport.cpp b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_viewport.cpp
index c92509492..d2df38f22 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/scene/r_viewport.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/scene/r_viewport.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 
 		WallTMapScale2 = IYaspectMul / CenterX;
 
-		// psprite scales
-		RenderPlayerSprites::Instance()->SetupSpriteScale();
-
 		// thing clipping
 		fillshort(screenheightarray, viewwidth, (short)viewheight);
 
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
index 69da6b947..649df8858 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
@@ -71,13 +71,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		return &instance;
 	}
 
-	void RenderPlayerSprites::SetupSpriteScale()
-	{
-		pspritexscale = centerxwide / 160.0;
-		pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * YaspectMul;
-		pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
-	}
-
 	void RenderPlayerSprites::Render()
 	{
 		int 		i;
@@ -248,6 +241,10 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			sy += wy;
 		}
 
+		double pspritexscale = centerxwide / 160.0;
+		double pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * YaspectMul;
+		double pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
+
 		// calculate edges of the shape
 		tx = sx - BASEXCENTER;
 
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
index b12bbd8d3..7c821f742 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 	public:
 		static RenderPlayerSprites *Instance();
 
-		void SetupSpriteScale();
-
 		void Render();
 		void RenderRemaining();
 
@@ -88,9 +86,5 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		enum { BASEYCENTER = 100 };
 
 		TArray<HWAccelPlayerSprite> AcceleratedSprites;
-
-		double pspritexscale = 0.0;
-		double pspritexiscale = 0.0;
-		double pspriteyscale = 0.0;
 	};
 }