diff --git a/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp b/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp
index 630edc9aa..e6a67473f 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/r_main.cpp
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void R_SWRSetWindow(int windowSize, int fullWidth, int fullHeight, int stHeight,
 	WallTMapScale2 = IYaspectMul / CenterX;
 
 	// psprite scales
-	R_SetupPlayerSpriteScale();
+	RenderPlayerSprite::SetupSpriteScale();
 
 	// thing clipping
 	fillshort (screenheightarray, viewwidth, (short)viewheight);
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/r_swrenderer.cpp b/src/swrenderer/r_swrenderer.cpp
index f08a2e026..7c6fc6b3f 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/r_swrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/r_swrenderer.cpp
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ void FSoftwareRenderer::DrawRemainingPlayerSprites()
 {
 	if (!r_polyrenderer)
 	{
-		R_DrawRemainingPlayerSprites();
+		RenderPlayerSprite::RenderRemainingPlayerSprites();
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
index dd86cafb8..07325bea3 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.cpp
@@ -63,32 +63,23 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, r_fullbrightignoresectorcolor)
 
 namespace swrenderer
 {
-	namespace
-	{
-		// Used to store a psprite's drawing information if it needs to be drawn later.
-		struct vispsp_t
-		{
-			vissprite_t *vis;
-			FDynamicColormap *basecolormap;
-			int	 x1;
-		};
+	TArray<RenderPlayerSprite::vispsp_t> RenderPlayerSprite::vispsprites;
+	unsigned int RenderPlayerSprite::vispspindex;
 
-		TArray<vispsp_t> vispsprites;
-		unsigned int vispspindex;
+	double RenderPlayerSprite::pspritexscale;
+	double RenderPlayerSprite::pspritexiscale;
+	double RenderPlayerSprite::pspriteyscale;
 
-		double pspritexscale;
-		double pspritexiscale;
-		double pspriteyscale;
-	}
+	TArray<vissprite_t> RenderPlayerSprite::avis;
 
-	void R_SetupPlayerSpriteScale()
+	void RenderPlayerSprite::SetupSpriteScale()
 	{
 		pspritexscale = centerxwide / 160.0;
 		pspriteyscale = pspritexscale * YaspectMul;
 		pspritexiscale = 1 / pspritexscale;
 	}
 
-	void R_DrawPlayerSprites()
+	void RenderPlayerSprite::RenderPlayerSprites()
 	{
 		int 		i;
 		int 		lightnum;
@@ -191,7 +182,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 
 				if ((psp->GetID() != PSP_TARGETCENTER || CrosshairImage == nullptr) && psp->GetCaller() != nullptr)
 				{
-					R_DrawPSprite(psp, camera, bobx, boby, wx, wy, r_TicFracF, spriteshade);
+					Render(psp, camera, bobx, boby, wx, wy, r_TicFracF, spriteshade);
 				}
 
 				psp = psp->GetNext();
@@ -201,7 +192,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		}
 	}
 
-	void R_DrawPSprite(DPSprite *pspr, AActor *owner, float bobx, float boby, double wx, double wy, double ticfrac, int spriteshade)
+	void RenderPlayerSprite::Render(DPSprite *pspr, AActor *owner, float bobx, float boby, double wx, double wy, double ticfrac, int spriteshade)
 	{
 		double 				tx;
 		int 				x1;
@@ -215,7 +206,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		vissprite_t*		vis;
 		bool				noaccel;
 		double				alpha = owner->Alpha;
-		static TArray<vissprite_t> avis;
 
 		if (avis.Size() < vispspindex + 1)
 			avis.Reserve(avis.Size() - vispspindex + 1);
@@ -582,7 +572,7 @@ namespace swrenderer
 		RenderSprite::Render(vis, mfloorclip, mceilingclip);
 	}
 
-	void R_DrawRemainingPlayerSprites()
+	void RenderPlayerSprite::RenderRemainingPlayerSprites()
 	{
 		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < vispspindex; i++)
 		{
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
index c1a4b53b1..0bf01fc65 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_playersprite.h
@@ -20,9 +20,32 @@
 
 namespace swrenderer
 {
-	void R_SetupPlayerSpriteScale();
+	class RenderPlayerSprite
+	{
+	public:
+		static void SetupSpriteScale();
 
-	void R_DrawPlayerSprites();
-	void R_DrawPSprite(DPSprite *pspr, AActor *owner, float bobx, float boby, double wx, double wy, double ticfrac, int spriteshade);
-	void R_DrawRemainingPlayerSprites();
+		static void RenderPlayerSprites();
+		static void RenderRemainingPlayerSprites();
+
+	private:
+		static void Render(DPSprite *pspr, AActor *owner, float bobx, float boby, double wx, double wy, double ticfrac, int spriteshade);
+
+		// Used to store a psprite's drawing information if it needs to be drawn later.
+		struct vispsp_t
+		{
+			vissprite_t *vis;
+			FDynamicColormap *basecolormap;
+			int	 x1;
+		};
+
+		static TArray<vispsp_t> vispsprites;
+		static unsigned int vispspindex;
+
+		static double pspritexscale;
+		static double pspritexiscale;
+		static double pspriteyscale;
+
+		static TArray<vissprite_t> avis;
+	};
 }
diff --git a/src/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp b/src/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp
index a8241e99a..9f327003b 100644
--- a/src/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp
+++ b/src/swrenderer/things/r_visiblesprite.cpp
@@ -727,6 +727,6 @@ namespace swrenderer
 			clip3d->DeleteHeights();
 			clip3d->fake3D = 0;
 		}
-		R_DrawPlayerSprites();
+		RenderPlayerSprite::RenderPlayerSprites();
 	}
 }