diff --git a/src/g_statusbar/strife_sbar.cpp b/src/g_statusbar/strife_sbar.cpp
index 4ce1cf198..8e1374491 100644
--- a/src/g_statusbar/strife_sbar.cpp
+++ b/src/g_statusbar/strife_sbar.cpp
@@ -945,15 +945,13 @@ void DStrifeStatusBar::DrBNumberOuterFont(signed int val, int x, int y, int size
 	if (val == 0)
 	{
 		pic = BigFont->GetChar('0', &v);
-		screen->DrawTexture(pic, xpos - v / 2 + 2, y + 2,
+		screen->DrawChar(BigFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, xpos - v / 2 + 2, y + 2, '0',
 			DTA_HUDRules, HUD_Normal,
 			DTA_Alpha, HR_SHADOW,
 			DTA_FillColor, 0,
-			DTA_Translation, BigFont->GetColorTranslation(CR_UNTRANSLATED),
 			TAG_DONE);
-		screen->DrawTexture(pic, xpos - v / 2, y,
+		screen->DrawChar(BigFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, xpos - v / 2, y, '0',
 			DTA_HUDRules, HUD_Normal,
-			DTA_Translation, BigFont->GetColorTranslation(CR_UNTRANSLATED),
 			TAG_DONE);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -970,11 +968,10 @@ void DStrifeStatusBar::DrBNumberOuterFont(signed int val, int x, int y, int size
 	while (val != 0)
 	{
 		pic = BigFont->GetChar('0' + val % 10, &v);
-		screen->DrawTexture(pic, xpos - v / 2 + 2, y + 2,
+		screen->DrawChar(BigFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, xpos - v / 2 + 2, y + 2,
 			DTA_HUDRules, HUD_Normal,
 			DTA_Alpha, HR_SHADOW,
 			DTA_FillColor, 0,
-			DTA_Translation, BigFont->GetColorTranslation(CR_UNTRANSLATED),
 			TAG_DONE);
 		val /= 10;
 		xpos -= w;
@@ -984,11 +981,10 @@ void DStrifeStatusBar::DrBNumberOuterFont(signed int val, int x, int y, int size
 		pic = BigFont->GetChar('-', &v);
 		if (pic != NULL)
 		{
-			screen->DrawTexture(pic, xpos - v / 2 + 2, y + 2,
+			screen->DrawChar(BigFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, xpos - v / 2 + 2, y + 2, '-',
 				DTA_HUDRules, HUD_Normal,
 				DTA_Alpha, HR_SHADOW,
 				DTA_FillColor, 0,
-				DTA_Translation, BigFont->GetColorTranslation(CR_UNTRANSLATED),
 				TAG_DONE);
 		}
 	}
@@ -999,9 +995,8 @@ void DStrifeStatusBar::DrBNumberOuterFont(signed int val, int x, int y, int size
 	while (val != 0)
 	{
 		pic = BigFont->GetChar('0' + val % 10, &v);
-		screen->DrawTexture(pic, xpos - v / 2, y,
+		screen->DrawChar(BigFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, xpos - v / 2, y, '0',
 			DTA_HUDRules, HUD_Normal,
-			DTA_Translation, BigFont->GetColorTranslation(CR_UNTRANSLATED),
 			TAG_DONE);
 		val /= 10;
 		xpos -= w;
@@ -1011,9 +1006,8 @@ void DStrifeStatusBar::DrBNumberOuterFont(signed int val, int x, int y, int size
 		pic = BigFont->GetChar('-', &v);
 		if (pic != NULL)
 		{
-			screen->DrawTexture(pic, xpos - v / 2, y,
+			screen->DrawChar(BigFont, CR_UNTRANSLATED, xpos - v / 2, y, '-',
 				DTA_HUDRules, HUD_Normal,
-				DTA_Translation, BigFont->GetColorTranslation(CR_UNTRANSLATED),
 				TAG_DONE);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/v_draw.cpp b/src/v_draw.cpp
index c678e8282..3961c1ec1 100644
--- a/src/v_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/v_draw.cpp
@@ -733,10 +733,6 @@ bool DCanvas::ParseDrawTextureTags(FTexture *img, double x, double y, DWORD tag,
 
 		case DTA_Translation:
 			parms->remap = ListGetTranslation(tags);
-			if (parms->remap != NULL && parms->remap->Inactive)
-			{ // If it's inactive, pretend we were passed NULL instead.
-				parms->remap = NULL;
-			}
 			break;
 
 		case DTA_ColorOverlay:
@@ -911,6 +907,11 @@ bool DCanvas::ParseDrawTextureTags(FTexture *img, double x, double y, DWORD tag,
 	}
 	ListEnd(tags);
 
+	if (parms->remap != nullptr && parms->remap->Inactive)
+	{ // If it's inactive, pretend we were passed NULL instead.
+		parms->remap = nullptr;
+	}
+
 	if (parms->uclip >= parms->dclip || parms->lclip >= parms->rclip)
 	{
 		return false;
diff --git a/src/wi_stuff.cpp b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
index 46be7d8c9..73a5b9742 100644
--- a/src/wi_stuff.cpp
+++ b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
@@ -722,10 +722,10 @@ void WI_drawBackground()
 static int WI_DrawCharPatch (FFont *font, int charcode, int x, int y, EColorRange translation=CR_UNTRANSLATED, bool nomove=false)
 {
 	int width;
-	screen->DrawTexture(font->GetChar(charcode, &width), x, y,
+	font->GetChar(charcode, &width);
+	screen->DrawChar(font, translation, x, y, charcode,
 		nomove ? DTA_CleanNoMove : DTA_Clean, true,
 		DTA_ShadowAlpha, (gameinfo.gametype & GAME_DoomChex) ? 0 : 0.5,
-		DTA_Translation, font->GetColorTranslation(translation),
 		TAG_DONE);
 	return x - width;
 }