diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
index 3449d9910..b55c7fff4 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/actors.cpp
@@ -8581,6 +8581,24 @@ void G_RefreshLights(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void G_RecordOldSpritePos(void)
+{
+    int statNum = 0;
+    do
+    {
+        int spriteNum = headspritestat[statNum++];
+
+        while (spriteNum >= 0)
+        {
+            int const nextSprite = nextspritestat[spriteNum];
+            actor[spriteNum].bpos = sprite[spriteNum].pos;
+
+            spriteNum = nextSprite;
+        }
+    }
+    while (statNum < MAXSTATUS);
+}
+
 static void G_DoEventGame(int const nEventID)
 {
     if (VM_HaveEvent(nEventID))
@@ -8621,6 +8639,8 @@ void G_MoveWorld(void)
 
     G_DoEventGame(EVENT_PREGAME);
 
+    G_RecordOldSpritePos();
+
     G_MoveZombieActors();     //ST 2
     G_MoveWeapons();          //ST 4
     G_MoveTransports();       //ST 9
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
index cecc92071..8c64ef485 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/game.cpp
@@ -3586,8 +3586,7 @@ void G_DoSpriteAnimations(int32_t ourx, int32_t oury, int32_t ourz, int32_t oura
             t->z += mulscale16(smoothratio,ps->pos.z-ps->opos.z) -
                 (ps->dead_flag ? 0 : PHEIGHT) + PHEIGHT;
         }
-        else if ((pSprite->statnum == STAT_DEFAULT && pSprite->picnum != CRANEPOLE) || pSprite->statnum == STAT_PLAYER ||
-                 pSprite->statnum == STAT_STANDABLE || pSprite->statnum == STAT_PROJECTILE || pSprite->statnum == STAT_MISC || pSprite->statnum == STAT_ACTOR)
+        else if (pSprite->picnum != CRANEPOLE)
         {
             t->x -= mulscale16(65536-smoothratio,pSprite->x-actor[i].bpos.x);
             t->y -= mulscale16(65536-smoothratio,pSprite->y-actor[i].bpos.y);
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp
index 20e614d4a..483a514b4 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -665,11 +665,9 @@ GAMEEXEC_STATIC void VM_Move(void)
 
     if (AC_MOVE_ID(vm.pData) == 0 || movflags == 0)
     {
-        if (deadflag || (vm.pActor->bpos.x != vm.pSprite->x) || (vm.pActor->bpos.y != vm.pSprite->y))
-        {
-            vm.pActor->bpos.vec2 = vm.pSprite->pos.vec2;
+        if (deadflag)
             setsprite(vm.spriteNum, &vm.pSprite->pos);
-        }
+
         return;
     }