diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.h b/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.h
index 3238e3e63..57a48e502 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.h
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/actors.h
@@ -108,14 +108,12 @@ typedef struct {
     void *lightptr;
 #endif
 
-    projectile_t *projectile; //4b/8b
-
 #if !defined SAMESIZE_ACTOR_T || UINTPTR_MAX == 0xffffffff
     /* 32-bit or old, same-declaration version */
-    int8_t filler[16]; // pad struct to 128 bytes
+    int8_t filler[24]; // pad struct to 128 bytes
 #else
     /* 64-bit, will break older savegames */
-    int8_t filler[8];
+    int8_t filler[16];
 #endif
 } actor_t;
 
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
index 880338acf..96a25f0d0 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/game.c
@@ -3765,8 +3765,6 @@ int32_t A_InsertSprite(int32_t whatsect,int32_t s_x,int32_t s_y,int32_t s_z,int3
     Bmemset(&actor[i], 0, sizeof(actor_t));
     Bmemcpy(&actor[i].bposx, s, sizeof(vec3_t)); // update bposx/y/z
 
-    actor[i].projectile = &SpriteProjectile[i];
-
     if (s_ow > -1 && s_ow < MAXSPRITES)
     {
         actor[i].picnum = sprite[s_ow].picnum;
@@ -3864,8 +3862,6 @@ int32_t A_Spawn(int32_t j, int32_t pn)
         if (PN == SECTOREFFECTOR && SLT == 50)
             actor[i].picnum = OW;
 
-        actor[i].projectile = &SpriteProjectile[i];
-
         OW = actor[i].owner = i;
 
         actor[i].floorz = sector[SECT].floorz;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/net.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/net.c
index 8e78a27ff..4b132739b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/net.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/net.c
@@ -722,7 +722,6 @@ int32_t Net_UnpackSprite(int32_t i, uint8_t *pbuf)
         j += sizeof(int32_t);
     }
 
-    actor[i].projectile = &SpriteProjectile[i];
 #ifdef POLYMER
     actor[i].lightptr = mylight;
     actor[i].lightId = lightid;
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/savegame.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/savegame.c
index 68da2637d..4df4153cf 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/savegame.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/savegame.c
@@ -436,7 +436,6 @@ int32_t G_LoadPlayer(int32_t spot)
         if (scriptptrs[i]&2) T5 += j;
         if (scriptptrs[i]&4) T6 += j;
 #endif
-        actor[i].projectile = &SpriteProjectile[i];
     }
 
 #if !defined SAMESIZE_ACTOR_T
@@ -1995,8 +1994,6 @@ static void sv_postactordata()
         actor[i].lightptr = NULL;
         actor[i].lightId = -1;
 
-        actor[i].projectile = &SpriteProjectile[i];
-
 #if !defined SAMESIZE_ACTOR_T
         if (sprite[i].statnum==MAXSTATUS || actorscrptr[PN]==NULL) continue;
         if (savegame_bitmap[i>>3][0]&(1<<(i&7))) T2 += (intptr_t)script;