diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
index 88e94d733..de36851cf 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/actors.cpp
@@ -833,9 +833,12 @@ void movecrane(int i, int crane)
 		else if (s->owner == -2)
 		{
 			auto ang = ps[p].getang();
-			ps[p].oposx = ps[p].posx = s->x - (sintable[(ang + 512) & 2047] >> 6);
-			ps[p].oposy = ps[p].posy = s->y - (sintable[ang & 2047] >> 6);
-			ps[p].oposz = ps[p].posz = s->z + (2 << 8);
+			ps[p].oposx = ps[p].posx;
+			ps[p].oposy = ps[p].posy;
+			ps[p].oposz = ps[p].posz;
+			ps[p].posx = s->x - (sintable[(ang + 512) & 2047] >> 6);
+			ps[p].posy = s->y - (sintable[ang & 2047] >> 6);
+			ps[p].posz = s->z + (2 << 8);
 			setsprite(ps[p].i, ps[p].posx, ps[p].posy, ps[p].posz);
 			ps[p].cursectnum = sprite[ps[p].i].sectnum;
 		}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
index 56c9d7e1a..2a9cef2e1 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/render.cpp
@@ -489,8 +489,6 @@ void displayrooms(int snum, int smoothratio)
 	newaspect_enable = 1;
 	videoSetCorrectedAspect();
 
-	if (!playrunning() || ps[snum].on_crane > -1) smoothratio = MaxSmoothRatio;
-
 	sect = p->cursectnum;
 	if (sect < 0 || sect >= MAXSECTORS) return;