diff --git a/source/glbackend/glbackend.cpp b/source/glbackend/glbackend.cpp
index 4c262ca99..bea6ca904 100644
--- a/source/glbackend/glbackend.cpp
+++ b/source/glbackend/glbackend.cpp
@@ -549,18 +549,17 @@ void hud_drawsprite(double sx, double sy, int z, double a, int picnum, int dasha
 {
 	double dz = z / 65536.;
 	alpha *= (dastat & RS_TRANS1)? glblend[0].def[!!(dastat & RS_TRANS2)].alpha : 1.;
-	TexturePick pick;
 	int palid = TRANSLATION(Translation_Remap + curbasepal, dapalnum);
 
 	if (picanm[picnum].sf & PICANM_ANIMTYPE_MASK)
 		picnum += animateoffs(picnum, 0);
 
-	if (!PickTexture(picnum, nullptr, palid, pick)) return;
+	auto tex = tileGetTexture(picnum);
 
-	DrawTexture(&twodpsp, pick.texture, sx, sy,
-		DTA_ScaleX, dz * tileWidth(picnum) / pick.texture->GetDisplayWidth() , DTA_ScaleY, dz * tileHeight(picnum) / pick.texture->GetDisplayHeight(),
+	DrawTexture(&twodpsp, tex, sx, sy,
+		DTA_ScaleX, dz, DTA_ScaleY, dz,
 		DTA_Color, shadeToLight(dashade),
-		DTA_TranslationIndex, pick.translation & 0x7fffffff,
+		DTA_TranslationIndex, palid,
 		DTA_ViewportX, windowxy1.x, DTA_ViewportY, windowxy1.y,
 		DTA_ViewportWidth, windowxy2.x - windowxy1.x + 1, DTA_ViewportHeight, windowxy2.y - windowxy1.y + 1,
 		DTA_FullscreenScale, (dastat & RS_STRETCH)? FSMode_ScaleToScreen: FSMode_ScaleToHeight, DTA_VirtualWidth, 320, DTA_VirtualHeight, 200,
@@ -573,8 +572,6 @@ void hud_drawsprite(double sx, double sy, int z, double a, int picnum, int dasha
 		DTA_Rotate, a * (-360./2048),
 		DTA_FlipOffsets, !(dastat & (/*RS_TOPLEFT |*/ RS_CENTER)),
 		DTA_Alpha, alpha,
-		DTA_Indexed, false,// !!(pick.translation & 0x80000000),
-		// todo: pass pick.tintFlags and pick.tintColor
 		TAG_DONE);
 }