diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
index 3d1c94550..03e53124b 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymer.c
@@ -3832,6 +3832,7 @@ static inline void  polymer_scansprites(int16_t sectnum, tspritetype* localtspri
             // this function's localtsprite is either the tsprite global or
             // polymer_drawroom's locattsprite, so no aliasing
             Bmemcpy(&localtsprite[*localspritesortcnt], spr, sizeof(spritetype));
+            localtsprite[*localspritesortcnt].extra = 0;
             localtsprite[(*localspritesortcnt)++].owner = i;
         }
     }
@@ -4690,16 +4691,10 @@ static void         polymer_drawmdsprite(tspritetype *tspr)
                     sk->skinnum == tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum,lpal)].skinnum &&
                     sk->surfnum == surfi)
                     mdspritematerial.detailscale[0] = mdspritematerial.detailscale[1] = sk->param;
-        }
 
-        if (!(tspr->extra&TSPR_EXTRA_MDHACK))
-        {
             mdspritematerial.specmap =
                     mdloadskin((md2model_t *)m,tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum,lpal)].skinnum,SPECULARPAL,surfi);
-        }
 
-        if (!(tspr->extra&TSPR_EXTRA_MDHACK))
-        {
             mdspritematerial.normalmap =
                     mdloadskin((md2model_t *)m,tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum,lpal)].skinnum,NORMALPAL,surfi);
 
@@ -4710,10 +4705,7 @@ static void         polymer_drawmdsprite(tspritetype *tspr)
                     mdspritematerial.normalbias[0] = sk->specpower;
                     mdspritematerial.normalbias[1] = sk->specfactor;
                 }
-        }
 
-        if (!(tspr->extra&TSPR_EXTRA_MDHACK))
-        {
             mdspritematerial.glowmap =
                     mdloadskin((md2model_t *)m,tile2model[Ptile2tile(tspr->picnum,lpal)].skinnum,GLOWPAL,surfi);
         }
diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
index 828dc7caf..7752d2755 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/build/src/polymost.c
@@ -2524,6 +2524,7 @@ void polymost_editorfunc(void)
             tsp->shade = 30-shd;
             tsp->owner = MAXSPRITES-1;
             tsp->xrepeat = tsp->yrepeat = min(max(1, (int32_t) (dadist*((double)(shd*3)/3200.0))), 255);
+            tsp->extra = 0;
             sprite[tsp->owner].xoffset = sprite[tsp->owner].yoffset = 0;
             tspriteptr[spritesortcnt++] = tsp;
         }