diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp
index 7f9373fae..848c0ca36 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/object.cpp
@@ -1774,21 +1774,21 @@ void AIEnergyBlock::RadialDamage(RunListEvent* ev)
     if (!pActor) return;
     auto spr = &pActor->s();
 
-    int nSector =spr->sectnum;
+    auto pSector =spr->sector();
 
-    if (sector[nSector].extra == -1) {
+    if (pSector->extra == -1) {
         return;
     }
 
-    int nFloorZ = sector[nSector].floorz;
+    int nFloorZ = pSector->floorz;
 
-    sector[nSector].floorz = spr->z;
+    pSector->floorz = spr->z;
     spr->z -= 256;
 
     ev->nDamage = runlist_CheckRadialDamage(pActor);
 
     // restore previous values
-    sector[nSector].floorz = nFloorZ;
+    pSector->floorz = nFloorZ;
     spr->z += 256;
 
     if (ev->nDamage <= 0) {
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/ramses.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/ramses.cpp
index 2b50fd4a6..65c8512c2 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/ramses.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/ramses.cpp
@@ -159,21 +159,21 @@ void InitSpiritHead()
     nTalkTime = 1;
 }
 
-void DimSector(int nSector)
+void DimSector(sectortype* pSector)
 {
-	for(auto& wal : wallsofsector(nSector))
+	for(auto& wal : wallsofsector(pSector))
     {
         if (wal.shade < 40) {
             wal.shade++;
         }
     }
 
-    if (sector[nSector].floorshade < 40) {
-        sector[nSector].floorshade++;
+    if (pSector->floorshade < 40) {
+        pSector->floorshade++;
     }
 
-    if (sector[nSector].ceilingshade < 40) {
-        sector[nSector].ceilingshade++;
+    if (pSector->ceilingshade < 40) {
+        pSector->ceilingshade++;
     }
 }
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void DoSpiritHead()
             pSpiritSpr->shade--;
         if (--dimSectCount < 0) 
         {
-            DimSector(pSpiritSpr->sectnum);
+            DimSector(pSpiritSpr->sector());
             dimSectCount = 5;
         }