diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
index 1a2e28627..8b7434280 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ void RestartPlayer(short nPlayer)
 	auto plr = &PlayerList[nPlayer];
 	int nSprite = plr->nSprite;
 	auto nSpr = &sprite[nSprite];
-	int nDopSprite = PlayerList[nPlayer].nDoppleSprite;
+	auto pDopSprite = PlayerList[nPlayer].pDoppleSprite;
 
     DExhumedActor* floorsprt;
 
@@ -236,12 +236,12 @@ void RestartPlayer(short nPlayer)
 			DeleteActor(pFloorSprite);
 		}
 
-		if (nDopSprite > -1)
+		if (pDopSprite)
 		{
-            auto sp = &sprite[nDopSprite];
+            auto sp = &pDopSprite->s();
 			runlist_DoSubRunRec(sp->owner);
 			runlist_FreeRun(sp->lotag - 1);
-			mydeletesprite(nDopSprite);
+            DeleteActor(pDopSprite);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -252,10 +252,8 @@ void RestartPlayer(short nPlayer)
 	ChangeActorSect(actor, PlayerList[nPlayer].sPlayerSave.nSector);
 	ChangeActorStat(actor, 100);
 
-	int nDSprite = insertsprite(nSpr->sectnum, 100);
-	PlayerList[nPlayer].nDoppleSprite = nDSprite;
-
-	assert(nDSprite >= 0 && nDSprite < kMaxSprites);
+	auto pDActor = insertActor(nSpr->sectnum, 100);
+	PlayerList[nPlayer].pDoppleSprite = pDActor;
 
 	if (nTotalPlayers > 1)
 	{
@@ -322,7 +320,7 @@ void RestartPlayer(short nPlayer)
 	nSpr->extra = -1;
 	nSpr->lotag = runlist_HeadRun() + 1;
 
-	auto nDSpr = &sprite[nDSprite];
+    auto nDSpr = &pDActor->s();
 	nDSpr->x = nSpr->x;
 	nDSpr->y = nSpr->y;
 	nDSpr->z = nSpr->z;
@@ -649,7 +647,7 @@ void AIPlayer::Damage(RunListEvent* ev)
     short nAction = PlayerList[nPlayer].nAction;
     short nPlayerSprite = PlayerList[nPlayer].nSprite;
     auto pPlayerSprite = &sprite[nPlayerSprite];
-    short nDopple = PlayerList[nPlayer].nDoppleSprite;
+    auto pDopple = PlayerList[nPlayer].pDoppleSprite;
 
     if (!nDamage) {
         return;
@@ -700,7 +698,7 @@ void AIPlayer::Damage(RunListEvent* ev)
                         PlayerList[nPlayer].nPlayerSwear--;
                         if (PlayerList[nPlayer].nPlayerSwear <= 0)
                         {
-                            D3PlayFX(StaticSound[kSound52], nDopple);
+                            D3PlayFX(StaticSound[kSound52], pDopple);
                             PlayerList[nPlayer].nPlayerSwear = RandomSize(3) + 4;
                         }
                     }
@@ -761,7 +759,7 @@ void AIPlayer::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
     int nPlayerSprite = PlayerList[nPlayer].nSprite;
     auto pPlayerSprite = &pPlayerActor->s();
 
-    short nDopple = PlayerList[nPlayer].nDoppleSprite;
+    auto pDopple = PlayerList[nPlayer].pDoppleSprite;
 
     short nAction = PlayerList[nPlayer].nAction;
     short nActionB = PlayerList[nPlayer].nAction;
@@ -784,7 +782,7 @@ void AIPlayer::Tick(RunListEvent* ev)
     int var_EC = PlayerList[nPlayer].field_2;
 
     pPlayerSprite->picnum = seq_GetSeqPicnum(PlayerList[nPlayer].nSeq, PlayerSeq[nHeightTemplate[nAction]].a, var_EC);
-    sprite[nDopple].picnum = pPlayerSprite->picnum;
+    pDopple->s().picnum = pPlayerSprite->picnum;
 
     if (PlayerList[nPlayer].nTorch > 0)
     {
@@ -2500,7 +2498,7 @@ sectdone:
                     RestartPlayer(nPlayer);
 
                     nPlayerSprite = PlayerList[nPlayer].nSprite;
-                    nDopple = PlayerList[nPlayer].nDoppleSprite;
+                    pDopple = PlayerList[nPlayer].pDoppleSprite;
                 }
                 else
                 {
@@ -2613,19 +2611,17 @@ sectdone:
     }
 
     // loc_1C4E1
-    sprite[nDopple].x = pPlayerSprite->x;
-    sprite[nDopple].y = pPlayerSprite->y;
-    sprite[nDopple].z = pPlayerSprite->z;
+    pDopple->s().pos = pPlayerSprite->pos;
 
     if (SectAbove[pPlayerSprite->sectnum] > -1)
     {
-        sprite[nDopple].ang = pPlayerSprite->ang;
-        mychangespritesect(nDopple, SectAbove[pPlayerSprite->sectnum]);
-        sprite[nDopple].cstat = 0x101;
+        pDopple->s().ang = pPlayerSprite->ang;
+        ChangeActorSect(pDopple, SectAbove[pPlayerSprite->sectnum]);
+        pDopple->s().cstat = 0x101;
     }
     else
     {
-        sprite[nDopple].cstat = 0x8000;
+        pDopple->s().cstat = 0x8000;
     }
 
     MoveWeapons(nPlayer);
@@ -2682,7 +2678,7 @@ FSerializer& Serialize(FSerializer& arc, const char* keyname, Player& w, Player*
             ("pistolclip", w.nPistolClip)
             ("xdamage", w.nXDamage)
             ("ydamage", w.nYDamage)
-            ("dopplesprite", w.nDoppleSprite)
+            ("dopplesprite", w.pDoppleSprite)
             ("oldweapon", w.nPlayerOldWeapon)
             ("clip", w.nPlayerClip)
             ("pushsound", w.nPlayerPushSound)
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
index e75269bff..3c83948d8 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/player.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ struct Player
     short nPistolClip;
     int nXDamage;
     int nYDamage;
-    short nDoppleSprite;
     short nPlayerOldWeapon;
     short nPlayerClip;
     short nPlayerPushSound;
@@ -115,6 +114,7 @@ struct Player
     int16_t eyelevel, oeyelevel;
     DExhumedActor* pPlayerGrenade;
     DExhumedActor* pPlayerFloorSprite;
+    DExhumedActor* pDoppleSprite;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/runlist.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/runlist.cpp
index ab7521627..745ae57c9 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/runlist.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/runlist.cpp
@@ -1715,8 +1715,7 @@ void runlist_DamageEnemy(int nSprite, int nSprite2, short nDamage)
                     ebx = 0x6000;
                 }
 
-                int nDopSprite = PlayerList[nPlayer].nDoppleSprite;
-                D3PlayFX(StaticSound[kSoundTauntStart + (RandomSize(3) % 5)], nDopSprite, ebx);
+                D3PlayFX(StaticSound[kSoundTauntStart + (RandomSize(3) % 5)], PlayerList[nPlayer].pDoppleSprite, ebx);
             }
 
             PlayerList[nPlayer].nTauntTimer = RandomSize(3) + 3;
diff --git a/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp b/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp
index 3a723c968..90984c4d4 100644
--- a/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp
+++ b/source/games/exhumed/src/view.cpp
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ void DrawView(double smoothRatio, bool sceneonly)
     int nPlayerSprite = PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nSprite;
 	auto pPlayerSprite = &sprite[nPlayerSprite];
     int nPlayerOldCstat = pPlayerSprite->cstat;
-    int nDoppleOldCstat = sprite[PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nDoppleSprite].cstat;
+    auto pDop = &PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].pDoppleSprite->s();
+    int nDoppleOldCstat = pDop->cstat;
 
     if (nSnakeCam >= 0 && !sceneonly)
     {
@@ -268,12 +269,12 @@ void DrawView(double smoothRatio, bool sceneonly)
         if (!bCamera)
         {
             pPlayerSprite->cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_INVISIBLE;
-            sprite[PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nDoppleSprite].cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_INVISIBLE;
+            pDop->cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_INVISIBLE;
         }
         else
         {
             pPlayerSprite->cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_TRANSLUCENT;
-            sprite[PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nDoppleSprite].cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_INVISIBLE;
+            pDop->cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_INVISIBLE;
         }
         pan = q16horiz(clamp(pan.asq16(), gi->playerHorizMin(), gi->playerHorizMax()));
     }
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ void DrawView(double smoothRatio, bool sceneonly)
     }
 
     pPlayerSprite->cstat = nPlayerOldCstat;
-    sprite[PlayerList[nLocalPlayer].nDoppleSprite].cstat = nDoppleOldCstat;
+    pDop->cstat = nDoppleOldCstat;
     RestoreInterpolations();
 
     flash = 0;