diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
index e6a92c8a7..6c5bc688f 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.cpp
@@ -917,17 +917,17 @@ USERp SpawnUser(DSWActor* actor, short id, STATEp state)
     return u;
 }
 
-DSWActor* SpawnActor(short stat, short id, STATEp state, short sectnum, int x, int y, int z, int init_ang, int vel)
+DSWActor* SpawnActor(int stat, int id, STATEp state, sectortype* sect, int x, int y, int z, int init_ang, int vel)
 {
     SPRITEp sp;
     USERp u;
 
-    if (sectnum < 0)
+    if (sect == nullptr)
         return nullptr;
 
     ASSERT(!Prediction);
 
-    auto spawnedActor = InsertActor(sectnum, stat);
+    auto spawnedActor = InsertActor(sect, stat);
 
     sp = &spawnedActor->s();
 
diff --git a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.h b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.h
index f75b56610..4946ac25b 100644
--- a/source/games/sw/src/sprite.h
+++ b/source/games/sw/src/sprite.h
@@ -31,11 +31,7 @@ Prepared for public release: 03/28/2005 - Charlie Wiederhold, 3D Realms
 BEGIN_SW_NS
 
 void KillActor(DSWActor* actor);
-DSWActor* SpawnActor(short stat, short id, STATEp state, short sectnum, int x, int y, int z, int ang, int vel);
-DSWActor* SpawnActor(short stat, short id, STATEp state, sectortype* sect, int x, int y, int z, int ang, int vel)
-{
-    return SpawnActor(stat, id, state, sectnum(sect), x, y, z, ang, vel);
-}
+DSWActor* SpawnActor(int stat, int id, STATEp state, sectortype* sect, int x, int y, int z, int ang, int vel);
 
 void SpriteSetup(void);
 int move_actor(DSWActor* actor, int xchange, int ychange, int zchange);