diff --git a/source/core/coreactor.h b/source/core/coreactor.h
index 2242a8e6e..92ecbc5b2 100644
--- a/source/core/coreactor.h
+++ b/source/core/coreactor.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
 
 	int time;
 	int16_t spritesetindex;
-	int16_t dispicnum;
+	FTextureID dispictex;
 
 
 	DCoreActor() = default;
diff --git a/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp b/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp
index 66b70b882..7590dec26 100644
--- a/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp
+++ b/source/core/savegamehelp.cpp
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ void DCoreActor::Serialize(FSerializer& arc)
 		("yvel", vel.Y)
 		("zvel", vel.Z)
 		("viewzoffset", viewzoffset)
-		("dispicnum", dispicnum);
+		("dispicnum", dispictex);
 
 	if (arc.isReading())
 	{
diff --git a/source/core/vmexports.cpp b/source/core/vmexports.cpp
index 483f79595..6f3382f86 100644
--- a/source/core/vmexports.cpp
+++ b/source/core/vmexports.cpp
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ void tspritetype_setSpritePic(tspritetype* targ, DCoreActor* self, unsigned z)
 	}
 	else if (z == ~0)
 	{
-		targ->picnum = self->dispicnum;
+		targ->setspritetexture(self->dispictex);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites.cpp
index e963c3b8a..2f8031ba7 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites.cpp
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ void applyanimations(tspritetype* t, DDukeActor* h, const DVector2& viewVec, DAn
 				t->scale = DVector2(0, 0);
 			}
 
-			if (h->dispicnum >= 0)
-				h->dispicnum = t->picnum;
+			if (h->dispictex.isValid())
+				h->dispictex = t->spritetexture();
 		}
 		else if (display_mirror == 1)
 			t->cstat |= CSTAT_SPRITE_XFLIP;
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
index b06d1459a..e1211d9c0 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_d.cpp
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ void animatesprites_d(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 
 		if (res)
 		{
-			if (h->dispicnum >= 0)
-				h->dispicnum = t->picnum;
+			if (h->dispictex.isValid())
+				h->dispictex = t->spritetexture();
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void animatesprites_d(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 			}
 		}
 
-		h->dispicnum = t->picnum;
+		h->dispictex = t->spritetexture();
 		if (t->sectp->floortexture == mirrortex)
 			t->scale = DVector2(0, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
index 5e541f8b3..424c643ed 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/animatesprites_r.cpp
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ void animatesprites_r(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 
 		if (res)
 		{
-			if (h->dispicnum >= 0)
-				h->dispicnum = t->picnum;
+			if (h->dispictex.isValid())
+				h->dispictex = t->spritetexture();
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ void animatesprites_r(tspriteArray& tsprites, const DVector2& viewVec, DAngle vi
 			drawshadows(tsprites, t, h);
 		}
 
-		h->dispicnum = t->picnum;
+		h->dispictex = t->spritetexture();
 		if (t->sectp->floortexture == mirrortex)
 			t->scale = DVector2(0, 0);
 	}
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
index 31f5a06b6..ae34d6ff9 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/gameexec.cpp
@@ -1268,10 +1268,6 @@ void DoActor(bool bSet, int lVar1, int lLabelID, int lVar2, DDukeActor* sActor,
 		if (bSet) act->actorstayput = toSect(lValue);
 		else SetGameVarID(lVar2, fromSect(act->actorstayput), sActor, sPlayer);
 		break;
-	case ACTOR_HTDISPICNUM:
-		if (bSet) act->dispicnum = lValue;
-		else SetGameVarID(lVar2, act->dispicnum, sActor, sPlayer);
-		break;
 	case ACTOR_HTTIMETOSLEEP:
 		if (bSet) act->timetosleep = lValue;
 		else SetGameVarID(lVar2, act->timetosleep, sActor, sPlayer);
diff --git a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
index 6599e073f..e0a75e5bc 100644
--- a/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
+++ b/source/games/duke/src/player.cpp
@@ -1515,7 +1515,7 @@ void playerreset(player_struct* p, DDukeActor* g_ac)
 		g_ac->movflag = 0;
 		g_ac->tempval = 0;
 		g_ac->actorstayput = nullptr;
-		g_ac->dispicnum = 0;
+		g_ac->dispictex = FNullTextureID();
 		g_ac->SetHitOwner(p->GetActor());
 		g_ac->temp_data[4] = 0;