diff --git a/src/level/doomdata.h b/src/level/doomdata.h
index 2c776a0..c548edb 100644
--- a/src/level/doomdata.h
+++ b/src/level/doomdata.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ struct FLevel
 	void CreateLights();
 
 	LevelTraceHit Trace(const kexVec3 &startVec, const kexVec3 &endVec);
+	bool TraceAnyHit(const kexVec3 &startVec, const kexVec3 &endVec);
 
 	const kexVec3 &GetSunColor() const;
 	const kexVec3 &GetSunDirection() const;
diff --git a/src/level/level_light.cpp b/src/level/level_light.cpp
index 0168601..e17f3c1 100644
--- a/src/level/level_light.cpp
+++ b/src/level/level_light.cpp
@@ -379,3 +379,8 @@ LevelTraceHit FLevel::Trace(const kexVec3 &startVec, const kexVec3 &endVec)
 	}
 	return trace;
 }
+
+bool FLevel::TraceAnyHit(const kexVec3 &startVec, const kexVec3 &endVec)
+{
+	return TriangleMeshShape::find_any_hit(CollisionMesh.get(), startVec, endVec);
+}
diff --git a/src/lightmap/lightmap.cpp b/src/lightmap/lightmap.cpp
index ac79d7b..25182a2 100644
--- a/src/lightmap/lightmap.cpp
+++ b/src/lightmap/lightmap.cpp
@@ -265,9 +265,7 @@ kexVec3 kexLightmapBuilder::LightTexelSample(const kexVec3 &origin, surface_t *s
 			}
 		}
 
-		LevelTraceHit trace = map->Trace(lightOrigin, origin);
-
-		if (trace.fraction != 1)
+		if (map->TraceAnyHit(lightOrigin, origin))
 		{
 			// this light is occluded by something
 			continue;
diff --git a/src/lightmap/lightsurface.cpp b/src/lightmap/lightsurface.cpp
index 2952925..356ffcd 100644
--- a/src/lightmap/lightsurface.cpp
+++ b/src/lightmap/lightsurface.cpp
@@ -286,9 +286,7 @@ float kexLightSurface::TraceSurface(FLevel *map, const surface_t *fragmentSurfac
 
 		// trace the origin to the center of the light surface. nudge by the normals in
 		// case the start/end points are directly on or inside the surface
-		LevelTraceHit trace = map->Trace(lightPos + lightSurfaceNormal, fragmentPos + fragmentNormal);
-
-		if (trace.fraction < 1.0f)
+		if (map->TraceAnyHit(lightPos + lightSurfaceNormal, fragmentPos + fragmentNormal))
 			continue; // something is obstructing it
 
 		if (d < closestDistance)