diff --git a/src/rl_backgrnd.c b/src/rl_backgrnd.c
index abafcbc..d551c53 100644
--- a/src/rl_backgrnd.c
+++ b/src/rl_backgrnd.c
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ static uint16_t* pixels;
 static int       width, height;
 static uint16_t* fb;
 
-static uint16_t  saved_backgrnd[ RL_BG_SAVE_SIZE ];
-static uint16_t* saved_ptr;
-
 int rl_backgrnd_create( int w, int h )
 {
   pixels = (uint16_t*)rl_malloc( ( ( w + RL_BACKGRND_MARGIN ) * h + RL_BACKGRND_MARGIN ) * sizeof( uint16_t ) );
@@ -20,8 +17,6 @@ int rl_backgrnd_create( int w, int h )
     height = h;
     fb     = (uint16_t*)pixels + RL_BACKGRND_MARGIN;
     
-    saved_ptr = saved_backgrnd;
-    
     return 0;
   }
   
@@ -99,13 +94,3 @@ uint16_t* rl_backgrnd_fb( int* w, int* h )
   
   return fb;
 }
-
-uint16_t* rl_backgrnd_get_bgptr( void )
-{
-  return saved_ptr;
-}
-
-void rl_backgrnd_set_bgptr( uint16_t* bg_ptr )
-{
-  saved_ptr = bg_ptr;
-}
diff --git a/src/rl_backgrnd.h b/src/rl_backgrnd.h
index f029551..1df123f 100644
--- a/src/rl_backgrnd.h
+++ b/src/rl_backgrnd.h
@@ -10,7 +10,4 @@ void      rl_backgrnd_clear( uint16_t color );
 void      rl_backgrnd_scroll( int dx, int dy );
 uint16_t* rl_backgrnd_fb( int* width, int* height );
 
-uint16_t* rl_backgrnd_get_bgptr( void );
-void      rl_backgrnd_set_bgptr( uint16_t* bg_ptr );
-
 #endif /* RL_BACKGRND_H */
diff --git a/src/rl_sprite.c b/src/rl_sprite.c
index 50f614e..c84bf53 100644
--- a/src/rl_sprite.c
+++ b/src/rl_sprite.c
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ static spt_t sprites[ RL_MAX_SPRITES + 1 ];
 static int   num_sprites, num_visible;
 static int   x0, y0;
 
+static uint16_t  saved_backgrnd[ RL_BG_SAVE_SIZE ];
+static uint16_t* saved_ptr;
+
 void rl_sprite_init( void )
 {
   num_sprites = num_visible = 0;
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ void rl_sprites_blit( void )
   sprites[ num_sprites ].sprite = &guard; /* guard */
   
   sptptr = sprites;
-  uint16_t* saved_ptr = rl_backgrnd_get_bgptr();
+  saved_ptr = saved_backgrnd;
   
   /* Iterate over active and visible sprites and blit them */
   /* flags & 0x0007U == 0 */
@@ -166,7 +169,6 @@ void rl_sprites_blit( void )
   }
   
   num_sprites = sptptr - sprites;
-  rl_backgrnd_set_bgptr( saved_ptr );
 }
 
 void rl_sprites_unblit( void )
@@ -182,7 +184,5 @@ void rl_sprites_unblit( void )
       sptptr--;
     }
     while ( sptptr >= sprites );
-    
-    rl_backgrnd_set_bgptr( sptptr[ 1 ].bg );
   }
 }