diff --git a/scumm/akos.cpp b/scumm/akos.cpp
index 169076d4f50..61af2f4f917 100644
--- a/scumm/akos.cpp
+++ b/scumm/akos.cpp
@@ -1218,35 +1218,13 @@ byte AkosRenderer::codec32(int xmoveCur, int ymoveCur) {
 		dst.left = _actorX + xmoveCur;
 	}
 
-	src.top = src.left = 0;
-	src.right = _width - 1;
-	src.bottom = _height - 1;
-
 	dst.top = _actorY + ymoveCur;
 	dst.right = dst.left + _width - 1;
 	dst.bottom = dst.top + _height - 1;
 
-	int diff;
-	diff = dst.left - _clipOverride.left;
-	if (diff < 0) {
-		src.left -= diff;
-		dst.left -= diff;
-	}
-	diff = dst.right - _clipOverride.right;
-	if (diff > 0) {
-		src.right -= diff;
-		dst.right -= diff;
-	}
-	diff = dst.top - _clipOverride.top;
-	if (diff < 0) {
-		src.top -= diff;
-		dst.top -= diff;
-	}
-	diff = dst.bottom - _clipOverride.bottom;
-	if (diff > 0) {
-		src.bottom -= diff;
-		dst.bottom -= diff;
-	}	
+	dst.clip(_clipOverride);
+	src = dst;
+	src.moveTo(0, 0);
 
 	_vm->markRectAsDirty(kMainVirtScreen, dst);
 
diff --git a/scumm/gfx.cpp b/scumm/gfx.cpp
index 05c8650ad15..ca22dc143e5 100644
--- a/scumm/gfx.cpp
+++ b/scumm/gfx.cpp
@@ -1459,7 +1459,6 @@ static bool calcClipRects(int dst_w, int dst_h, int src_x, int src_y, int src_w,
 	srcRect = Common::Rect(0, 0, src_w - 1, src_h - 1);
 	dstRect = Common::Rect(src_x, src_y, src_x + src_w - 1, src_y + src_h - 1);
 	Common::Rect r3;
-	int diff;
 
 	if (rect) {
 		r3 = *rect;
@@ -1472,31 +1471,9 @@ static bool calcClipRects(int dst_w, int dst_h, int src_x, int src_y, int src_w,
 	} else {
 		r3 = Common::Rect(0, 0, dst_w - 1, dst_h - 1);
 	}
-	diff = dstRect.left - r3.left;
-	if (diff < 0) {
-		srcRect.left -= diff;
-		dstRect.left -= diff;
-	}
-	diff = dstRect.right - r3.right;
-	if (diff > 0) {
-		srcRect.right -= diff;
-		dstRect.right -= diff;
-	}
-	diff = dstRect.top - r3.top;
-	if (diff < 0) {
-		srcRect.top -= diff;
-		dstRect.top -= diff;
-	}
-	diff = dstRect.bottom - r3.bottom;
-	if (diff > 0) {
-		srcRect.bottom -= diff;
-		dstRect.bottom -= diff;
-	}
-	// TODO/FIXME: At this point, unless I am mistaken, srcRect == dstRect.moveTo(0, 0)
-	// As such the code above could be simplified (i.e. srcRect could be removed,
-	// and then the uses of the diff variables can be folded in).
-	// In fact it looks to me as if the code above just does some simple clipping...
-	// Since I don't have the HE games in questions, I can't test this, though.
+	dstRect.clip(r3);
+	srcRect = dstRect;
+	srcRect.moveTo(0, 0);
 	return true;
 }